CCK Doc Koontz Build

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I started to assemble the windows. The next photo shows the six round top windows. The two on top of complete as far as the interior frames. The ones on the bottom need to be glued together to look like the top two.



I thought there was a sheet of laser cut acetate windows but I haven't seen it. I looked all over but I guess I was just imagining that.

So, I peeled the paper off the back of the windows and stuck them to some spare acetate.



I then used a fresh #11 blade and cut the acetate away from the edges of the four windows.

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I turned the end wall over and pressed the four windows into the openings. I made them flush with the exterior wall as seen in the photos below.

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I then added the exterior window frames. These were peel and stick. I removed the paper and still added a little glue to the underside and pressed them against the exterior wall around the windows.



I did the same with the two doors and windows on the rear wall. The wall in the photo below represents the best view of the actual wall color.

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Well, it turns out my imagination wasn't off after all. I found the sheet of laser cut windows from the kit under the work bench. You can see I've kicked it a few times.



Diet Pepsi time, back in a few.

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I made a test fit of the turret to the front and rear walls. Yes, there is a problem with how it fits. I'll get into that tomorrow or the next day. For now, it is a test fit and not glued.



It looks like a good fit but, all is not well in the kingdom.



At least the turret in the test fit is level. 



Done for today.

[PRR Modeler]

Great job so far Tom.

[Rick]

Tom, nice job on the windows and I know you'll get that turret to be just right.

[Jerry]

Tom great job of those windows.

Jerry

[ACL1504]

Great job so far Tom.

Curt,

Thanks Butty!

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom, nice job on the windows and I know you'll get that turret to be just right.

Rick,

Thank you, much appreciated.  More on the turret in a few.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom great job of those windows.

Jerry

Jerry,

Thank you also. I'm happy to be past that part of the build.

Tom

[ACL1504]

I got a lot of work done on the model today but not much to show. I'll have more tomorrow in the way of photos and what got done.

The next photo shows how the turret fits, or rather how it doesn't fit on the front wall. Two of the three notches in the front wall don't align with the turret.



The next photo shows how it looks with the rear wall. The top notch doesn't align correctly.

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In order to get the turret to fit correctly, I realized I needed to glue the walls together. Gluing the walls together will give me a much more complete look at how the turret can be fitted to both walls.

Trying to get it to fit on one wall at a time isn't the best solution.

I started by gluing the wider end wall to the base.  I noticed the base was slightly warped with a hump in the middle. I glued the end wall to the base, made sure it was perpendicular to the base and secured with with heavy weights to make sure it glued flat.



Success!

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I then glued the rear wall section in place. As you can see in the following photos, I made sure the walls were perpendicular and flat on the base.



The narrow end wall section was glued in place as well.



I will leave this as is until tomorrow afternoon to ensure the glued is dry and cured. It is critical that the walls be level to each other and flat on the base.



I did install some interior shots of stores in the lower level. I added some LEDs and wired them in series. More on this tomorrow.

Done for today.

[Rick]

I think this is the first time I see your Pepsi in one of the pictures.