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Donald,

I used my Dremel tool with a side cutting bit that is a very good fit to cut the OEM slot through to the back of the door frame.  With trial fitting I got the doors in place and glued with Loctite super glue.  In the process I managed to break off a “hinge” on two doors.  At least now I know the doors are wood.  Using some leftover thin stock I glued strips to cover the hinge areas.

Having gone through the most difficult RH assembly job I have ever attempted I am close to making a costly decision:  not use the RH and get 3 single-stall engine houses.  I have spent hours trying to fit track from the ATLAS TT to the RH left and right bays.  In my layout’s available space the outer edge of the TT must be no more than 6” from the entrance to the middle bay.  Thus, I had to bend Flextrack at a radius that I am sure would not allow passage of most of my scale engines which require O72 minimum curve.  With separate engine houses I can move them individually to get the fit(so I hope).

I have not fitted roof sections.  Given the RH is not perfectly  symmetrical, that will be a another “pita”.

Enclosed are a few shots in, of course, a partially completed status.  Note the frosted window glass.  I have always preferred frosted windows on industrial buildings.  The unpainted beams I added in an attempt to keep the thing from collapsing inward.  It has helped.

Regards. Bill


 

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