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A Station Raising

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The Coastal Titans Railroad tourist line is getting steady business which means folks need a place to gather, board and exit the train, and buy their souvenirs. So an early addition to the line was a station. I decided to build a box that would allow me to store the station away to help protect it from the elements and reduce the cluttered look in the garden when trains aren't running.  I took some leftover 1x12 boards and cut them to size. Inside of the top half This was my first project like this and the corners were not quite square and the boards seemed slightly warped so I needed some wood putty to fill gaps, some planing of the surfaces, and caulking the inside cracks.  Top and bottom ready for painting I primed and then put on two coats of grey paint.  The painted boxes I wanted to use the box to store the station when not displayed to protect it from the weather but have to drag it back and forth from the house every time. The two halves fit together to enclose th...