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Dollhouse Builds     share your build here   Techniques
Building an RGT Newport in Brick   Dollhouse Wiring
  John's Bostonian   How to Dye Shingles
  Lilliput and Sophistikit (Walmer)   Valley Shingles
      Half Flashing - add copper to valleys
  Building a Victoria's Farmhouse (JM 1065)   1065: a few details
  Junior houses   Shingle a Gazebo Porch
  1700 Series houses   (or when the porch is built before drawing shingle lines)
  MM-950   Flashing
      Railings: Painting and Assembly
  Planter and Trellis Assembly    
  Vignette: wallpaper and strip flooring   Remove a Corner Trim (embeded YouTube filmclip)
      Fix a Jr. door (exterior)
      Re-attach a trimstrip on an 00095
    Customizing Cut a door with a knife
  Demo   Cut a door with a jigsaw
      Fix a 00092 Rail (embeded YouTube filmclip)
       
      Disassembly: Remove a floor without hurting the house
      "square a corner": trim the rounded cut in the corner of a hole to accept window, door, stairs, etc.
    movie Use a Heat gun to remove a window and shutters: this is after 2+ minutes of heating, moving the heat gun all the time, and checking constantly so the window doesn't get too hot to touch
    movie Use a Heat gun to remove a trim corner: moving the heat gun all the time, and checking constantly so the paint doesn't get too hot to touch
      Adding an RGT Lighthouse to a Keeper's house
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
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This demo was made to help a dollhouse owner whose 00092 siderail was broken off.

Pick and choose between the steps shown in this demo for the ones that apply to your need.

The "Dowel Locator" was from Real Good Toys.

Nail polish and the old style correction fluid are lacquer based and are suitable for repair of this product's paint. Look for "extremely flammible" on the warning label to identify lacquer based correction fluid.