Real Good Toys J-550 User manual

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Assemble and paint the windows and door following the
instructions on pages 8 and 9

Pro Tip: Shingle guidelines are easiest to draw after the Upper Roofs and Eaves are assembled, but before they
are attached to the house. Preview the Shingling Instructions now (pg. 7).

Instructions for assembling the windows and door
are at the end of this instruction set

One Inch
Line of Adhesive
Shingle Guideline
One Shingle
“Starter Course”
Shingle the Roof: Glue: Use a thick solvent-based (not
“water claean-up”!) panel adhesive such as Liquid Nails®Macco
available in caulking gun tubes at building supply stores.
Trim just a little of the end of the tube for a tiny hole, giving
a thin bead of glue. Always use good ventilation with solvent
based adhesives.
Draw Shingle Guidelines on the Roofs:
Draw the lowest guideline one shingle length (11/4” above the
bottom edge of the roof or eave. Draw the rest of the guide-
lines 1” apart.
A. Glue a “starter row” of 3/8” long Shingles along the bot-
tom edge of the Roof, to prepare the bottom edge of the Roof
for the first row of shingles
B. Apply a thin line of adhesive just below the lowest guide-
line all the way across one roof. Press the top edge of a
Shingle into the line of glue, squeezing out the excess Hold
the first Shingle and press another Shingle into the adhesive,
tight to the first. Hold the next Shingle and press in another...
etc. all the way across the roof, cutting the last Shingle to fit
Continue up the roof one row at a time. Start the next
row with a half Shingle so that the seam between Shingles is
staggered back and forth as you go up the roof. Line up the
top edge of each row (except the starters) with the guidelines.
Cut the top row of Shingles so that each row will have
the same reveal. Finish the top edge with a “Boston Lap”:
pairs of Shingles laid horizontally. Start at the ends of the
peak, and, with each pair overlapping the previous pair, work
to the middle.
Shingle Dye, Shingle Guidelines, and Shingling page 7
Stain the Shingles: Our pro uses Real Good Toys’ Shingle
Dye (available 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 (instruc-
tions are with the shingle dye).
Shingling and shingle dye or stain demos are available at:
www.dhbuilder.com