I have constructed several buildings, large and small, from DPM Bulk Packs in the past and I was looking forward to build this type of DPM kit.

I was so anxious to get started on this building I forgot to take pictures of all the pieces. Sorry. The first thing I did was to inspect all the parts and clean up all the leftovers from the molding process. There are large tabs from the molds on the bottom of most of the pieces that need to be trimmed off with a sharp knife and then filed smooth. You should check all window openings and clean up any extra material left over from the mold. A small sharp knife and small file come in handy for this step.

Of all the DPM wall sections I have seen in the bulk packs (4 so far) I have never seen wall sections with deep holes on the insides before. The holes actually had raised edges that must be trimmed flush with the wall in order to get a good joint where perpendicular wall sections join. You should also smooth any that get in the way of floors and walls that you might add later. DPM doesn't mention floors and walls in their directions, but they are items to consider. A few of the holes will be above the roof, so they need to be filled as well. I haven't figured out what to use yet.

Look closely at the edges of the wall sections. Some have molded bricks others are smooth. The smooth edges should be glued against the inside of a wall section leaving the brick edges exposed.

I was running low on CA so I tried some 5 minute epoxy on one of the wall joints. Although it provides a very strong glue joint I wasn't happy with having to hold the walls in alignment for so long waiting for the glue to set enough to let go. Small clamps and a block of wood to maintain a 90 degree corner would have come in handy. I have some 6" QuickGrip clamps but couldn't find them at the time.

Anyway, the rest of the structure went together quite quickly once I switched back to using CA.

I set it aside intending to come back to it the next evening, but it would be a week before I got back at it again.

Scott