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Marcos Great start as usual. I like the clean building style and attention to detail in all of your builds. I was also interested in the red oxide primer you used? I will be watching.

WOW! Great job, beautiful!

Well Done Ed I know what it takes based on my Texaco Station. A lot of research, planning - I made scale drawings on graph paper before I touched a piece of plastic. I have learned a lot. I know that project took a lot time and work.

I am sorry I do not have any more pics of the tow truck. The Texaco station was a club build, six members of the club made models. I should have taken pics of all the models. I will ask those modellers to bring their models to the next meeting. I will take more pics and post them.

1968 Texaco Service Station at the Shearwater Aviation Museum Model Car Contest

WOW! I love all your builds and I love the old Mercs

Hey Mark Thank you for your comments Most stuff came from Scale Models By Chris link

Update with more pics I made a holder with wood base to hold walls while I painted both sides at once

Great Stuff, I like old service stations. What inspired this build? And what about reference material? My Texaco Service Station is a club project but I would like one of my own, the biggest challenge is storage. My wife says "that is not staying in our house" We'll see how that works out.

Model all the way.

Thanks guys, I will chop off 1'-0" from the bottom right.

I did not know that. Thank you for the advice - they are already painted and decalled. I have a million questions. This is my first diorama and I learned a lot these past few months. I want to do it right and accurate but I do not want to be too anal about it, if you know what I mean. Plus I want it finished and I am under the gun for time.

We are building a Texaco Service Station for the Shearwater Aviation Museum Model Car Contest We are the Halifax Area Automotive Modellers. This is it so far. Station as planned #1 service truck #2 owner's drag car #3 car getting gas #4 static '47 Chev #5 Car being repaired - should have hood up, air cleaner off, mechanic leaning over fender. #6 Car being repaired - this one will be up on the hoist, with a mechanic underneath. Maybe getting new exhaust, or a brake job. #7 Another car getting gas. Should have a driver as there was no self serve in 1968! #8 static vehicle - I thought another drag car would be appropriate. The hood could be up/off with either someone working on it or a couple of people just looking. #9 static vehicle - this could represent a worker's car #10 car getting air in tire or on jack with one wheel off representing getting a tire fixed. Should have a figure doing the job. A few pics of the station - early.

Curt, Good job! I like the attention to detail. It is less is more. How did you do the brick work? I am currently doing a 1960's Texaco Service Station

I am going with model on this one.

WOW!!! amazing work. What more can I say.

Sam I like it alot. Great job! The color, the details like the grille area, great.

I say real. I was correct last week. See if I can do it two weeks in a row

Dale What is the difference between Master Airbrushes and Grex Airbrushes

Hello from Milford Station, Nova Scotia

Thanks guys for all the comments. I enjoyed the build. My favs are hot rods and mild customs The next one is a 1964 Ford. Our club theme for Jan. 2010 is something green. So guess what what color the Ford is?

I use Ambroid Pro Weld, 3 sec super glue, a big fan of 5 minute epoxy. This is a trick I learned years ago and use it for basic sub-assemblies like engine halfs, seats and rear ends etc I mix 50/50 Testors liquid and tube glues It is thick enough to brush and thin enough to spread around evenly like engine halfs and there are no strings attached. Sounds strange but it works for me. sounds

I say model

Ron That is amazing! You know I like Buicks too. Is there an other Buick on the horizon?

I say real