Carolina Craftsman kit Rural Post Office.

ACL1504 · February 01, 2018, 05:53:41 PM

CCK's Groovy Jeff has a new kit out. It's an old board and batten rural post office.

As a boy, when visiting my mother's relatives in Vandalia, IL., we used to go to a grocery store like this to buy candy. For a quarter we could get a bag of candy that would last a week.

The store in Vandalia was a rural grocery store with a counter and sign stating "Post Office". Behind the counter were open post boxes for about 20 people. It was like Mr. Godsey's rural grocery store on the Waltons.

I'm going to make this a rural country store that doubles as a post office. Of course, I'll have to add my own touch to the structure.

I emptied the contents on the work bench.

More in a few.

ACL1504 · February 01, 2018, 05:57:53 PM

I test fit the doors and windows and all were a nice tight fit.

I'll remove the battens around the doors and windows so they fit flush against the walls.

Looks like I forgot to fit in one door but I do have it.

tct855 · February 01, 2018, 05:59:25 PM

Tom,
I Love this Kit! Thanx Thom...

ACL1504 · February 01, 2018, 06:07:14 PM

Quote from: tct855 on February 01, 2018, 05:59:25 PM
Tom,
I Love this Kit! Thanx Thom...

Thom,

Yepper, me too. Lots of possibilities for this one.

Tom

tct855 · February 01, 2018, 06:11:16 PM

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PRR Modeler · February 01, 2018, 06:18:19 PM

Looking like a great build.

Janbouli · February 01, 2018, 06:24:48 PM

I'm in , nice little kit

jerryrbeach · February 01, 2018, 06:54:27 PM

Tom,
I'm on board for this. Looks like a build thread enriched by memories. I do wonder though, do you ever leave your man cave? Sleep?

S&S RR · February 01, 2018, 06:56:50 PM

I will be also watching. You are really on a roll my friend - keep up the good work.

jimmillho · February 01, 2018, 07:34:01 PM

I will be watching this with my one good eye.

Jim

MASIGMON · February 02, 2018, 07:42:09 AM

Tom,
Day late however I am on board for this build
Love those old backwoods structures

Mike

ReadingBob · February 02, 2018, 07:51:53 AM

This one looks like it'll be right at home on the A&S!

I'll be following along as well.

GPdemayo · February 02, 2018, 08:32:31 AM

I like the structure Tom.....nice addition for the 2nd level.

I'll be watching.

jrmueller · February 02, 2018, 09:47:02 AM

Rats! I wasn't going to get another kit, but this one has my interest and I don't have a post office for the layout! It's KC's right? Does anyone have his web site. Jim

jrmueller · February 02, 2018, 09:50:36 AM

OK. senior moment it's Jeff's kit.

Carolina Craftsman kit Rural Post Office.

jimmillho

MASIGMON