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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Other => Topic started by: Story on January 31, 2021, 10:20:33 AM

Title: (1/87th [HO Scale]) 1950's gas station restoration
Post by: Story on January 31, 2021, 10:20:33 AM

HO scale architect's model, built by an ATLANTIC PETROLEUM engineer. Figured I'd give it a 1960's grade restoration.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Petroleum

(https://i.imgur.com/wRBFD7k.jpg)

Display framed out, on an old walnut Bell Telephone switchbox base (how vintage).
Probably use concrete-colored contact paper as a base for this when all is said and done.

(https://i.imgur.com/U5AvI7X.jpg)

Title: Re: (1/87th [HO Scale]) 1950's gas station restoration
Post by: Story on January 31, 2021, 10:25:46 AM

Did some historical research.

(https://i.imgur.com/vgTWBba.jpg?1)(https://i.imgur.com/U9TvtvY.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/i7Ctdli.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/6x1XlHK.jpg?1)

Title: Re: (1/87th [HO Scale]) 1950's gas station restoration
Post by: Story on January 31, 2021, 10:28:11 AM

(https://i.imgur.com/4gA147N.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/06rHklD.jpg)

Went for an Edward Hopper look with this photo
(https://i.imgur.com/51MmQr2.jpg)

Title: Re: (1/87th [HO Scale]) 1950's gas station restoration
Post by: Frank3k on January 31, 2021, 11:47:48 AM

That's great! It reminds me of some of the gas stations (working and abandoned) that I've seen on Route 66 in the Mojave.

Title: Re: (1/87th [HO Scale]) 1950's gas station restoration
Post by: Story on January 31, 2021, 11:54:59 PM

Thanks, Frank.

For those of you wanting to duplicate this, there is a structure

https://www.cityclassics.biz/ho_crafton.html (https://www.cityclassics.biz/ho_crafton.html)

...and Atlantic decals
http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MD&Product_Code=87-1017&Category_Code=GAS (http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MD&Product_Code=87-1017&Category_Code=GAS)