CCK Doc Koontz Build

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I'll definitely be following along Tom. I know it will be perfect when you build it.

Curt Butty,

Thanks very much for taking a seat on this ride.

Tom

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Great structure pick, it will be fun I am sure.
Correct me if I'm wrong, (which I probably am)  ,
but the pilot model looks like something Jerry would have constructed...
and you know his builds are so far and between we may never get to see
another one., until I'm older and grayer! 

Have fun with this Tom, I'm sure you will do it justice, and then some.

Rich

Rich,

Thank you for following along. Not sure which Jerry you are referring to but I have no idea who built this pilot model.

Tom

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Well, it looks like you're in business, have a building permit and a lot laid out.

Complex challenge. 

Karl,

It will be a challenge for sure.  Permit in hand, property purchased and waiting on the builder. 

Tom

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Yup, I'll be watching this one Tom as you work your modeling magic. Have fun.

Larry,

I appreciate you following but, I'm not sure about the magic part.

Tom

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Tom, looks like this one will be a challenge and will be watching you work your magic.

Gary,

Okay, now the pressure is on. Thanks for jumping on to follow.

Tom

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Howdy Tom,

That's a great kit, but I'm not sure it will be a real challenge for you. Just throw the instructions away, then it will be a real challenge. 

It looks like a lot of fun to build. 

Have fun,
mike

Mike, Howdy,

Thank you, I would throw the instructions away but there aren't any to throw away! 

I believe it will be a fun build.

Tom

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Yowzah! That looks like quite a challenge. I'll be following along! 

Bob,

Yepper, you got that right. Appreciate you taking a seat on this one.

Tom

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Tom I have full confidence in you building this!!  I'm sure in the end it will be another perfect build!

Jerry

Jerry,

Well now, at least I have you fooled. Nah, just kidding, it will be a challenge but a fun one to see to the end.

Tom 

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Morning, Tom.

I'm really looking forward to watching you tackle this one.  They have some great designs, but most of the pilot models look a little off, which has kept me away (that and the exchange rate!).  I'll be interested to see how well things turn out with a modeller of your experience, and whether that will make the difference or whether it is the fit of all those pieces.
I'm wondering whether the warped wall is just the bend of the camera lens? There appear to be tabs left on the bottom of the right wall, so getting the structure to sit flat might be as simple as removing those. Anyway. watching with interest and excitement.

Cheers, Mark.

Mark, Cheers,

I agree, many of Jeff's, although great kits, pilot models look off on the box photos. It does appear to me all the pieces are laser cut very well but time will tell.

I was a crime scene photographer while on the PD. The wall is definitely warped. It you go back and look at the photo again, you'll notice the corner trim is straight. The bottom and top portion of the wall is bowed in.

Tom

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I decided to look closely over the kit parts and familiarize myself with subassemblies. I also counted the parts, 235+ of parts and pieces.

There are no instructions, but Jeff did a great job of showing all the subassemblies in exploded views. Eight pages of front and back drawings.

I did find two broken pieces. These may have broken when I first open the box many, many years ago. This was the first start of the build as these two pieces were missing from the front wall.

The right end lower wall section was broken off. I didn't find it in the box.



The left end bottom wall tab was also broken off.



These needed to be fixed first.

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Note the two carrier sheets in the below photo. I was hoping to find a wall section from these two.

The one on the left is to thin and the right one is to wide.



I measured and cut one from one of the blanks on the right carrier in the photo.

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The right wall section is very fragile. I didn't feel that just by end gluing,

the two parts would hold.

I then cut the broken wall part off flush with the bottom of the upper wall.

I used a small length of an HO scale 2X8 and glued it to the back of the new piece.

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I then glued the 2X8 to the back of the upper wall section. When dry, I trimmed the 2X8 off the top and cut the new wall section even with the other wall pillars.



I used the same technique for the left wall tab.

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I placed a heavy metal ruler on the front wall and let the glue dry on the repaired left wall tab.



When the glue dried, I trimmed the tab to the length of the other two. I made a test fit of the repaired front wall into the base. Everything fit as it should and the front wall section in now repaired and level on the base.



Done for today.

[EricQuebec]

I will follow your effort on this one too..
Look like a difficult kit...
Eric Québec