FOS M. D. Garage Build

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This kit and another FOS kit was given to me by Pam. This garage came with one of Doug's large kits and not sold separately. Apparently Doug got lots of requests and he released the garage as a single kit. I'm glad he did.

I copied the following four photos of the FOS site.

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The kit looks to be pretty much straight forward but I can see an issue right off.

Here are the contents of the kit. There is a bag of stucco mix (Durham's Water Putty), a bag of plastic and white metal castings, a floor base, wood trim and the four walls with the two gable end pieces.

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The four walls have a slot and tab configuration.



You can see in the next photo the two walls don't meet flush on the corner.

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Since the garage is a stucco covered structure this, to me, this is a major issue. The amount of stucco needed to fill the gaps between the slot and tabs is not what I envisioned.

Here are two close up photos of the problem.

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I do have a radical solution to fix the problem and I'll cover it in the next few posts. Probably tomorrow afternoon.

Anyway, Jerry will like where I plan to place the garage.

I've purchased the property across from the Piney Woods Atlantic and Southern RR Station. This lot will be cleared once the contract is signed with the local miscreants from Tahope.

[deemery]

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

dave

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Of course I'll be following Tom.

[Mark Dalrymple]

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.

[Rick]

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.

[friscomike]

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

[ReadingBob]

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

[Zephyrus52246]

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

[nycjeff]

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.

[Philip]

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

Wonderful kit Tom!