CCK Doc Koontz Build

[PRR Modeler]

Great progress Tom. I look forward to seeing your fix.

[ACL1504]

Tom, looks like you are making great progress on a complex kit.  Definitely not a kit for beginners.

Ron,

Just like the Jelly of the Month Club in Christmas Vacation, this kit just keeps giving.

Yes, progress is being made but I'm getting anxious to get it together.

Definitely not for beginners.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Great progress Tom. I look forward to seeing your fix.

Curt,

Thanks Butty, the fix was fairly simple but took some time.

Tom

[ACL1504]

As I mentioned, the fix was simple for me but was a bit time consuming.

The only way to fix the problem was to make a new and correct bottom part of the canopy.

The bottom canopy part is 1/16" thick. The other two sections are 1/32" thick. Obviously, I didn't want to use the bottom part of the canopy as a pattern. If I did so, I'd have a second bad part.

I found a basswood sheet in my wood supply drawer. It happens to be a Midwest Product and not Northeastern.



Prior to making a copy and cutting the basswood, I made sure the one corner was square.

[ACL1504]

I placed the middle section on the new basswood and made sure it was aligned on top.



I also wanted a sharp pencil point. I used a piece of cardboard and rubbed the pencil lead on the cardboard. Using a sheet of paper will work but, won't give you the sharp point that rubbing it on the cardboard will give you.

You can see the point is very sharp/pointed. Using a very pointed pencil lead will give you a better trace line.

[ACL1504]

A little fast forward and the new section was traced and the slots were cut out using a fresh #11 blade.



Notice I didn't cut out the tabs on top yet. This will require a little more effort to cut it to match the middle section.

[ACL1504]

Before I moved on to cutting around the tabs, I made sure I had a tight fit for the angle supports. I did.



I then began to slowly and carefully cut the area around each tab. I made sure sure each cut matched the part I used as a pattern.



I sanded the new part here and there to get the perfect match.

[ACL1504]

Fast forward here and almost an hour+ later, the new part is a carbon of the middle part. The new canopy section is on the top and the old is on the bottom. Notice how the slots are now aligned with and centered to the tabs.



Now all three sections of the canopy fit together. Notice that each end of the canopy now has an equal amount of overhang on each side of the front wall.

The canopy now fits nicely in the slots in the front wall section.



Done for today.

[Jerry]

Tom nice fixing the the alignment on the pieces!!

Jerry

[PRR Modeler]

Very nice fix Tom.

[Rick]

Tom, I knew you'd come up with a good fix.

[Philip]

Nice job fixing that mess.

Did it include a neon sign flashing "Don't buy Me".   

Philip

[Larry C]

Tom good thing you're an experienced kit builder; that looks like a "nightmare on any street". Great job coming up with viable solutions for this thing.

[GaryMc]

Tom,
Nice work on the corrections, I guess this is why they are called "craftsmen kits", looking forward to more of the build.

[Pennman]

Tom,

We are happy to see that Mr. Fix-it, fixed it! 
Using your expertise, you could come up with a whole new kit
using the same principles in this last fix. Nice job.

Rich