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stickyfingers

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I added planks to the steps, and used an empty mechanical pencil to imprint the "nails", then stained, and filled in with a tiny dot of black paint. You can see the stone foundation a little better here, too. Egg cartons, glued onto a gray base, a bit of chalk pastels to vary the color, then a few coats of Mod Podge followed by a very light dry brushing of gray. I can't wait to use that technique on another house!

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stickyfingers

Angela, there was a lot of sanding! And spackling, and more sanding. Then painting with some good quality paint, then more sanding. LOL! Most of the trim is original kit wood, but some is basswood strips, which is definitely much nicer to work with than the plywood. I found that if I thinned out my wood putty with a bit of water to make it more toothpaste consistency, I could just smooth it along the rough edges, let it dry, then sand it smooth. It helped tremendously to get a clean crisp edge to that shaggy wood. Lots of splinters, though...

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Myangela

You did a great job!  I tried spackling mine, but couldn't get the smoothness you achieved.  A lot of work, but it really paid off.

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