After rebuilding a couple of switches that Bruce had given me and replacing 2 out on the layout, and with colder weather moving in, it was time to bring in some buildings that needed maintenance.
First up was Mancos Freight Forwarding. It looked like all it would need is a coat of paint, but a look/see at the underneath revealed major problems.
Most of the bottom half of the sub structure was in very poor shape. The wood inside it had the texture of paper and just fell out. Which was surprising since the outside seemed in reasonable enough shape.
So much for just needing a coat of paint.
I gave about a half second thought to rebuilding it, but I’d have to tear it all apart to fix it, which was a shame since I definitely liked the look of this building. Oh well, back to the drawing board.
After a few measurements and cutting up some PVC board I had on hand, the rebuild started. I wanted the same look, but the sub structure needed to be a bit more …robust.
It’s a pretty basic structure. So this part went rather quickly.
I ripped down some redwood I had on hand and started on the outside.
Stay tuned…
