yorkie_owner_85 Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I bought a miniature lighted music box house kit on eBay and am waiting for it to be sent out. I noticed it has a door. What tools will I need for the hinges and door and how do I put them on? And will I need any specific tools for the lighting? And should I get pillow fluff for the cushions and bed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Kent, depending on the scale you might want to use thin foam for the bed and sand for the pillow for a more realistic look. If you want working door you could pin hinge it or, if it's in layers, you could use strips of chamois or Tyvek sandwiched between for hinges. The itty brass hinges can be super glued to the edge of one side of the door and frame and the wee brass brads put in for look, but they are flimsy and I have given up trying to mount the like real doors are hinged, since even with counter inking so the hinges are flush with the door & frame, the heads of the brads are rounded, causing the hinges to bind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie_owner_85 Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 Where can I get thin foam? There isn't a miniature store near me now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapz Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Kent, find a fabric store for the foam and stuffing or try Hobby Lobby. But I would wait until the kit arrives to see what it actually comes with. As for tools: box cutter is always good, I have a needle tool for hinges: I use the needle tool to make a hole in the door, glue the hinge on and then use the pins to make it look good. If the pins that come with it are too long, either cut them off, or I sometimes use regular straight pins and cut those off - dab of brass paint and they look perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie_owner_85 Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 I won't be getting the kit for a few weeks as it is being shipped over from China. I'm thinking of switching the music box movement if I think that the included one fits the theme. I have a few movements that I bought off of eBay for crafts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minigrandma10 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Good morning. Just read your post and I have been building the kits you describe. Mine came all inclusive with everything..... but I modified to include my miniatures. The kits are not true to scale but fun to do. I have used them with my 1/2"(1/24") scale. Gail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie_owner_85 Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 The kit is coming this week and I think I will switch the music box movement with a rare rendition of Memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie_owner_85 Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 I got the kit on Thursday and am currently cutting out all the paper details and separating them as I put them together. I also installed the music box movement on the piece of the house it goes to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie_owner_85 Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 I've been pretty busy lately that I haven't worked on this project but I decided to switch the music box song from Memory to Clair de Lune which I think gives it a nice feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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