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Dollhouse Wiring

Dollhouse Builds
photo gallery Building an RGT Newport in Brick  
share your build here photo gallery John's Bostonian  
  photo gallery Apple Blossom Assembly photos  
       
  directory Building a Victoria's Farmhouse (JM 1065)  
  directory Junior houses  
  directory 1700 Series houses under construction
       
Demo photo gallery 1065: a few details Planter and Trellis Assembly
  photo gallery How to Dye Shingles Fix a Jr. door (exterior)
  photo gallery Valley Shingles  
  photo gallery Half Flashing - add copper to valleys  
  photo gallery Flashing  
  photo gallery Shingle a Gazebo Porch  
  photo gallery (or when the porch is built before drawing shingle lines)
  photo gallery Railings: Painting and Assembly  
  photo gallery Cut a door with a jigsaw  
  photo gallery    
Customizing Details Adding an RGT Lighthouse to a Keeper's house
  Demo: Disassembly: Remove a floor without hurting the house
     
Movie (.mov 1.2Mb) "square a corner": trim the rounded cut in the corner of a hole to accept window, door, stairs, etc.
Movie (.wmv 158Kb) 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 (.avi 6Mb) 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 slow loading! -
takes about 2 minutes on cable
     
     
       
Missing instructions? Ask on the "Links" page, I will try to get them and post them here
I collect old, obsolete instructions from companies that are out of business. If you have some to share, let me know