BILL HUDSON posted:
i can certainly take a nipper and cut off the vertical part on the door (those do not appear to be sprues) and trial fit the remaining straight section to the frame slot and glue in place. But I thought brass door hinges would add a nice touch.
Constructive comments will be appreciated.
Hey Bill. I will comment on the pics you provided.
Please see my attached pics below of my Korber build.
Yes, the doors are made to only be installed in the open position, they do not operate. You need to take a sharp knife and cut out the extra plastic in the door frame where the hinges will go. Then take the door and CAREFULLY position the hinges in the openings you just made. Hit them with some ACC and walk away. I did take a strip of plastic and glue it to the inside of the frame to provide a little stiffening. You can see that on some of the pics.
I built my RH over 20 years ago from an old kit. I am not sure if the new kits are any better. Nothing lined up on my kit and EVERY panel was warped to some degree. Even my roundhouse doors were warped as can be seen on some pics. It was like building a scratch built model from the supplied material. I made my own roof from thin plastic as the supplied cardboard did not work.
Anyway, good luck with the doors. The roundhouse does look impressive when finished and installed. Mr. Muffin now supplies "Wood doors" to replace the plastic ones in the kit if you want to keep the original design but just go to a wood product.
Hope this helps.
Donald
