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Posted by Southgate on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 12:32 PM

Beautiful work on that structure, all the way along. Ah, who needs kits anyway!

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Posted by farrellaa on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 2:14 PM

Southgate

Beautiful work on that structure, all the way along. Ah, who needs kits anyway!

 

I am beginning to think that I can build any structure I want as long as I have the time and patience, but I do have a couple of dozen kits waiting for me to start on. I've just come to realize that most kits (but not craftsman kits) aren't as good as what you can scratch build. One of the bigest problems is finding the correct (or desired) windows and doors.

Bob

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Life is what happens while you are making other plans!

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Posted by wickman on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 2:45 PM

Structure looks very  nicely done.

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Posted by up831 on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 4:01 PM

I could be wrong here, but could that building have been the bait shop on the Campbell wharf kit?  If it wasn't, then I don't know.  But, I vaguely remember a structure on the wharf looking similar to this building.

Less is more,...more or less!

Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)

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Posted by farrellaa on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 5:42 PM

up831

I could be wrong here, but could that building have been the bait shop on the Campbell wharf kit?  If it wasn't, then I don't know.  But, I vaguely remember a structure on the wharf looking similar to this building.

 

I checked the Campbell site and they have a small structure but not like this one. I would have liked to find the kit as it costs about $50 for materials to make the one I built and a kit would have been close to that. I really enjoyed the project though and probably would do it again.

Now I have some cedar shakes and windows left over, so I can build another similar but smaller structure for the harbor scene on my layout.

   -Bob

Life is what happens while you are making other plans!

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Posted by farrellaa on Sunday, February 15, 2015 8:55 PM

Just got some seagulls and lightning rod finials. Getting ready to install on layout and add some lights. Will post photos when 'really' finished. This has been a fun project.

  -Bob

Life is what happens while you are making other plans!

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Posted by "JaBear" on Monday, February 16, 2015 12:50 AM

Very Cool Thumbs Up.

"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."

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