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Like jbvb, I've had bent styrene break as soon as Testors cement touched it too. Nice to see a solution. Edited by - Bill Gill on 03/24/2020 09:44:28 AM Country: USA | Posts: 3104 Terrell Fireman Posted - 03/25/2020 :  1:13:11 PM     Thanks, Rich, Bruce, Jim, Frank, Mike and Bill !! Yes, I'm still plugging away. One step forward, two steps back, as you'll see. I started on the shutters. I'm using HO sized clapboard siding, Evergreen Styrene Models, turned upside down and .020x.030, .030x.060 and .040x.060 strips. And the twenty needed are all done! Wait a minute! Mistake #1. I need twenty but I forgot, the eight windows on the first floor are wider and taller. The width I think is the same but the height is definitely not. So I have eight extra short ones (maybe I can use later) and I'm making eight new tall ones. And yesterday while I was waiting on the paint on the shutters to dry I started work on the awnings. These are made from .040 styrene (black) and strips cut from .020 styrene, "sharpened" and cut to length. I did one completely before proceeding with the other four needed. Mistake #2. When the awnings were done and while waiting on the paint shop I started attaching the awnings ( this was where I realized my mistake on the eight). Plus (and a big Plus) I realized that the windows on the left end wall were too close together to make the awnings work properly. So I did a wallectomy yesterday and I'm completely re-doing it today. I'm about two thirds done. Then I need to see if I can remember how I got it to crackle. Edited by - Terrell on 03/25/2020 1:14:07 PM Country: USA | Posts: 2277 Frank Palmer Fireman Posted - 03/26/2020 :  10:49:26 AM       I'm glad I wasn't there when you discovered the error of your ways. Frank Country: USA | Posts: 5932 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/26/2020 :  11:43:43 AM     Consider/experiment with drawing a line underneath each louvre. I did that here on the mill tower: dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 8561 Terrell Fireman Posted - 03/26/2020 :  12:39:40 PM     Well, I was going to say I had it all under control. But I just saw Mistake #3. On Mistake #2 I meant to say shutters not awnings. Country: USA | Posts: 2277 Carl B Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/26/2020 :  1:08:10 PM     How did you sharpen those Fred? Country: USA | Posts: 3920 Terrell Fireman Posted - 03/26/2020 :  1:34:56 PM     Carl, I said "sharpen" because I couldn't come up with a better term at the time. I just marked a V shape with a pencil on my cutting mat. Laid the strip on it and cut it with a single edge razor. Country: USA | Posts: 2277 Terrell Fireman Posted - 03/27/2020 :  10:04:22 AM     Ok, I'm back on track, I think. I need to clean up the corner trim and paint it, where applicable. Then I'm not sure what my next move is. Country: USA | Posts: 2277 Philip Fireman Posted - 03/27/2020 :  10:28:00 AM       Looks great! Philip Country: USA | Posts: 3275 Carl B Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/27/2020 :  10:35:34 AM     Agreed.... looks great. How about the porches next Fred? They look easy. Country: USA | Posts: 3920 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 03/27/2020 :  11:40:39 AM     I like the look of those awnings, Fred. George Country: USA | Posts: 16271 BurleyJim Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/27/2020 :  1:09:44 PM     Fred, It looking great, see you also added the second bay window. Jim Take the red pill Country: USA | Posts: 5685 Orionvp17 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/27/2020 :  1:16:51 PM     And once again, I am in awe of this project. Keep going! Pete in Michigan Country: USA | Posts: 7348 Bill Gill Fireman Posted - 03/27/2020 :  5:32:16 PM     Almost like Pete said...I'm in great awning of this project... and shuttered to think it was off track for a bit. 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