I did what I rarely do and I actually worked on the dollhouse on a couple of weeknights. Usually I'm too tired from work to do anything with my hands but for some reason I felt up to it this week. Maybe I was just impatient to finish.
I bought three casement windows from Miniatures.com and fitted them with the blackened mesh as well. I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out. One will go in the third level of the tower and the other two will go on the large gables on the second floor. So I need to do more cutting of the MDF this weekend.
Anyway. After the glaze dried on the front of the windows I decided I did want mesh on the inside as well. So I got more of it blackened and fitted to the back of the flat glass. And added glaze once the glue had dried.
I got glue in my hair but it was worth it.
I also made the window openings smaller. Too small as it turns out but that's what I get for not paying enough attention. It's only balsa wood so it should be easy to sand down or cut out.
Once the glaze had dried I then began my process of getting the windows fitted into the casements and the pin hinges working properly. I ended up using pieces of paperclip cut up because they were thicker than pins and fit the holes I'd drilled.
All in all I'm fairly pleased with how the windows have turned out.
I braced the side wall windows in the openings to give you an idea of how they'll look once they're in place. I like the effect. I think once the stone is up and there's some contrast of the dark with the grey/taupe stone it'll look even better.
I can't show you much of how the tower windows will look at the moment. But I'm hoping to do some more work on the tower this weekend after I finish the bay window.
The other thing I really want to do is fit the inside trim with shutters to close in bad weather. I might try to figure that out this weekend if I can't get my mind around how to do the tower.
How's everyone else's week going?
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