Nothing like starting a project with the right tools. Yes, that's the wrong glass, and for you young kids, "sparkling cider" always tastes better in a martini glass. *cough*
The model
goes together fairly decently. The base of the tower is the biggest issue,
with the front and back being two pieces and a flush mount join. To add
to frustation, they actually do bow out a bit.
I decided
to not only make assembly easier, but the structure more rigid by adding
a strip of extra pcard along the join.
The two sides
were better thought out, and had tabs cast to help lock them in place.
I began assembling
the model as the instructions mentioned, but stopped and put together
the bases tightly before affixing the top sections to keep the joints tight.
The instructions note to put the top on to keep it square, but I was able
to do a half way decent job with the MK I eyeballs. Rubber bands, large
ones, are a god send here. I think on the next one I will assemble the
entire bottom first before doing the second floor at all.
Yes, there
are actually decent paper instructions, a nice change from the crappy
box mounted ones. Nice work here GW.
I put the
roof on upside down, to hold it flat.
And finally,
with the top house and a few details in place. Sorry for the badly exposed
picture.
One of the
better parts is the fact the smaller house is removable, providing you
with instantly more scenery