Before the kit even arrived, I researched a lot about building Greenleaf dollhouses in general and of course about the Glencroft. I also planned ahead what I would do with walls, floors, ceilings, fireplaces etc. However, I have now realized that I can't really do everything in the order I wished. I, for example, wanted to paint the downstairs fireplace before putting the wall in place, but that is not going to happen. I just hope I have enough room to maneuver when the time for that comes.
I have now spent a few days just punching out the first few pieces, dry fitting and sanding them. Yesterday I started the glueing process by connecting the back foundation well with the floor. It wasn't as easy as it looks, since the long strip had bent a bit an you had to keep the pieces together until the glue was somewhat dry. After that I did what you see in the picture. I kept the piece in place with painters tape. The red, yellow and white thing is Lego pieces stuck together to form a straight angle.
After that I have now glued the next two pieces in place. Again, the Lego straight angle is in use, as well as the tape and a clamp. Unfortunately we only have this one good clamp and two plastic dollhouse clamps. The rest are flimsy and small plastic ones that probably are going to be useful only when I glue the ceiling beam pieces together.
That's it for today. I'll post again in a few days when I've made some more progress.
