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#22 ·
Ah yes Bruce, I remember going to that 5 and 10 store when I was about 12 or 13. I never took my dog because I always wanted to go inside and buy something from the clerk (who I had a crush on). She would always tell me I should save some of my money. Alas, she never knew that I came in to see her not because I needed to spend my money. Thanks for the memories.
Bob
 
#23 ·
Magnificent, Bruce. Where did you get the door handles? They look great, especially compared to/with my sewing pin heads. Also, where did the display items such as the miniature water tower in the window and the store's cash register come from?

I've been looking for photos of an old(er)-time soda pop reefer--the kind that stood on legs, used crushed ice and had a pull open top--to put inside my gas station, if I ever finish it. I've Googled various "coolers" but get the kind people take to tailgate parties and such. I guess the cosmic question is, what kind of junk would you put inside a one-room, old-timey gas station, prolly located in the sticks (I borrowed the design from a calendar by a Southern artist who paints Coke-themed Dixie buildings). BTW, I've already pasted a girlie calendar on the walls and have printed up some Remington and Peters posters. I tired to do some oil can labels, but couldn't figure out how to make them small enough on my printer. And forget candy bars! :(
 
#27 ·
Bruce;

Yeah, that is a Pola cash register. It is part of an interior detailing kit they sell. The kit has all sorts of details including: workbenches, a typewriter, a 1930s era telephone, a desk, a desk lamp, a dog, an anvil, an ornate water fountain, sundry tools, and other stuff.

The store is perfect. Takes me back to the Woolworths and Murpheys we had in my home town. As a small boy in the late 1940s and early 1950s, I would spend happy hours in those stores "lusting" after Plasticville buildings and toy cars and trucks to go with them. The trains were usually only found at Western Auto, Sears, and local hardware stores.

Best,
David Meashey
 
Discussion starter · #28 ·
Thanks, David. I must have bought that decades ago.

Jim, the sidewalk is made from 3/8" foamed PVC (Sintra, or whatever). I scribed it and then painted it with some exterior paint. I put a wash of India ink and alcohol over it.
 
#30 ·
Bruce
I saw your wonderful masterpiece at the York show, and your model is defitnately worth the best of show. Your modeling techniques are superb, I am glad I got to see the model in person.
I really appreciate to see a model of great quality. Keep up the good work, and keep us informed.
Dennis
 
Discussion starter · #33 ·
Thanks, guys. It was a truly fun project and to get the Best of Show prize really was icing on the cake!

I put it out on my layout the other day and it fits in nicely.

Image


Steve, there's a few more interior pictures over in my build log on page 9. The interior is really just a suggestion, as it's not all that visible when in place.
 
#34 ·
Bruce,
Looks great. What did you use for the base? I started using Cement board two years ago and that was a mistake. Over the winter it started coming apart, so I'll need to switch to something else very soon. I was thinking maybe of trying ceramic floor tiles, like the ones you find in the big box stores. I would think those would be safe outside.


Thanks,
Mark
http://mmg-garden-rr.webs.com/
 
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