mk11 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Here's a couple of old pics from my collection to maybe inspire a new project... This old Lancaster was rolled across the fields from a nearby air force base to the highway south of Red Deer Alberta just after the war to form the attraction for a gas station. There were several places in the US with a similar style. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Mike , I'm not sure how many pictures you may have of this place . It's been discussed several times on the gasoline station forums . I have scattered pictures from several different eras in my collection. Do you know what year you might wish to present this place in ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkPile Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 What is with the car in the hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Didn't someone build something like this but with a B-17 ? I seem to remember a diorama like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercman Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Didn't someone build something like this but with a B-17 ? I seem to remember a diorama like that. Ken Hamilton did it in 1/48th scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 I've only seen these two pics of the station, Ed. If I went ahead on it, it would be early fifties. That's about how long it lasted as some American concern apparently bought it and installed four new engines. On final prep it caught fire and melted the center fuselage. Enough to make a grown man cry. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Ken Hamilton did this station at one time . Being as I'm no airplane person, I don't know what plane was used . I see you posted that you wanted to do the station as though it were in the fifties . The building under the plane changed EVER so slightly over time . So to , the pumps changed . I think at first, , some A . O Smith dispensers were used . I know that Tokiem Explorers were used by about 1959. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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