FOS M. D. Garage Build

[deemery]

The 1st thing that caught me eye was that barrel and stove pipe on the exterior? What the heck is that?

Wonderful kit Tom!

Could that be some sort of fume collector?  There'd have to be a fan inside (and one like our airbrush booth fans, that won't blow up the building when evacuating gas fumes....)

dave

[KentuckySouthern]

Looks like a detail put there just to add "something"   to the scene looks to me like something from inside that should vent out

[ACL1504]

Tom, you should put a "coming soon" sign on that lot....

dave

Dave, 

Yes, but this will be an old "use and abused country garage". So, it will look like it has been there for years.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Of course I'll be following Tom.

Curt,

Happy to have you along for the ride.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Neat kit, Tom.  I'll be watching.

I wouldn't exactly call that a major issue.  I would either glue together as is and fill with a filler before adding the stucco or trim a little off the back of the tabs until a good fit is achieved.  I'd start by checking the two side walls to make sure they are the same length.  I'm keen to see how you tackle the problem.  The side wall of my grain exchange kit that was sanded so thin at one end of the side wall that all the window detail had been sanded off and the wall was literally paper thin, was a major issue...

Cheers, Mark.

Mark, Cheers,

No, it's not a major issue for me but, for others, it may be. Trimming off the back of the tabs won't fix the problem. The tabs need to be longer to fit flush with the other wall. Also, sanding the slots to make the tabs longer is also not a viable solution.

My solution is quite simple and I'll show it after answering the other posts.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Tom, have fun with this build.
I'm surprised the wall joint is that far off.
I know you'll have a good fix for it.

Rick,

I'll have fun with this one. I'm more excited about the scenery around it than just building it.

As I mentioned to Mark, my solution is very simple.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Howdy Tom,  that's a great looking kit and promises to be fun to build.  Good luck!  ~mike

Mike, Howdy,

I really like this kit and it will be a perfect for the Piney Woods area. I'm happy Doug released this one as a single kit.

Tom

[ACL1504]

You know I'll be following along on this one, Tom! Looking forward to your solution to the misfitting wall.

Bob,

Happy to have you on this one. I'll be following the FOS gun shop build. I have that one also.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Great looking kit.  I'll look forward to how you solve the corner issue, in case I need to get one of these in the future. 

Jeff

Dr. Jeff,

This is a kit that will fit on any layout. It will be just what the Piney Woods area needs.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Hello Tom, that's a nice looking little kit. I'm sure that it will look good in it's new home. I'm looking forward to seeing how you do the stucco walls. I've always had issues with that detail myself.

Jeff,

Thanks for following along. The stucco walls won't be that hard. I'll be sure to do a SBS of the process.

Tom

[ACL1504]

The 1st thing that caught me eye was that barrel and stove pipe on the exterior? What the heck is that?

Wonderful kit Tom!

Philip,

I can take a SWAG (Scientific Wild Ass Guess) as to what it may be.

I had a 1947 Ford four door sedan while in high school. It had an oil bath air filter over the carburetor. It got as dirty as the motor oil, so they both got changed at the same time. I believe the pipe/barrel is a type of oil air filtration system.

Doug had this on the Flat Iron District kit as well.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

The 1st thing that caught me eye was that barrel and stove pipe on the exterior? What the heck is that?

Wonderful kit Tom!

Could that be some sort of fume collector?  There'd have to be a fan inside (and one like our airbrush booth fans, that won't blow up the building when evacuating gas fumes....)

dave

Dave,

My only guess is an air filtration system. There certainly was no EPA back then.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Looks like a detail put there just to add "something"   to the scene looks to me like something from inside that should vent out

Karl,

Yes, it could be that. It is a neat detail to have next to the garage.

Tom

[ACL1504]

The walls in this kit are MDF, Medium Density Fiberboard. They are an HO scale 8" thick. I placed an 8X8 piece of scale lumber next to the wall and it fits flush.

I used a sharp new #17 blade and cut off all the tabs on the four walls.

[ACL1504]

I sanded the ends of each wall on a piece of Aluminum Oxide 120 grit sand paper. I didn't apply a lot of pressure, just enough to remove the rough ends.