CCK Doc Koontz Build

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Tom, you've got a nice base ready to build on.

Rick,

Yes, I'm not a big fan of the slot and tab but on this one it is very helpful.

Tom

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Howdy Tom, Floquil aged concrete paint is my favorite for concrete. Nice work on the base. Have fun, mike

Mike, Howdy,

Thanks very much. I use the Floquil Aged Concrete on many builds.

Tom

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Tom,

I don't know how I missed this thread but I'm glad I found it.

You are off to a great start on the kit.  The concrete colour looks great.  Looking forward to the next update.

Philip,

Well, I'm happy to have you here now. This is a challenge but, I've enjoyed the build.

Next update will be later this afternoon.

Tom

[craftsmankits]

Hi Tom, very interested in seeing you complete this kit.  Looks challenging, not something for beginners.  Thanks for all the pictures and updates.  As always, following along.  Mark

[ACL1504]

Hi Tom, very interested in seeing you complete this kit.  Looks challenging, not something for beginners.  Thanks for all the pictures and updates.  As always, following along.  Mark

Mark,

Happy to have you along on the journey. It is a challenge but, I feel it will be worth it in the end. I like to add lots of pictures on my builds to cover all the steps.

Tom

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When building a kit, I like to make sure all the pieces line up. This is especially true of this structure. There are many slots and tabs to this one and prior to painting I want to resolve any issues.

The exploded diagram in the next photo is what I worked on today.



The back wall is part #2 and the second floor base is #5 as shown.

#5 fits into the slots on the rear wall.

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Jeff Grove designed the kit so the second floor will only fit one way.

Refer to the next two photos to see how the slots and tabs align.

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With the floor in place, I used a pencil to mark above and below the floor panel.



Referring to the rear wall, the kit diagram shows bracing above the floor but not below it.

I plan on adding bracing to the lower portion of the rear wall. I marked in red where I need to avoid interfering with the floor.

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I determined this part was #8. Again, all parts are not numbered. Make sure you have and know what part goes where.



And, this part as #10.

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Here are the parts I'll test fit for now. Nothing is glued at this point in the build.



Part #8 is to be fit into the slot on the bottom of part #5.

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In the next photo you can see I've added the left end wall to the assembly. The end wall is part #3.



Notice the notch on the end of the floor, This lets the brace fit on the wall in one piece.

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I marked the edges of where the brace is to be glued to the end wall. Make sure the brace is glued correctly. Once glued to the wall, you don't want to have to try and remove it to the correction position.



Back in a few, Diet Pepsi break time.

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Again referring to the diagram, part #10 is to be glued to #5.

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I determined that this process was best done when I had the two parts on the work bench. This way I made sure the two parts were at the exact 90 degrees.



There is very little surface on these two parts to glue. I cut a small 10X10 block and glued it inside the two pieces.



Now these two parts are much stronger.



Done for today.

[Vietnam Seabee]

Tom...with sll the notches and slots it's kinda like "foot bone connected to ankle bone, ankle bone connected to, and so on.

Always informative to follow your builds
terry