BLOTZ B28-DA-006 Assembly Instructions

Type
Assembly Instructions
28mm Dark Age House #5
B28-DA-006
Please read these instructions fully before starting construction.
PVA or equivalent glue will be required to stick sections together.
Sand paper can be used to gently clean any joints.
A sharp modelling knife will be required to remove sections from the sprue. Please use knives with due care
and remember to cut away from yourself at all times.
During the construction of this model, you may find it convenient to use pegs / elastic bands to hold pieces in
place while you allow glue to dry.
Remove the floor and four inner walls from the
sprue.
Glue the walls to the floor (etched detail facing
inwards) to form an open topped box.
Take the door and handle (left pic) and glue the
handle into place (right pic).
Glue the lower door support into position.
Place the bottom door lug into the hole in the
lower support.Place the top support on top of the
door, then slide it into place within the gap in the
wall.
The outer wall frames.
Glue the door frame into place, aligning the
doorway with the door supports.
Add the other outer wall frames.
Take the wall inserts (note these are all in their
relative positions on the sprue)
Glue them into place repeat this for the other
three walls.
Remove the porch uprights and support beams
from the sprue.
Glue them into place as shown above.
The roof plate and three roof supports.
Glue the roof supports to the roof plate. Then add a
frame to the inner support (see pic).
Add the insert pieces into the frame.
Take the two roof sections.
Glue one into place.
Then add the other.
Glue a frame into each end.
Then add the insert pieces.
Glue the outer roof beams into place.
The smoke hole cover is formed from these pieces.
Glue them together as shown.
The completed building before painting and thatch.
(see below)
The building after painting and thatch.
Painting
After construction we sprayed our model with black car undercoat / primer.
All the wooden areas were then heavily dry brushed with a dark brown colour (DIY emulsion), followed by a
medium dry brush using a milk chocolate colour (DIY emulsion) and finished off with a light dry brush of a
cream colour (DIY emulsion).
The stone areas received a heavy drybrush of a blue/grey colour, a medium drybrush of a pale grey and a
light dry brush of white all were DIY emulsion.
After painting, the thatched roof was added (see separate guide) and the smoke hole glued on top.
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BLOTZ B28-DA-006 Assembly Instructions

Type
Assembly Instructions

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