shamrockgirl18 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 yesterday! I put the shell together last night (Sooooooooooo easy) and I painted one of the exterior walls gray (for the grout underneath the egg carton stones I am going to attempt). Nervous to try doing the egg carton stones because I dont want to ruin the the cute little house, but this will give me something to do on my day off on Friday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsea Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Congratulations! So fun when these kind of packages arrive. I am doing egg carton stone on the RGT build along and I was nervous at first, but it is really easy once you get going. I practiced on a piece of cardstock first. I think that the stones look better if you don't leave too much space between them. I googled stone exteriors and tried to get the scale between RL houses and the 1/2 scale I am doing as to how much space to leave. It was good to look at the RL houses to get some ideas. Have fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrockgirl18 Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 Thanks! Do you have pics of the stonework you've done so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalesq Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Congratulations! Don't forget to show us pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Wow! You are really moving on this. It's getting me motivated to get some work done today when I get home from the airport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris P. Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Oh fun fun fun! About the stone work.... I try every new technique out on scrap wood first. Try making a stone foundation start to finish on a scrap. At the rate you are going, you can do this tonight or tomorrow, then be ready to run with it on Friday. I'm looking forward to your pics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgansmith Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 PICTURES PLEASE! Start to finish. I want to try this too and would love to read about and see your experience. Good luck, I keep reading it's pretty easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsea Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Thanks! Do you have pics of the stonework you've done so far? No pics yet. It hasn't been painted, so all you can see right now is the gray egg carton color. I did some experimental painting on the test piece I did just to get the colors I wanted, but it isn't really big enough to take a picture of. I am doing New England raked fieldstone. That means the pieces go together like a jigsaw puzzle instead of having semi-uniform rows of stones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Minis Dollhouses Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Yay! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrockgirl18 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 well, I did one side of the exterior last night w/ the egg crate stonework. . .the shape of the stones is OK I think, but the color doesn't seem right yet. I don't have any brown colors of paint right now, and my $$ is tight, I was thinking of trying the old teabag trick to make the stones' color more brownish. What do you all think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Do you have paints in primary colors (red, yellow, blue)? Paint a test piece with a wash of yellow, then play with the red and blue to get brownish tones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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