Kit-built Structure Rehab - IHC Machine Shop

[PRR Modeler]

You're doing a great job completely changing the look of the old building.

[VagelK]

Well, I did something a little off-script.  While sorting thru the kit boxes getting ready to cut out the openings in the interior of the wall of the Railway Repair Facility wing that will face the front of the L-shaped structure (facing the layout aisle), I spied a Grandt Line station door and frame in the spare parts box. As an indication of how long it has been lying around, the price for the pack of two was $2.50!

So, this session got spent enlarging the man door opening and trimming it with some Evergreen styrene .060" channel to fit the frame snugly.  The kit's man doors are quite low, IMHO, plus this gives the German-designed structure a more "North American" look.  In the picture, the frame and door are not glued in yet; the door is held in place with a piece of blue masking tape from behind, which is why it's a little cattywompus.



The cargo door opening and the two small windows above it on this wall will have to be altered, as well, to make larger opening leading from the rear of the Machine Shop structure into this "expansion wing", so the discontinuity in heights won't be an issue in the final result.

[deemery]

I did something similar on my BEST farmhouse. I wanted a door where there was a window.  In my stash, I found a Tichy Masonry door that was wide and tall enough.  I added some 1x6 styrene strip to create the door framing, and .015 x .030 as a threshold.  A full set of Evergreen strips is a great investment.

dave