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Real Good Toys Classic Bungalow Instructions Manual

Real Good Toys Classic Bungalow Instructions Manual

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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
community, models in your local Dollhouse shop or at our
website: 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 interior 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 hold-
ing 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
Fine tooth saw (razor saw
Painting Supplies, Sandpaper
Waxed paper
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PostIts
, Aleene's
, and X-Acto
are registered trademarks of their manufacturers
and have no affiliation with Real Good Toys
Real Good Toys  122 Gallison Hill Rd  Montpelier, VT 05602  802 262-6018  www.realgoodtoys.com
Classic Bungalow
the
.
Look at houses in your
www.realgoodtoys.help has slideshows
(like PostIts®)
for all construction
or a hacksaw)
(like X-Acto®)
(especially 320gr)
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.
• Plan ahead so you know where you are going
• Read ahead so you know how to get there
• Paint ahead so the parts will be ready when you need them
:
Options
www.realgoodtoys.com or your miniature dealer
6888: the "Best 1" Dollhouse Electrical Kit
Stucco Grit: Paint additive for foundation texture
Dye-1: Brown shingle dye
Dye-3: Grey shingle dye
SC:
Copper flashing
5408-10 Coarse Double-Cut file
1015: 6-panel interior doors for Dividers
J-FK
Interior finishing materials: Baseboard
and crown moldings & stairway
banisters and landing rails.
Kit #B 1925
©
12/18
:
The kit is packed in
See page 4 and
www.realgoodtoys.help

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Summary of Contents for Real Good Toys Classic Bungalow

  • Page 1 12/18 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.
  • Page 2 Parts List page 2 Instructions for Kit #B 1925 Identify the parts: Open one bundle at-a-time. Measure each part and find it on the parts list. Label the parts and mark the parts list so you know you’ve found everything. Drawings are not all the same scale Panels Bundle Divider...
  • Page 3 Parts List page 3 Instructions for Kit #B 1925 Drawings are not all the same scale Box Parts (1400) T1004 Shingles: ( 16 x 3 (1) J0907 Cricket Roof, Left: ( x 7 Triangle, bevels (1) J0908 Cricket Roof, Right: ( x 7 Triangle, bevels (1) J0909 Cricket Triangle: (...
  • Page 4 Dye1: Reddish Brown Dye3: Dark Grey 5025 Louvered Shutters Stucco Mix T250 Assembled Turntable T10: 12” Turntable T250: Assembled Turntable ET250: Wired Turntable Real Good Toys  122 Gallison Hill Rd  Montpelier, VT 05602  802 262-6018  www.realgoodtoys.com...
  • Page 5 RGT5 Porch P2000 Post HH444 SW16 Trim and Stripwood Flute24 SW16 RGT8 Spindle Best1 Real Good Toys’ #6888 Dollhouse Wiring Set E225 E224 Tapewire or Roundwire powered “Light-It-Up” LED Lighting E226 Battery powered LED Lighting HW2301 HW2326 J-FK #4017 Pine Stair...
  • Page 6 Assembly Notes /Getting Started (A) page 6 Instructions for Kit #B 1925 Overview of the Build: Slideshows, demos, useful links, details, and photos are all at: www.realgoodtoys.help Details of each step will be expanded along the way, but lots of folks like to see how it all fits together before they start Glue the shingles on with glue that doesn’t have any water Identify and label all of the parts...
  • Page 7 Window or Door to see how it fits. Stain the Shingles: Our pro uses Real Good Toys’ Shingle Dye (available at www.realgoodtoys.com or through your Real Good Toys miniature dealer) when dying the shingles for this house. Batch dye or stain the shingles several days ahead of time so they will be dry when the time comes to use them (instructions are with the shingle dye).
  • Page 8 Pre-assembly page 8 Instructions for kit #B 1925 C. Put a finish on the floors now to protect them from the mess and wear-and-tear of construction. Do not use penetrating stain on these floors. Use a surface-coating finish like acrylic urethane or a “one- coat”...
  • Page 9 Instructions for kit #B 1925 Pre-Assembly page 9 □ Front/Back Foundation 2 Foundation. Glue and tape the Foundation F&B ”) and Mid Foundations (18 ”) together. Tape the Base Floor to the Foundation to hold it square as the glue dries. If you haven’t put finish on the Base Floor yet, tape it up-side-down so the tape won’t damage the Mid Foundation flooring (see “Put finish on the floors now”, page 8).
  • Page 10 Note... gluing errors can be un-done without damage: see “taking things apart” page 6. Texture Paint: Real Good Toys’ “Stucco Grit” mixed with paint is tough and good looking on Foundations, Postbases, and the Front Step Block. Paint (one coat) the base color and sand now, and apply the paint + grit during final assembly.
  • Page 11 Painting page 11 Instructions for kit #B 1925 Painting: www.RealGoodToys.help has painting and sanding videos Do not stack painted parts - even when they A word about primer: Primer is designed to help paint stick feel dry they will stick and damage each other. to an impervious surface or to join layers of dissimilar paints.
  • Page 12 Instructions for kit #B 1925 Housebody page 12 □ Step 6A: front edges are up 6. Complete all of step 6 without stopping. The Base Floor sticks out ” in front A. Spread glue in the grooves of both Sides. Tape the Base Floor to the Sides, lined up in back (down) the floor sticks out ”...
  • Page 13 Instructions for kit #B 1925 page 13 Housebody □ 6 D. (2) Flex the housebody side-to-side as necessary to make it line up with the edges of the Front (hold a block on the edges to confirm a good fit). Tape the Front to the Sides.
  • Page 14 Instructions for kit #B 1925 Prepare the Roofs page 14 □ 7 Draw Shingle Guidelines spaced 1” apart, starting from the top of each roof. Look at the drawings to identify the outside of the Roofs (a dotted line shows a beveled edge that faces down). Dormer Roofs (bevels face down) Rear Roof...
  • Page 15 Assembly, cont. page 15 Instructions for Kit #B 1925 □ 9. Glue and tape the Attic Ceiling to the Sides, lined Lined up on top up on top. Attic Ceiling Wiring? Now is the easiest time to lay a “main loop”. Leave a 2” flap under the Basefloor and lay tapewire up the Side (using the E-Slots) across the underside of the Attic Ceiling, down thru the E- slots on the other side, and leave another flap underneath.
  • Page 16 Porch Assembly page 16 Instructions for Kit #B 1925 Everything that you attach to the house assembly from now on should be fully painted (except for texture paint... that will be applied during the Porch assembly). □ 11. Glue and Tape the Front Trim ) to the Front at both edges.
  • Page 17 Porch Assembly page 17 Instructions for Kit #B 1925 Mark Scrape Front Trim Step 13: Note: For extra strength in your glue joints on fully painted ” Railing surfaces, mark where you will be gluing and scrape a spot for the glue to grab inside the joint. Housebody □...
  • Page 18 Porch Assembly page 18 Instructions for kit #B 1925 □ 14. Repeat the glue-dot, paint, and glue process for the Front Railings and Center Postbases. Looking down on the porch Straighten the Postbases with Handy Squares and the Porch Beam. Make sure the Postbases are tight on ”...
  • Page 19 Porch Assembly page 19 Instructions for kit #B 1925 Porch Beam Cap Porch Triangle Porch Beam Post Cap The Porch can be built with two Posts or four, Post Post and with any configuration of Arches you wish. Look at the photos, test different arrangements, and decide which look you prefer.
  • Page 20 Porch Assembly page 20 Instructions for kit #B 1925 □ 16. Glue and tape the Porch Beam Cap to the Porch Beam, centered. Porch Triangle Porch Beam Cap □ 17. A. Glue and tape Porch Triangles to the Porch Beam and Cap, and to the Front, lined up with the house side on each end.
  • Page 21 Roof Assembly page 21 Instructions for kit #B 1925 □ 19 A. Glue and tape together the Front Roof and the Rear Rear Roof Set Roof set - the Front Roof overlaps the Rear Roof. Note: Wallpapering in the Attic is tight. Pre-cut your wallpaper Front Roof now or make a template for cutting the paper later.
  • Page 22 Dormer Assembly page 22 Instructions for kit #B 1925 □ Prepare flaps of tape 20. Glue and tape Dormer Sides to the Dormer Front, lined up on the edges and at the top. Tape Handy Squares into the assembly to hold the Sides square. Dormer Side Dormer Side Handy Square...
  • Page 23 Dormer, Brackets page 23 Instructions for kit #B 1925 □ 23. Tape together the Dormer Roofs at the peak. Test them in place on the Dormer. Glue and tape the Dormer Roofs to the Dormer and Front Roof. Step 22: Dormer Roofs Attic Dividers taped together “Down-pressure”...
  • Page 24 Windows page 24 Instructions for kit #B 1925 Window Assembly: Illustration #25A www.realgoodtoys.help has more window assembly photos Window Frame □ A snip of tape in the corners helps keep the 25. Test assemble (no glue) a window set parts still while you put put on the rubber Practice holding the frame pieces face-down on the work surface band, but take off the tape while the glue dries.
  • Page 25 Door, Trim page 25 Instructions for kit #B 1925 □ 27. Pull the bottom hinge pin to disassemble the door for painting. Tape the pins under the threshold so you don’t lose them (a cut off of a paper clip can substitute for a lost pin).
  • Page 26 Trim page 26 Instructions for kit #B 1925 □ A. Glue on the rear bracket first 30. 45 Side Brackets: A. Glue the rear 45 Bracket to the side and roof, touching the Side Trim at the back Space below the bracket edge.
  • Page 27 Trim page 27 Instructions for kit #B 1925 □ 31. A. 30 Dormer Brackets: Glue the Triple Window in the Dormer Front. Glue two 30 Brackets to the Dormer Front and roof, touching the Trim. Glue the other two 30 Brackets centered over the left and right window panes.
  • Page 28 Roof or ‘flash’ the edge with a ” strip of copper (‘SC’ from Real Good Toys) to prepare the bottom edge of the Roof for the first row of shingles. B. Valleys: Hold a shingle close to a valley and straight up-and- “Starter Course”...
  • Page 29 Finish the outside page 29 Instructions for kit #B 1925 Finish the Outside □ Dormer Window 34. Glue together Window and Door Interior Interior Trim Trim, matching the sizes of the Windows and Door. Wait to install Window and Door Interior Trim until other interior finishing is done (see “Finishing the Inside”, page 30).
  • Page 30 Wiring? Wallpaper? Tile or carpeting? Every choice makes a difference in the order of Top Stair Block finishing. Real Good Toys has provided materials for some basic interior work, but you may choose to do it differently. Make your choices...
  • Page 31 Layout diagrams: These diagrams may print at a different scale on your printer than they did here, and the diagrams might not match the parts on the ends. If so, keep the Rails centered on the diagram and use it anyway, but be particularly careful to let the Railings dry in a square ‘inside corner’...