City of Miami part 2 - 6
Finally, I glued enough strips of partition material to the back of
the locker fronts to give me the depth I needed. Then I added one
last strip for the back of the locker, slightly larger than the front of
the combined lockers. I ground the back of the locker down with a
Dremel motor tool. Next I added sides that were also slightly over-
size. I ground down the sides with the motor tool until they were
also the correct size. I repeated the process one last time with the
top. After all the parts were ground down, the seams didn’t show.
Being satisfied with how the lockers turned out, I glued them to
the partitions built for the end of the car. Two of the sofa parts
were glued to the other side of the partition. The sink and shelf
were glued to the end wall in the rest room, and a stool was
added.
Now the bad news; when I went to glue the restroom partitions
down, I found that pre-cutting the carpet was not the best idea.
I had cut the notch a little too far, leaving exposed basswood. I
ripped up the entire burgundy carpet and laid another piece on
13: The completed bar is attached to the floor. The
adjacent waiting area can be see to the right. The
arched doorway header made from printed card stock
has been attached. All that's missing are the bar-
tender, palm tree, and passengers.
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that end of the car. This time I glued the partitions down first, then
cut through the rug to expose the bathroom tile underneath.
The Bar Area
I had already begun on a bar, but after visiting the real Bamboo
Grove, I scrapped it and started over. The construction methods
were OK, but the color, wood grain, and layout needed work.
For the partitions around the bar, the first attempt was with bass-
wood. The partition was too thick and the one door header was
very fragile. The second attempt went much better. That was until
I realized that the refrigerator was too deep. I had reduced the
side to side dimension of the interior to match those of the car.
I ripped out one wall and the refrigerator. A new trimmed down
refrigerator fit. Fortunately, the refrigerators come three to a pack
so I didn't need to purchase another. Finally I glued the long sofa
to the partition. A little putty on the joint and it is ready for the
base coat of paint.
14: The assembled chairs prior to painting.
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MRH-Aug 2013
