Thank goodness you posted these instructions, I opened the instruction book and was instantly overwhelmed!

@buildingwiththeboys

17 күн бұрын

You're welcome , take your time and you will get it working correctly, good luck

This was my first book nook. I bought it and decided to look up tutorials before I put it together. I'm so glad I did! I found your tutorial first. I love that there's no annoying music in the background that interferes with what you're saying. I would have been lost without the bit about the wiring. Thanks for this! I am going to build some more!

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Michelle, I'm glad you found it useful 😀

@irenegonzales9933

Жыл бұрын

My first also, I’m at the part of the wiring. Kind of nervous. Your instructions are a lifesaver !!

Thanks so much for the wiring instructions!! The instruction booklet boggled my mind and I didn’t want to ruin the lighting 😂😂

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is my first miniature build of any kind and first time wiring anything. I couldn’t figure out Rolife’s instructions - your video was just what I needed!

This is my second book nook, as when I first found these I was really happy! I watched one to know how to do the wiring and now I am watching this one due to the fact we have to use the small yellow pipe was the wording was quite confusing, I struggled getting the yellow pipe into the hole it was supposed to go but I managed. Thank you so much for your help! :D

Thank you for this video. I've been wanting one of these book nooks for a few years. I like puzzles, and that's how they're marketed - not as full-on MODELING KITS. I ordered this one a few months ago, and when it arrived, I was completely daunted. I felt like the victim of a bait and switch. Luckily, my husband is an experienced model builder like you and is able to provide a lot of tips and tricks. Still, I'm wary and will be taking my time with this.

So helpful, many thanks. Purchased Sunshine Town as my 1st Rolife book nook. Have got to the stage where I'm putting it together and sorting the wiring. Your video has saved me hours of head scratching. Absolutely love these, have 2 more sat in a box ready for when I finish.

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Ive been doing book nooks this month. I did a library and a detective agency. I started this one today and watched your video first. Thank you it made it much easier. I’m enjoying it so far.

This was so useful, thank you! I would have been so confused without your help with the wiring. You genuinely made this a much more enjoyable experience. Rolife need to hire you as a consultant 😂

Thank you! My daughter gave me this for Christmas. I read the instructions, checked that I had all pieces and carefully sanded the edges. When it came time to paint I about gave up. Watched your video, paint pen, so smart! I would have gooned up the bushes and lamps too if not for your video. Your soothing voice, editing, and pace made this video a pleasure to watch. Liked and subscribed.

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much that'd very kind of you to say , glad to hear it helped

Thank you for this video!! I was at the wire connection stage and I changed batteries twice, took off the insulation tape and retwisted the wires and it was still not working - all because after switching it on, I didn’t do the “touch” button - so thank you for doing this video 🥹 I have working lights and am thrilled right now!! 😄

Thank you for this video. I found it while been stuck with wiring part, while watching I realised I missed one step and writing tutorial yours were easier than book. It was very useful, thank you!

Thank you! I thought the bit with the wires was more complicated than it was so I am really happy I found your video :)

Nice video these are so fun to put together very tedious but worth the patience!! Thank you!

I just got into the book nook recently. My first one was Sakura train and loved it. This was my second one and took me about 15 hrs. Was fun to do, but going to use the wood provided to replace while paper for the roof.

Thanks so much for the video, was reassuring to watch whilst I did the wiring! Happy to say I managed to get it to light up at once!!

I'm so glad you made this video!! We ended up just drilling a little hole into the wooden cover for the touch pad because, like you said, the wood is weirdly too thick to make it work.

@davewillson262

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion. I ended up drilling a 0.5" (12mm) hole, since smaller holes didn't work.

tysm! had real problems with the wiring- now i've managed it

Just bought this kit and the Sakura one for my daughter for Christmas. I’m excited to see how they turn out!

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

That's a great present !

Thank you so much for making this!!! The electrical wiring instructions were frustrating me and I thought maybe I was overcomplicating things (I was). The translation was just a bit weird. :)

You truly do the very best tutorials and reviews. I love your enthusiasm and praise as well as your honest criticisms and reviews of your projects. I would love to hear your comparison of Cutebee vs Rolife book nooks when you assemble the Cutebee Rose Detective Agency that you said you own.

I just built this one a month ago. It was a great build. I was a little too rough with one of my wires and it pulled out 😡 but regardless it’s beautiful once it’s completed. Before I built it was going through your whole channel trying to find this build lol

@jaanaam

Жыл бұрын

We’re you able to fix it?

@greenalfoil

Жыл бұрын

You can reorder parts from Rolife.

BLESS YOU! I was on the verge with the wiring lol! Great video!

I wish I had seen your paint pen suggestion before building this model. I enjoyed everything about this build except the tedious edge painting. By the end I was so over that part. I thought about just not doing it, but decided to stick with it. I am glad I did, as it really does finish it off a lot better, giving it a more realistic look. So worth the effort, but a paint pen would have made it so much more bearable. Great idea. I will save that in my memory for next time.

Thank you! I was struggling with the wiring and this helped a lot! 😊

Sunshine Town was a Christmas gilf from a dear friend. So there was a sense of obligation to finish it. I was doing well until the wiring. Thanks for the great vid! That might have been a deal breaker had I not watched. The second challenge was getting the last wall to fit. So many tabs to fit into the Bookstore wall! I still have two floor tabs that are not attached. Otherwise this was a great way to spend a weekend. Even the painting and gluing were fine. Just needed patience. Thanks again!

@buildingwiththeboys

6 ай бұрын

You are very welcome, glad it helped

You're a life saver - I had done all my wiring and I thought it wasn't working - I somehow forgot about the touch pad thing and was just turning the battery box on and nothing was happening! Tried turning the box on and then pushing the front button and it worked perfectly! Thank you so much for the video!

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome , glad it helped !

@jimthomson9547

3 ай бұрын

Ok 2:44 I Ken 😅😅

@jimthomson9547

3 ай бұрын

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@jimthomson9547

3 ай бұрын

⁷😮😮

Thank you so much for the wiring part! Ughh was so stuck at it!

The paint pen tip! Chef’s kiss 🥰

@buildingwiththeboys

4 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Thank you very much!❤🎉

Oh my god thank you. I couldnt figure out what i had done wrong on mine. It now lights up 😁

Thank you so much! Oddly my touch pad does work, but its quite finicky. I found if i tap with enough force and having my finger horizontal to the button, it works.

Thank you for the part on connecting the wires.😊

Thank you so much for your video! I got this nook as a Christmas gift and I had never done anything like this before. It seemed like a gigantic task to me and the wiring was such a daunting part. Would have for sure given up without your great video!

@buildingwiththeboys

6 ай бұрын

Thank you that's very kind of you to say !

@TheatreTonic

6 ай бұрын

I'm currently trying to make this but the flowers in the vase are SO flimsy!

@klangstille

6 ай бұрын

@@TheatreTonic Oh boy, those were so annoying! I used glue to fix the petals. They kept sliding down.

@TheatreTonic

6 ай бұрын

@@klangstille I think that's what I'm going to do tomorrow, I'm going to try again in the morning x

@klangstille

6 ай бұрын

@@TheatreTonic Good luck!

Thank you! So helpful! We just got this from a garden centre 😁

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Excellent, enjoy it !

thank you, we didn't know how to do the wires, very helpful

Paint pen is a big brain move. So simple, but only learned through experience 😉

thank god for this video. i bought a set off temu but the instrucions are purely in chinese, this is so helpful to make sure im doing the right thing

Tysm for this video!! It was super helpful as well the answers to the comments, was able to figure out some things I wasn’t being able to understand :))

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, glad it helped 😊

Thank you so much! This Video was so helpful 👌🏻

thank you for tis video without you i couldnt have done it

@buildingwiththeboys

8 ай бұрын

You are very welcome

thank you for the wiring part! the instructions were so bad I swear I guess I'm lucky because the touch pad works really well for me, very sensitive, I don't have to push at all, a light tap is enough

I used a hairdryer on my heat resistant yellow tube. Worked pretty well

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea!

@paulinetan9750

Жыл бұрын

Hi! How long did you use the hairdryer for? I’m trying to do so but it doesnt seem to be working 😅 (but i may just be impatient)

@countedx58

Жыл бұрын

So glad I'm reading these comments! The idea of using an open flame on that bit makes me nervous. LOL I will try the hair dryer first! How long did it take to shrink and how close did you hold it to the tube?

@missnotsoaverage

Жыл бұрын

@@countedx58 it didn't take too long with my hair dryer. Maybe 5 minutes? I held it very close to the plastic. If you have any attachments I recommend giving those a try

@countedx58

Жыл бұрын

@@missnotsoaverage thanks for your response! I ended up just using a lighter like in the video. :) I finished mine last night. Took me five days. Once I got into it, I found it wasn't as scary as I had anticipated, although I will admit there was a fair amount of cursing involved! haha

for the heat shrink, i wonder if a hair dryer would work.... Ive only ever used an industrial heat gun lol and i think we still have one somewhere... might have to try it out if i ever get this one!! (i like that we have to twist the wires, reminds me of my old job lol, but i get that it isnt always accessible). This one is very cute! Id like to try it if i have success with the sakura one (and mines not estimated to show up till dec 23 lol yay international shipping).

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

A hairdryer will work but it takes a really long time

Thank you for making this video! I just started the kit today and you have already helped me so much! I’m wondering though about the small white sheet of flowers and how they apply? I’m on step 1 it Shows them in the instructions but I don’t have a clue as to why and how to attach. Can you help? Thank you again!!!

I appreciate your comment about the clock. I have sent off for a 61mm working insert for £7. I think it will enhance this book nook. I will need to incorporate a simple insert and release method within the build for the occasional battery replacement. For me the difficult part will be to cut an evenly round portal in the wood panel. I may ask the local joiners to do this for me.

Thank you. Great help.

I only bought this kit on Friday so it was great to be reassured that I am going to be able build it. Thank you. I also bought the Sakura kit for my brother as he has lived for many years in the Asia Pacific region. I have pressed the subscribe button in the hope that I will hear from you when you build that one. In the meantime keep well!

@buildingwiththeboys

9 ай бұрын

I've built both of the sakura nooks, they are on the channel

Very helpful.

Thanks for this video - super helpful! Could you consider adding affiliate links to some items you use (the dispenser for the glue, the tweezers, and so on)? 🙃

OMG I thought I did something wrong and then when I watched this it was as simple as touching the power button on the facade. 😂 I totally thought that it didn’t have a function and I was very wrong 😅😅😅

Ohh thank you thsnk you, was losing the will to live with their paintbrush!

I was doing well on my own with this until it came to the part where you twist the wires together and I was totally lost, thank you so much for explaining so was easiky

@buildingwiththeboys

11 ай бұрын

You are very welcome 😊

brushes are supposed to be like rock when in storage, when you finished painting rinse brush and twiddle bristles with washing up liquid and your fingers, they dry to a nice point for storage. washes off when you put in water again and bristles go soft. all artists do this with fine brushes to keep a good point on them

Did you have to paint the main front frame with the ‘sunshine town’ logo? Mine came as wood but all images show it as white, not like the other parts that came already white in the kit.

Just bought this kit today. I plan on changing a few things like painting the outside of lampshades black also I don’t like the yellow of the shrink tube do you think I could either use black electrical tape or colour the yellow tubing black ? And thanks for the wiring explanation as I was worried about that part.

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

I would use the shrink wrap then wrap in electrical tape

Thank you so much with this video.

@buildingwiththeboys

7 ай бұрын

You're very welcome

Cute! Where does one buy one of these? I have only seen them on Instagram ads...

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Amazon, search "rolife book nook" and the options will come up

Loved the video just a little indecisive what kind of glue I should get? Which one would you recommend?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

The glue that comes with it is pretty good , I personally use loctite clear dry woodglue

Thanks for the video. I’m missing the heat shrink tube. Can you please tell me what size it is so I can try to buy one?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

It's 5mm heat shrink tube

The one thing I needed to know was the only step not shown in the tutorial 🙈 I got to the battery box but my holes done line up. I did everything exactly the way you did and the way the instructions said so I don’t understand why my screw holes don’t line up with the touch pad

Great vid! Is there a definitive solution about the button? Everything worked fine until I put the touch system on place… How can I solve the problem?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

I haven't found an ideal fix , the easiest fix is to remove the small panel underneath the book nook that covers the switch, you can then push the switch from behind and it works every time

Hiya, finding this super helpful but am unclear about where the screws go with the installation of the battery pack?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

The chip screws to the fron panel at the bottom

Really helpful video. I have my lights working but want to improve the setup. I have a battery box with a 6 hour timer function. It uses 2 AA batteries. Can I use it instead of the battery box that came with the kit which uses 2 AAA batteries? Would AA batteries be too “strong” for the lights? Is this even an issue? I would place the new box on the back of the building and not attempt to put it in in existing battery compartment. Thanks!

@buildingwiththeboys

6 ай бұрын

The voltage won't be effected but they won't last as long

So I'm hoping you have the answer to this but I'm completely stumped with the doorframe on step 22. Its the frame that lines the inside of the bookstore. I found the frame itself but yours looks like it has extra pieces on to make it pop if that makes sense. I cant find any of those pieces and the manual doesnt tell me what pieces to add on. I looked back thinking I missed the assembly of that piece but the manual shows it put together already as if I'm supposed to know what to do. Can you help please??

is there a way to get the touch pad to work?

This video has been really helpful!! Unfortunately the longer of the two black wires on the touch pad has fallen off. Do you know of a way to fix this or am I now doomed to have no lights in my book nook?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

It can be soldered back on but sadly there is no easy fix

This is awesome, thank you!! How long did it take you to make Time Travel vs Sunshine Town? For a beginner, is one of them significantly easier than the other?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

About 3 hours to make time machine, of the three I have built sunshine town is the most complicated

@theonewiththeplaylist622

Жыл бұрын

@@buildingwiththeboys awesome thank you! Aside from the glue applicator tip and the paint pen, do you recommend any other special tools to make it easier?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

@@theonewiththeplaylist622 decent set of tweezers and you will be all set

Hiya, found the screws all good but mystified by instructions at the end of your video to do with wiring cos I can’t find any mention of 2nd light and it’s yellow and white wires , can you help?

@paulacrimmens1586

Жыл бұрын

No worries, I worked it out, hurrah

Thank you for that video! my lights are working but are quite faint. does that depend on the batteries?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Yes fresh batteries will make a difference

Glad I found this video,, I was having trouble understanding the heatshrink bit! Also one of the wire fell out of the touch pad. Is there a way to fix it? Although judging by the other comments on here it seems like it would be better without the touchpad!

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

You would need to solder the wire Back on , the touch pad on this one really isn't great

@AnitaMcDermott

Жыл бұрын

​@@buildingwiththeboys Thanks for your reply! I have tried to solder it, but now all the wires have come out aarrgghh. Trying to solder them all in was really fiddly and then the lights didn't work anyway. I'm wondering if these can be purchased separately, or if I can bypass the whole touch board. I guess that means the battery needs to be easy to get at...

Hi, just got this kit. Saw that you used the papercut flower shapes but cannot figure out how they are used from the instructions. Can you explain how you use them? Thsnks

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

You just slip the ends of the stems through and slide the flower up to the bud

Mine didn't come with a glue and pigment. What kind of glue did you use? I probably need to buy one.😕

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

I use loctite clear dry wood glue

This is my first time ever building one of these! This video has been so helpful! Unfortunately my lights/batteries won’t work and I don’t know what to do 😭 Any help/ tips would be super appreciated 🙏

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Did you try the lights before screwing the touch plate to the front?

@queenkay4223

Жыл бұрын

@@buildingwiththeboys Yes and nothing! I’m wondering if I just got dud lights at this point! Lol!

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

@QueenKay the 3 black wires and 1 white twist together , the 3 red and 1 yellow twist together , fresh batteries then turn on the box and press the touch pad , if its not lighting you may have a dud

@j.marley8365

Жыл бұрын

@@buildingwiththeboys Thank you so much for clearing that up! I wish the directions were as clear as your directions. Regards.

@missnotsoaverage

Жыл бұрын

@@buildingwiththeboys came here looking for tips on the wires. I got them all connected but my power button doesn't seem to turn on the lights. I somehow managed to magically turn them on while fiddling with the bookend but I couldn't get it to do it again

Can someone please help me? With the wiring I don’t have a white or yellow wire, I only have one thin red and one thin black wire and the same for the ones at the back but thick. I did the twisting and with the tape but the light won’t turn on. Please, I desperately need a response. Thankyou

This book nook was also my third. By far the WORST one for me. Look wise, it's fine. I bought it for the cats. But the quality of everything was so poor. Everything was breaking, the glue doesn't hold and the wood was so mishapen. I mostly enjoy building it, and would have had a better experience if everything was a bit better. Sakura Densya is by far my favourite!

Where did you get the precision nozzle for the glue?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Amazon , just search precision applicator bottle

Have you built the sakura one yet? Like my girlfriend and me have been trying to fit it all together and it's really not working. Any advice?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

I haven't built it yet but will be doing it very very soon

Are you supposed to cut the wires shorter? They are a big mess in the back for me. The lights work but they aren’t taught. Thank you for this tutorial!

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

I suppose there is no reason why you couldn't, just make sure they reach

What are the little pull out flowers for. You see it all through the book. In the post box there is one.

@buildingwiththeboys

5 ай бұрын

It's an instruction to tell you which way the printed side of the piece goes

I dont like tge way the heat-shrink tubing ended up so visible and prominent. You'd have to make an unreasonably neat job of it for that to look good.

How did you attach B6 and B7 to the café board?

@buildingwiththeboys

5 ай бұрын

If you send a pic of the parts to buildingwiththeboys@outlook.com I may be able to help

Pls help me:( The lights on mine won’t work at all. I’ve tried everything I could think of, checking the battery, retwisting the wires again and again even on different angles, cutting the tips so that new wires would get exposed and I’ll use those but nothing really works. Is it possible that mine is defective or maybe I’m just doing something wrong? I’ve also done the hard press on the button everytime.

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Did you check it worked before installing it

Thank you so so much!! The paper manual is way too confusing for anyone to figure out 😭😭

I really love this book nook! How long did it take you to make? And do you know of any other brands?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

It took about 5hrs , I do have the latest one to build "falling sakura" that will be up on the channel tomorrow, there is a brand called "cutebee" that do some nice nooks

@katyb2793

Жыл бұрын

@@buildingwiththeboys thank you so much! Will look into them :) Thank you for your lightening speed response too! 😁⚡

Just a detail: on the first step it doesn’t say to paint the borders of the sign, just the edges of the bird 😅

Ww can't get the back set of lights to work. Any suggestions?

@buildingwiththeboys

11 ай бұрын

You have a loose connection , trace the rear light wires back to where the connect and retwist them together

I’m so confused. Is there a film over the windows you have to remove first? Because it says so in the instructions but I can’t peel anything off

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Yes there is a film on the windows

@buildingwiththeboys hi! Do you happen to know what KIND of glue Robotime provides in their kits? I absolutely love it, it’s the best I’ve tried, and I want to buy more, but I’ve no idea what to search for! All the clear craft glue I’ve tried thus far has been inferior to Robotime glue… thanks!

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Sadly no I don't but I absolutely agree , the glue provided is fantastic!

@countedx58

Жыл бұрын

I started on this project today and am using Elmer's white glue diluted 50/50 with alcohol to make it easier to work with, applying it with a small paintbrush. I was going to use the glue that came with the kit, but I took a look at it and it's half dried into a solid block like it's way out of date! :0 :0 :0

Could you help me, I connected the wires as you instructed but the light doesn't work?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Have you checked that the batteries are the correct way around and that the battery box is turned on ? If yes try pressing the switch from underneath and see if the light comes on

The kit I ordered has a chinese manual - would you know where i could get and English one? Robotime not responding!

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

You don't really need it , the translation isn't great , the images are all you really need as a guide

I just finished putting mine together and i had it on for a couple of hours before turning it off for the night. Now today, the top light has stopped working. I changed the batteries but still no luck. Do u have any idea of what might have happened? Or how i can fix it?

@buildingwiththeboys

10 ай бұрын

That is very unusual if it was working , you have a loose connection somewhere by the sounds of it , you will need to check the wiring to each light which won't be easy unfortunately

@Nina-ds1bq

10 ай бұрын

@@buildingwiththeboys yeah and it doesn’t help that i used super glue! It’s a lost cause at this point. Just trying to think of other ideas to replace the top light…

Hi I've bought summer breeze book nook to take on a break with me. Whyat other tools would you recommend i take with me 🎉 think you

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Tweezers , a scapel or craft knife , batteries !!! , a emery board for nails is great for sanding the parts, back up superglue

@pauline6521

Жыл бұрын

@@buildingwiththeboys than you that's great 😁

Can you roughly estimate how many hours would take for a beginner to complete this? Noone says this in the comment section. Thanks.

@buildingwiththeboys

8 ай бұрын

4-6 hrs

I have an issue,one of the black wires on the circuit oard isn't attached! Have you had this issue? Is it fixable?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

It can be soldered back on

@victoriadunnett4745

Жыл бұрын

@@buildingwiththeboys thanks! A job for the husband,I'm blind as a bat! 😂

With the wires at the end of each one are multiple tiny wires. Would the loss of three of the tiny ones from one large wire be the reason for my lights not working?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Yes it would , you need all the wires to be connected

@jaanaam

Жыл бұрын

@@buildingwiththeboys first thank you so much for answering and I was wondering is there anyway to fix it?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

@Spook you can strip away about 2cm of the plastic covering the wire exposing fresh wires , twist those together and it should solve your problem

@jaanaam

Жыл бұрын

@@buildingwiththeboys thank you so much, it works!!!

The switch works but not through the wood , can you help? maybe the wood is too thick ?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

The wood is too thick , it's a very common problem with this one , you can remove the panel under the nook that covers the switch and turn it on from the rear

@graceforeman-kilvert9435

Жыл бұрын

@@buildingwiththeboys thank you

I wired it as you showed, but it is still not lighting up. Red and yellow wires are together, black and white wires are together. Power switch is on. No light. :( I even tried pushing the touch button from behind and it doesnt light up at all. Update: I just realized somehow the black wire on my touch panel broke off of the touch panel :,(

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

There is your problem , it will solder back on

I’m so frustrated 😮‍💨 I did exactly the same things with the wires but it does not work!

@buildingwiththeboys

8 ай бұрын

Have you checked the batteries

They say for shipment oversea, they don't provide glue, pigment and batteries. Did they send you those ? Paint is only white paint for de edges?

@buildingwiththeboys

Жыл бұрын

Mine came with glue and pigment, the paint sucks it's very thin

@davewillson262

Жыл бұрын

@@buildingwiththeboys I certainly agree on the paint quality. Pre-sanding, acrylic paint, and a better brush do help.