Well, not exactly final assembly of the paper mill -- lots of detail still to be determined and affixed. But, this seems to be a major step!
Gluing end walls was not quite as straightforward as anticipated. First try the walls were so lightly glued that they came apart on first movement. Still, just added lots of cement and adhesion seemed much better; also may have given more time to "dry" than first go-around.
Ensuring walls were perpendicular was not as easy as suggested in the instructions. The balusters or columns on the exterior and gluing reinforcements on the interior did not leave a large flat surface to work with. Still, seemed to be some plumb.
Used flat sheet styrene for rooftop. Inside dimension turned out to be just about 5 9/16 inch. Turns out, this left a piece that exactly fit between two widths of sheet. Plastruck glue doesn't seem to stay wet quite long enough on the extended sides of the roof. When things dry a bit will probably try to turn the building upside down and add some glue from the inside. Hoping the roof pieces will help stabilize the whole mill.
Flat black and glued in. . . with some weight to help!
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