justincayce12 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I found a Realife miniatures country kitchen kit and a Greenleaf 30 piece furniture kit on facebook marketplace and picked them up today. They were new - still had plastic wrap on! I paid $60 total. Not completely sure if it's a good deal, but I figure at less than $2 per piece, it's definitely less than I'd pay to buy new. Has anyone put these kits together? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I put together a Realife Victorian parlor kit that I used in my Dura-Craft Cambridge. I have since acquired two other Realife sets I plan to build for future houses. The miniature furniture kits are fairly easy to assemble, especially if you have a magnetic gluing jig: From my personal experience let me suggest that if you plan to stain your furniture pieces, do so prior to assembly and let the stain dry thoroughly. Stain does not cover glue. I use pointed toothpicks to apply minute amounts of glue and a damp tissue to remove any unsightly drips. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justincayce12 Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 hours ago, havanaholly said: I put together a Realife Victorian parlor kit that I used in my Dura-Craft Cambridge. I have since acquired two other Realife sets I plan to build for future houses. The miniature furniture kits are fairly easy to assemble, especially if you have a magnetic gluing jig: From my personal experience let me suggest that if you plan to stain your furniture pieces, do so prior to assembly and let the stain dry thoroughly. Stain does not cover glue. I use pointed toothpicks to apply minute amounts of glue and a damp tissue to remove any unsightly drips. Thank you very much for the tips. I’m going to have to look into the magnetic jig! Will be sure to stain first too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdodyd Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) I've made four of the Realife kits (but not the one you got) and I really liked them and liked the results. You'll be fine. P.S. Holly is right about the staining first if you want a wood look, then gluing. She is also right about the magnetic jig - although for many years I used lego blocks for right-angle corners. Edited April 13, 2021 by jdodyd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Lego blocks work just as well, but my son wouldn't let loose of any of his, and those little magnets have ruined me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justincayce12 Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 5 hours ago, jdodyd said: I've made four of the Realife kits (but not the one you got) and I really liked them and liked the results. You'll be fine. P.S. Holly is right about the staining first if you want a wood look, then gluing. She is also right about the magnetic jig - although for many years I used lego blocks for right-angle corners. Legos are genius. We do have some of the chunky duplo ones and my toddler is too young to know I’m borrowing them haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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