Edible Gingerbread Cuckoo Clock with Internal gears

Step 8 Assembly Second Day

Check Gear Unit:
Well - this is a bit of a fail so this is where it gets sad. After all my research and all of my effort my gears have stuck to the axle and will not turn. Two of them have some movement but the other two are stuck. If anybody out there has tips on how to avoid getting icing down onto your axle I am all ears! I still haven't given up on this idea. I might try it again another time..I think also the weight of my top gear pieces limited the ability for the gear to turn. Ah well.. It was really fun to try and do. Plus my clock feels slightly more authentic, like it has a gingerbread gear heart on the inside. No Hollow Gingerbread house for me, that's right, I got a Gingerbread house with soul...

Assemble back gear Section to main Shell Front Section:
This was fairly difficult to do - it was a two person job.  I had to ice everything before I did it and slide the two sections together, I then iced the seams from the outside as well.  I then added the bottom section as well.

Add "wood cut" details:
This is where I add the roof, side and bottom branches, as well as the birds, leaves and reindeer crest.