Front steps assembled and painted
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I glued the side walls to the stairs using Weldbond and super glue gel, then a large clamp and some masking tape to hold the piece together while the glue dried.
I glued two 3/4" wood blocks together to make each pedestal to finish the front egdes of the stone walls, adding long strips of 1/2" wide egg carton material around them. I cut plywood bases and toppers before painting the new pieces to match the previous finishes.
Since the top surfaces of the side walls aren't perfectly uniform, there would be gaps if I glued the toppers on as is. I made a mixture of spackling, Weldbond glue and brown paint. I slathered this onto the side walls and then pressed the pedestals and toppers in place.
There were gaps along the sides of the steps, so I squeezed the mixture into the gaps with a glue syringe. I then smoothed the material and added final paint washes to finish the steps. I'm still thinking about the railing, so I'll leave this as is for now.
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