This stove is fancier than I care for, so I have a few changes in mind to tone down the bling.
I left out the acetate window films included with the kit for now. Here’s a real life example of this stove showing these window inserts.
I plan to paint the stove to a uniform black, so adding the acetate would end up covered up with paint. A lot of the silver pieces had the finish worn away in places, so it was a good thing I didn’t plan to make this kit straight out of the box. It was still worth the $1 I paid for it.
One nice thing about this kit is that the injection marks are mostly located in places that are covered by other pieces. There was very little prep work needed to address those. To make it easier to apply glue into the tiny holes, I tapered a toothpick with my X-Acto blade.
I assembled the main lower body and left the pipe, dome top, base and topper separate. This method will allow for easier painting and addressing the windows afterward.
I spray painted the stove with Krylon Fusion flat black. I have the stovepipe also painted, but I didn’t photograph it because it was drying on another board.
It toned down the super fancy look of the stove while still maintaining a lot of character. In fact, the silver accents it had distracted from all the intricate detailing.
Finishing to come….
