Follow instructions in the kit to make them. I recommend using a hobby knife (I use an X-Acto medium duty) to cut the pieces from the trees. Trim all flash (extra plastic left from casting) away, and paint the desired pieces. I recommend painting the smaller pieces while they're still on the tree, to avoid painting your fingers. Use the thinner glue that comes in a cubical glass bottle, which has a brush included. Only use a SMALL amount, as extra will make the connection a mess, not stronger. The glue that comes in a tube isn't the same, but it will work. The only difference is the absence of the handy brush and the thickness of the glue.

A bit more on adhesives

Adhesive	Setting time	Curing time	Strength	Color	Applications
Cyanoacrylate	5-60 sec	2 hrs	high	clear	M, P, W
Contact cement	contact	24 hrs	medium	light brown	C, P, F, W
Epoxy	5-20 min	12 hrs	high	clear / yellow	C, M, P, W
General purpose	10-20 min	12 hrs	medium	clear / yellow	B, M, S, W
Plastic	30-60 sec	8 hrs	medium	clear	S
White	10-60 mins	24 hrs	high	clear	C, L, W
Yellow	10-40 mins	24 hrs	high	clear	C, L, F, W

Metal Plastic Wood Cardstock styroFoam Styrene pLaster cardBoard

This coal tower is from a kit.

Basic assembly

It usually works like this:

1. Place windows and frames in the walls
2. Glue the walls to the base, and add the roof
3. Add the small details

Tips

• When building walls, place the walls side by side upright on an old metal cookie tray and use magnets to hold the walls there while they dry.
• Paint whatever pieces you can while they're still on the plastic tree.
• Only use a sharp razor knife; dull ones are dangerous and don't work as well.
• To create mortar lines in brick, thin latex grey paint and place it on the molded brick. Use a rag to wipe off the surface; paint will stay in the lines like grout does between floor tiles.
• To keep bottles from spilling, cut a hole in the middle of a block of foam.
• Put a rubber band around the handle of your razor knife to keep it from rolling around.