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  • Bay Foundations: Taped with the 45* bevels on the outside
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  • Bay Foundations glued together. Put a weight on top to hold it tight to the table while the glue dries
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  • The main foundation is glued and nailed together
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  • Glue and tape on the Bay Foundation
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  • Line up the Bay Foundation with the Front Foundation's bevel
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  • If I have plenty of space I glue on the Nosings now. Here, I have prepared tape
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  • The Rooftops and Tower Ceiling with Nosing glued in place. The flat side is against the table
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  • The Nosing attached to the Upper Floors (the top is showing)
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  • The Base Floor glued to the Foundation, lined up at the back
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  • I didn't get the Nosing lined up with the floor's top as well as I wanted. Here I have spread autobody paste (generically called "Bondo") on the uneven surface. When it is dry, I will scrape and sand it smooth.
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  • I set up the walls without glue to trace the perimeter on the floors and ceilings for painting. Here, the End Cap is lined up in back and about 1/8" from the edge of the floor (not the Nosing)
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  • Dividers locate the walls
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  • 12 15/16 locates the Connector from the Floor's edge (not the Nosing). Notice the 90* connector is the long way front to back... they all aim that way
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  • The walls are aproximately parallel with the floors edges
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  • Notice that the 135* connectors have a square corner which is square with the floor in every case
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  • Finally, the other End Cap, also lined up with the back edge (and taped), about 1/8" from the floor's edge
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  • I have traced the inside and the outside of the walls on the Base and Middle floors. Here, I am painting to cover the outside line
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  • I traced the undersides of both Upper Floors too. Here I am painting to cover the outside line
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  • The walls had some curve in them. I laid them concave side down on a slightly damp towel and, after about 1 hour, they were straight and I glued them to the floor. I did this again with the second floor's walls when I was ready to glue them to the floor
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  • Assembly of the walls, this time with glue. The upright Divider holds the walls straight.
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