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Viking/Anglo-Saxon Forge build instructions.
Build Instructions:
As always - if you intend to paint the model, you should paint all of the parts BEFORE assembly. It's much easier that way. I recommend painting the solid "inner" wall pieces in a creamy white - the back wall and forge parts would be made of stone - so grey with black and white dry-brushing. Then dry brush with browns and a little dull green to make it look dirty. All of the other wooden beams should be in a dark brown, possibly very lightly dry brushed with a mid grey. The various tools need to be painted in a variety of colors - I used light brown for then handles and wooden parts and gunmetal for the metal bits. The fireplace and chimney need to be black on the insides - I put splashes of bright red and yellow on the bed of coals at the back of the forge because those would be glowing.
Parts:
Find the back wall and the seven pieces of the fireplace/chimney:
Flip the back wall part over - so the edged crack lines are underneath and the plain side is uppermost - glue the six side pieces in place (with the etching facing outwards):
Then glue the front piece in place:
Locate the three large timbers that make up the front of the forge and glue those together - set them aside on a FLAT surface while the glue sets:
Locate the side wall parts - glue them together as shown:
Now locate the inner frame parts - note that one A-frame has two pins sticking out at the side - those locate into the side walls
The remaining A-frame is glued behind the front wall and the two diagonal pieces onto the back wall:
...Glue the roof beams into the slots in the A-frames:
The ridge piece (sorry - I didn't grab a photo!) slots into the hole in the chimney and into the two remaining A-frames.
Next - locate the pieces that make up the bed of the fire and glue them together as shown:
Glue that into the underside of the chimney:
Find some of the random twigs and branches and glue those onto the front of the hot coals:
Next assemble the tool rack:
And hang some of the tools from it:
Find the pieces of the anvil (there are two of them):
Glue the sides onto the center piece - then the whole thing onto the plinth:
Lcate the parts for the quenching pit (this would have been a deeper pit with dirty water in it...paint the base accordingly) - glue the sides around the outside of the base:
Locate the parts for the bellows:
Glue those together as shown:
Locate the parts for the buckets (there are several of these) - glue the three layers together:
There are a bunch of sticks and twigs for feeding the fire - or just to scatter around as clutter:
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Glue the sod roof over the top of the building - then trim off the excess with scissors.
ALL DONE!
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