I reviewed the instructions and began applying the exterior vertical siding boards to the lower part of the right-side wall. The siding is board-by-board. This approach allows each board to be stained individually before assembly, which produces realistic-looking color variations when the boards are unpainted and weathered. This model will have a painted exterior as per preference of recipient, so the color of all the siding boards will be the same and the board-by-board siding won’t have its most visible effect. Instead, it could have been done with less effort by using scribed basswood sheets, but I stayed with what came in the kit and will paint it after applying it to the inner walls. The thin (1/32-inch-thick) siding strips tended to curl when glue was applied and were held flat against the inner walls with a wood block and a weight (heavy section of full-sized rail…) on top until the glue dried. At this point, siding has been applied to the lower two end walls and I’ll be getting back to work on the rear wall.
MELGAR
