I don't recommend this kit! Please use this video if you already have this house and can't understand (same as I do) how to assemble it.
Dollhouse name: Holo magic city
Brand: GuangzhouJIA TECrafts CoMusic:
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Let's start with what I like about this kit:
1. There are cute cats.
2. High-quality thick matte paper, paper parts and wallpaper stick very well.
3. Stickers. They are very easy and very convenient to work with - you just need to peel off the sticker and it's super easy to stick it on and no glue is needed. It's not my first DIY miniature dollhouse kit with stickers and I am really happy with this wonderful idea! But also note that not all paper parts are stickers: for example, parts that must be double-sided or three-dimensional - these are not stickers.
4. Gorgeous gothic style.
5. "Magic" in the name of this doll's house.
But all this is not enough to recommend it for purchase. At first I was happy and excited, I did the unboxing and I liked everything, I wanted to make 2 videos, one with the box opening and the second with the detailed assembly of the dollhouse, but then I decided that this house does not deserve two videos and one video about it is more than enough. Many details of this dollhouse upset me very much and I even wanted not to finish it, but most of the video had already been made so I decided to share my opinion with you.
So, what I didn’t like:
1. Newspapers - the designer should read all the text before adding it to the kit! I don’t understand why they can’t use neutral text like other designers do: about nature, beauty, style, recipes, etc. Some newspapers can be rolled up so text will be not readable, but one of them needs to be thrown away or even burned!
2. Tutorial book from pages 1 to 17 is clear and good, but starting from page 18 everything is very bad. It seems that the designer who wrote this book was tired, bored, or the beginning of the book was done by one person, and then they went on vacation and their work was continued by another person. Someone may say that I don’t have enough skill and that’s why it was difficult for me, but I’ve already made quite a lot of doll houses and I can see the difference between a good instruction and a bad one. This is really the first time I'm not happy with the instructions and the dollhouse and I can't recommend it at all! I didn't like the procedure, they suggest first gluing the wall to the floor, then gluing the window and decor to the wall. Yes, it is possible, but it is very inconvenient! Many of us use slow acting glue and then the pictures and other decor on the walls will simply slide down! It’s also not convenient to stick all this decor through small windows and doorways.
3. The rooms are closed by all 4 walls on all sides, so it will most likely be a decorative object or lamp, but not a doll's house. How to play with dolls even if you look at the details through small windows? I thought about taking pictures of the rooms later, but I wasn’t able to, everything is closed and it’s hard to see through the small windows. For example, the spiral stairs wasn't easy to make, it turned out very beautiful and is completely invisible because of walls, it’s a shame! Again, some people will like this, but I love when dollhouses are open, each item is clearly visible and you can play and making cute photos with dolls.
4. There were postcards (or posters) with Harry Potter books, so I cut off the book titles and the author's name and left only small pictures.
5. Display with butterflies and cabinet with animals and jars. Perhaps it will be ok for someone not as sensitive as me, but I didn’t like it.
6. May be this doll house is expensive because it's a new product, but for this money I could buy 2 large kits from Cutebee or even 4 small kits, where everything is perfect, both details and instructions.
I will definitely not buy dollhouses from this designer (GuangzhouJIA TECrafts Co). It’s a pity, they have style, but they are quite lazy and didn’t even read the text on the newspapers, or even worse, they read it and decided that it was acceptable!
About glue I use B-7000 clear, it's slow-acting, invisible and holds well. Sometimes when I don't want to wait I use fast acting super glue Moment gel from Henkel. But you can make all this kit with B-7000 only (or T-7000, T-8000). If you can't find B-7000 I recommend you to glue transparent parts (beads, lamps etc.) with Hard UV resin "QIAO QIAO DIY" instead of glue to create a beautiful transparent glass effect (clear acrylic UV resin) or you can use UV gel nail polish (not sticky "Soak-off" top).
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