[b]This is the third and last depot for the Port Orford Coast R.R. except for a small boxcar/whistle stop at Sixes. If the depot slightly resembles the Laws Depot on the SP narrow gauge I assure you it’s purely coincidental. 
You will note that my depot has one less window on each side! hehe! In keeping with the experimental nature of the POC the Port Orford depot diverges from the usual plexi construction and instead has walls made from a very high premium marine plywood and a roof of sheet galvanized. Other interior parts such as floor, room dividers and roof formers are made from sheet PVC. The foundation, most of which will be buried, is made of the usual PT wood and the decking is from some redwood I was fortunate enough to be given. Glue is Welder by Homax Products and the brad gun provided mechanical fasteners for things like decking, etc. Except for windows and light fixtures everything is scratchbuilt and optimized for outdoors.
The structure starts out as a simple box as do all such models. The board & batten was done by plowing out the “board” sections with a dado on the radial arm saw.
There is a small amount of interior detail and the building is wired for lights. The bare wires run the length of the building except for the freight section and are used as bus bars. The little 12 volt bulb leads are soldered to them. Connections in the freight section join them together and an outside feed will later enter through the floor to supply power from an pld Marnold 4.5 amp power supply.
PT 2x4’s are fabricated into a foundation for the building.
The depot sits neatly into the “hole” provided. No rocket science, just careful measurement allowing for minimum clearance.
The decking is redwood strips cut on the table saw and secured with 18ga. brads. Also note the brackets for the platform roof that extends all the way around the building. They were first glued and brad nailed to strips from behind and then the strips were themselves glued and nailed to the walls. This gave them more strength than if they had been connected individually.
The platform roofing attached. 22ga. galvanized; about as thick as I’d ever again want to cut with hand shears. I think next time I’ll opt for 24ga. I had the sections cut to size by the supplier but I still had to do the 45 degree corners myself.
End blocks (PVC) were attached on both ends to give more grab for the pins I used to hold the main roof structure in place in the wind. While the snug fit and substantial weight generally are ample to keep the roof on we do get an occasional breezy day here by the coast.
The roof in place. I was going to take a shot of the underside of the main roof to show the formers but I was in a hurry to get the depot outside when an unexpected guest dropped by. I drafted him to help move the depot outside; a two man job. If anyone needs a view there let me know and as soon as I get the chance between track construction and rains I’ll try and accommodate you. And a few closeups…
The roof was painted with Bondo red/brown primer. The seams are fuel resistant white tape as used by model airplane modelers. A weathering haze of Krylon Camouflage Medium Brown was applied over all to tone down the white color as well as the primer color. A final coat of Behlen Dead Flat Clear evened everything out. The ridge caps are from Rainbow Ridge (what really nice people they are). The chimney is made from a block of cedar with a PVC cap plate and an aluminum tube pipe. Now…on with the trackwork…supposed to rain tomorrow too. [/b] 
