This is somewhat old news, and at the time Jimmy offered to replace the part even though I did not purchase the kit from him. Very generous, but I was not willing to accept the offer. So I improvised. New panels were fabricated from offcuts, board-on-board construction.
or to be strictly accurate Starbucks coffee stirrers on Popsicle stick construction.
This seemed like a good idea at the time, affording some bracing, but proved to have a slight problem. Namely that my new panels are thicker than the original milled wood and so some surgery/on-the-fly modifications had to be made.
Anyway, weeks later I have an end result
except it really is not an end result as it needs a ton of weathering. I am particularly pleased at how the sub walls came out, and rather like some of the gaps. These are going to look great with some sand spilling out. At some point I will build my new peninsula, which will have the Scotty Mason Roundhouse and this fine structure as part of a small engine servicing terminal.
Anyway, the main message here is that all is not lost if you have a kit that is missing an apparent key part. Just improvise and have fun.
