Thanks to FOS Scale Limited & Scott Mason
This is an easy-to-build laser cut wood kit, that should go together with very little effort on your behalf, and explanation on our part.
We anticipate that you own the minimal tools and paints required to assemble this kit. If you need a more thorough list, and would also like to learn the basic techniques required to assemble wooden kits, please refer to the DVD, “Building Craftsman Structure Kits, Volume 1” by Scott Mason. The DVD is available at www.scottymason.com. |
Instructions for assembling kit Dannen Feeds
 
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Step 1 Remove the five laser cut wall sections from the carrying wood. You may elect to paint and weather your walls before bracing them, or after. If afterwards, then go ahead an add the color of your choice.
 Brace the walls with the 1/8th” square basswood provided. We braced the peaked walls 1/8” from the edge, and then added bracing to the side walls, as shown. You can also add bracing in the center of each side wall.
Step 2 We used the following technique to paint and weather our structure:
Add nails holes with a ponce wheel.
Stain all five walls with a medium dilution of India Ink and rubbing alcohol (2 tsp ink to 1 pint alcohol). When this is dry, distress the walls by lifting some clapboards with the flat edge of a #17 X-Acto blade.
Next, paint the walls. We used an acrylic craft paint by Ceramcoat call Barnyard Red on the pilot model. We painted this on in almost a drybrushed manner to create a peeled paint effect.Step 3 Take the two pieces of 1/16th” square basswood and stain them with your India Ink wash. For contrast, we painted these trim pieces white using the same drybrushing technique used on the walls. When dry, cut and glue these pieces to the sides of the peaked walls. Don’t forget to add two pieces to the sides of the second floor wall. Also, you must attach a full-length piece of trim to the left side of the peaked wall that has the double door, as the door casting will attach to this piece of trim.
 Step 4 Prime the window and door pieces with a spray can of gray automotive primer. We recommend Dupli-Color, a brand available from the auto parts stores because it has a fine spray nozzle. After the primer dries, Spray these pieces with flat white enamel paint. We used Model Masters Flat White.
Step 5 We glazed the windows with a product called Pacer Industries Formula 560 Canopy Glue. You may also use clear plastic to create your windows. When the windows are installed, glue all the windows and door into the openings in the walls.
Step 6 Using a metal square to make sure the walls are square and plumb, glue the five wall sections together using white glue or Canopy Glue.
Step 7 When the walls have dried, remove the two roof sections from the cardstock provided. Score the peaked roof along the line, bend, and glue to the peaked roof. Next, glue the lower roof in place.
Paint the black construction paper rolled roofing flat black, grimy black or dark gray if you'd like, and cut them into strips. Measure, cut and glue these pieces to the two roofs. We weathered them with some gray and brown pastel chalks.
Step 8 Using a piece of the leftover 1/16th” square wood, cut a 3/8th” piece, stain it with your India Ink, and glue it into the hole above the second floor window on the door side of the building.
Step 9 We added some additional weathering by drybrushing Polly Scale Aged White vertically on the clapboards, and Polly Scale Earth along the windows and doors.
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