3.20 Haber HardwareI struggled to find a kit to serve as an appropriate starting point for the hardware store, then realized I was going at it from the wrong end: I needed to start with a reference. Once I found Robie's Country Store, I started with the side walls from a NorthEastern Scale Models #STS30035 One Story Section House and the front porch from American Model Builders #645 Nine Mile House, with columns swiped from a Miller Engineering #G-100 Gazebo. In one afternoon I'd scratchbuilt the front and back of the building, and assembled them with the side walls and extension onto a foundation. The wires in the image below are for porch lights. It's on its third move, and now it will have fluorescent "shop" lights as well as a pair of window fans. Reference ImageRobie's Country Store in Hooksett (on the National Register of Historic Places) is a bit unusual as far as New Hampshire structures go, but it got me thinking—and look what's right beside it! Named For...Bobby Haber is a very close friend—indeed, he's the son I never had. Previous < Return > NextCopyright © 2017-2020 by David K. Smith. All Rights Reserved | Site Map |