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HALL'S SEAFOOD SHACK

The newest addition to the Tideflats waterfront is Hall's Seafood Shack. This is a Bar Mills Waterfront Willy's/Trackside Jacks kit. The kit was built fairly close to instructions with a few touches and details added to better reflect a more modern business. This kit was really a fun little project. This was my first Bar Mills kit, and I would highly recommend them based on my experience here.

Additional details include a metal roof in place of the wooden shakes included with the kit. Mr. Hall had decided long ago a more durable roof was needed in the harsh saltwater environment. All the signage was done on my computer and then printed out to fit. The Pepsi machine was also done on the computer and wrapped around a piece of woodstock trimmed to the appropriate size. I also added gutters and downspouts..

All other details were parts fabricated or found in my scrap box. The customer entering the store with the open door provides a nice touch of "movement" and also allows better visibility inside the structure. The interior has been detailed and provisions have been made to wire the structure both inside and out. In the picture below, you can just make out the end of one of the wires that will provide power to the lights of the structure under the piers on the left-hand side. I still need to install several more lights like the one over the second floor deck door.

 
 

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Updated 29 April, 2011