Robbing Peter to Pay That Other Guy.....

OK. I ran into a bit of trouble and irritation. I went to put the Sweetheart together this morning and found that the corner channeling for the walls was missing. I found a couple of pieces in my stash, but not enough for both corners. I don't know if I pilfered it or if it was missing when I bought the kit. If you hear a bit of growling, it's me.

As Maxwell Smart would say, I missed it by that much! See the right side corner? Yup. That's all I needed. I am fixing it with a piece of U channeling and a flat board. When I finish, hopefully, you won't be able to see it.

I have the walls and second floor up and running. After I get that part done I always run an extra bead of glue around all of the cracks and smear them with my fingers. You would be surprised at how much that strengthens the building. It is plain old Elmer's white glue and will dry clear. It will all be covered by other stuff so there's no worry about it showing later anyway.

You can see at the very top of the photo where the corner channeling ends and the U channel begins. I will have to do something with that area too.

The cottage is not yet talking to me. My daughter suggested that I turn it into a cupcake shop. I don't think that is going to happen tho. They are kind of a fad in real life right now and I am not really a fad follower. I figure that in 50 years someone will look at it if it is a cupcake shop and say something like....."Cupcake Shop?? What the heck is a cupcake shop and why would someone want to make one in miniature?".Sooner or later the building will start screaming about what it wants to be when it grows up. They usually do.

Meanwhile, I have the roof pieces drying. I am looking for flat strips to finish the corners. There are no slots in the roof but there are ears to stick slots in on the top edge of the end pieces......Another mystery to solve.

Putting this together without directions is harder to do than I thought. I has been a long time since I did one of these. It is coming back to me slowly.

See you tomorrow.