FOS Harbor Master Office build.

[postalkarl]

Hey Tom:

Looks like you are having fun. Keep the pic flowing.

Karl

[GPdemayo]

Don't forget this is my BUILD THREAD and not a food thread! Just saying.

Tom

Got the message.....won't chat about chicken fried steak then. 

Oh brother, apparently not!

I did too.....

[ACL1504]

Hi Tom,
Looks like another cool project for your railroad is afoot!  can't wait to see what it looks like when it's finished.

BTW, with Doug's kit of the month program, does he include instruction with them?

Bruce, 

Yes, this is a cool kit and will be a fun build.

Doug does include some basic instructions in these kits. However, I haven't opened all of them but they appear to have some sort of info for building them. The kits are pretty much basic ones.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Nice job Tom.  I like that extra bracing to keep it right.


Not a bad idea for kits like that in Jersey with the humidity here this year!


Jerry

Jerry,

Thanks, I usually over brace most of the kits I build. Down here it helps.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Coming along nicely Tom!  Extra bracing is always a wise thing to add.

Mark,

I appreciate you following along. Most times, extra bracing is a good idea.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Hey Tom:

Looks like you are having fun. Keep the pic flowing.

Karl

Karl,

Yes, I am and will keep the photos flowing along.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Okay, I've decided on a few minor changes for the build. However, it will pretty much stay as a "Gas and Go" along the river.

I stained the walls with Hunterline Light Gray A&I. After one coat was dry, I added a second coat but used the A&I very sparingly.

I decided to use Floquil "Flo-Stain" (no longer available) for the walls and Floquil Antique White for the windows, door and trim.

I dipped a 3/4" wide soft bristle brush in the Driftwood and then dipped the brush in some paint thinner. I then applied this to the exterior side of the walls. While the paint was still wet/damp, I placed the wall face down on a clean paper towel and gently pulled the wall from top to bottom.



Driftwood stained wall on the left and the one on the right has two coats of Light Gray A&I.





More later this afternoon.

[ACL1504]

This is the rear wall section.



I decided to add more windows to the front wall piece. I took a window from the kit and compared it to the window parts list from Tichy.

The windows in this kit are #8029.



More in a few.

[ACL1504]

I went to my Tichy window stash and pulled out more of the #8029 windows.

I keep blanks of most windows from various kits. I pulled out the blank that fits a #8029 window and placed it on the wall as shown below.



Note, this was a "changing the horse in the middle of the stream" moment for me. I don't recommend this to many unless you have plenty of experience cutting in new windows in walls you have already painted.

Also, the bracing was glued in place. I marked on the bracing where the window new window would go and removed that piece.



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[Opa George]

A sudden inspirational change?  Very exciting!  Watching with interest.
--Opa George

[ACL1504]

I decided to just go ahead and remove the bracing on the back where the other windows would go. Then I said, heck, I'll just make it easier for me and remove all the bracing that may get in my way. You can see the new window opening on the left.





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[ACL1504]

A sudden inspirational change?  Very exciting!  Watching with interest.
--Opa George

George,

Yes, it was sudden and a bit testy but it all turned out well.

Tom

[ACL1504]

The reason I wanted to add more windows as it made no sense to me to have a full wall facing the river and not have any windows for viewing the river or allowing more light in.

So, moving forward, the additional window opening were cut and the new windows in place.



This kit included a sheet of windows and a door as well as other items. The windows would do nicely but I wanted to also change the door and the other two windows. Yes, another change involving just enlarging the two windows.



Gonna grab a fresh Diet Pepsi, back in a moment.

[ACL1504]

I chose Grandt Line windows to replace the paper windows in this kit.  These are just a little larger than the wall opening.





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[ACL1504]

I marked on the rear of the wall the size of the new window and made the cut and enlarging the opening.



Here is how the larger new window looks.



More in a few.