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Real Good Toys'
Congratulations on your choice of a Real Good Toys product. Your kit has been precision made with meticulous
care by our craftspeople using carefully selected materials. This Dollhouse will last for years, even generations, if
heirloom care and attention is given during assembly. Take your time and read the instructions completely. If you
have questions, ask the experts at your local Dollhouse store or at info@realgoodtoys.com
Before you begin -
You have already opened the box and
see all the parts organized in boxes and bundles. For the
moment, keep them that way. There are important things to
do before you open your glue bottle.
Choose your color scheme
munity, models in your local Dollhouse shop or at our web-
site: realgoodtoys.com; look at plan books from a paint store
or architectural books at your library (a favorite is: Painted
Ladies by Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada). You will
be painting some of the parts right away so get the paint
now. Choose high-quality semi-gloss latex enamel paints
for ease of use and durability.
:
Prepare your space
This dollhouse will spread out over a
large area while it is being built. You will need a large flat
tabletop for the house, several boxes to keep parts organized
until they are needed, and several trays lined with waxed
paper for holding small parts like windows and railings.
A snap-lid box will keep your tools and supplies handy
between building sessions.
Tools and Supplies:
Tape measure or ruler, Pencil, Sticky notes
White glue
(like Aleene's Tacky Glue®)
Solvent-based Panel Cement for shingles
Masking tape, Utility knife or coarse file, yardstick
Fine tooth saw (razor saw
Painting Supplies, Sandpaper
Waxed paper, Rubber Bands
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affiliation with Real Good Toys
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the
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Look at houses in your com-
(like PostIts®)
for all construction
or a hacksaw)
(like X-Acto®)
(especially 320gr)
#8 and #32
Newport
Measure and identify the parts
groupings that protect the parts, and that is how the Parts
List is organized. As you measure and identify the parts,
label them with sticky notes using the names from the parts
list, and check them off the parts list so you know you have
everything. Taking the time now to identify and organize
the parts also makes them familiar so you will understand
what the instructions intend as you read ahead.
:
Options
see your miniature dealer and www.realgoodtoys.com
EL-66 Hole starter and electrification tool
Stucco Grit: Paint additive for foundation texture
6007: 6-panel interior doors fit the Dividers
Dye-1: Brown shingle dye
Dye-3: Grey shingle dye
SC:
Copper flashing
This kit will accommodate 1" Scale furniture
Kit #71K
©05/13
:
The kit is packed in
• Plan ahead so you know
where you are going
• Read ahead so you know
how to get there
• Paint ahead so the parts are
ready when you need them
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Summary of Contents for Real Good Toys Kit #71K
- Page 1 Real Good Toys’ ©05/13 Congratulations on your choice of a Real Good Toys product. Your kit has been precision made with meticulous care by our craftspeople using carefully selected materials. This Dollhouse will last for years, even generations, if heirloom care and attention is given during assembly. Take your time and read the instructions completely. If you have questions, ask the experts at your local Dollhouse store or at info@realgoodtoys.com...
- Page 2 Parts List page 2 Instructions for Kit #71K Identify the parts: Open one bundle at-a-time. Measure each part and find it on the parts list. Label the parts and group them by the ‘instruction section #’ at the end of each part’s name These groups are how the parts will be used. “MP” kit builders: You must paint the walls now. Do not sand, fill,...
- Page 3 Parts List page 3 Instructions for Kit #71K DH71K Components Box (12) W12A Assembled Standard Window Frames W22A Assembled Dormer Window Frames Dormer Window Pediment 4&6 (14) E6496 Window Pediment molding): 3 ” 4&6 (14) E6497 Window Stool Cap molding): 3 ”...
- Page 4 Do not use instant- bond (super glue), fast-tack, rubber cement, silicone, or Stain the Shingles: Our pro uses Real Good Toys’ Shingle hot melt glues. They are all used in some wood appli- Dye (available through your Real Good Toys miniature cations, but they all have some characteristic that makes dealer) when dying the shingles for this house.
- Page 5 There are three things to keep in mind as you do this: with plain paint and second-coat with a mixture of paint and “Real Good Toys’ Stucco Grit”. 1. Glue doesn’t stick to paint. It does, however, stick to a part Mix the Stucco Grit with paint and apply in slaps or that has been first-coated and sanded. For this reason, parts that...
- Page 6 Foundation and Base Floor (1) page 6 Instructions for kit #71K Edge of the Base Floor Housebody Assembly: the Foundation and Base Floor □ 1. Glue and nail together the Foundation perimeter with the Long Foundations (31 ) overlapping the Middle Foundations (15 □...
- Page 7 Instructions for kit #71K Walls (2) page 7 Set Up the Walls □ Step #1: Orientation of the Connectors 90 o Connectors: the ” face 1. Without glue, set up the 1st floor Walls Critical! look down is front or back! and Connectors on the Base Floor (be sure the from the top to check square edges of the 135°...
- Page 8 Walls and Tower (3) page 8 Instructions for kit #71K □ 5. Assemble the Second Floor Wall Sections in the same manner as steps #1 and #2. Stand back from your house and check to see that all the Connectors line up.
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Page 9: Roof Assembly
Roofs (3) page 9 Instructions for kit #71K Roof Assembly On the outside of all roof panels draw guidelines for locating A. Identify the outside Shingles. The first guideline on each panel to be shingled should be 1” drawn one Shingle length (usually 1 ”) from the bottom edge. Draw the rest of the guidelines spaced 1” apart. - Page 10 Instructions for kit #71K Nosing (4) page 10 4. Attach the Tower Ceiling, flush at the rear, and centered side-to-side. 5. Draw shingle lines on the Tower Roof Panels. 6. Glue and Tape together the Tower Roof with the Front and Rear Panels overlapping the sides. You may Bevels prefer leaving off the Rear Roof for access to that space.
- Page 11 Instructions for kit #71K Dormers (4) page 11 Assemble the Dormers Dormer Triangle Pediment 1. Glue together a Dormer Window frame, Pediment, Stool Cap, and Triangle. Set the Dormer Window Frame window into the roof’s cutout to help the parts line up in back.
- Page 12 Instructions for kit #71K Railings & Trim (5) page 12 Post and Railing Assembly 1. Paint and sand the Rails and Dowels before assembly. Wipe any paint out of the grooves, and do not paint the Rail ends at all. Paint the first coat and sand now, and paint the second coat after the railings are assembled 2.
- Page 13 Instructions for kit #71K Shingling (6) page 13 □ 1. Shingle the Roof: Glue: Use a thick solvent-based (not “water claean-up”!) panel adhesive available in caulk- ing gun tubes at building supply stores. Trim just a little of the end of the tube for a tiny hole, giving a thin bead of glue.
- Page 14 Instructions for kit #71K Stairs (7) page 14 Stair Assembly: Wait until the flooring and wallpapering are done before you install the stairs. 1. If you haven’t already done so, square the corners of the stair holes. Use a utility knife, and work from both surfaces toward the center to avoid “split out”: two cuts...
- Page 15 A wide variety of materials and accessories are available to help you achieve your dream house. The following is a partial list of accessories available through your Real Good Toys dealer: • #MM-36K Two Story Addition • #SC: Copper Flashing (One Sq.Ft.) •...