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I would like to see nice printed whitewalls as well.

maybe I'm a little thick, but I'm not sure what you are requesting. I don't cast anymore because I do it so infrequently, the resin goes bad, and I'm tired of wasting money that way. I don't have a copy of that publication, so I can't see the pumps. Who is the manufacturer, Tokheim? What is the pump for? I will help you any way I can. Sorry about any trouble you may have had with other members. I'm sure you don't need the aggravation given your medical situation.

I very rarely enter contests these days. The only ones I do enter are in the immediate Columbus area. I've had models appear in both model car magazines, and I have won my share of awards. It was all great fun, but now I'm content to just build and post in this forum. The trophy I'm most proud of was the Best of Show cup won at an IPMS show in Columbus. It's a large show, and overwhelmingly military. To have the military guys vote my school bus best of show was something I'll never forget. I really like your stations, and I'd like to see more of them.

The stockroom is coming along. I had to make more oil cans to stock the shelves. I've made 562 decaled oil cans for this project so far. I'm not sure the cans in the back row will be visible when in the shelves, but I decaled them anyway, just in case you can see a bit of them. I'll post more pictures when I get more done. Thanks for all the positive feedback, and thanks for all the help, I've had a lot of useful input from several people, you know who you are!

Very cool! I'll have to add this to my references. Thank you!

I don't know if you're going to have gutter or not, but if you don't, it might be cool to have a rut in the ground or discoloration on the surface to indicate where the rain ran off the roof onto the ground. I would imagine it would be quite loud inside the building during a downpour! I sense you're much like me, modeling on a very restricted budget. Really cool stuff you have going on here, especially on a tight budget!

Sunday only, I'm afraid.

I appreciate your kind words,Tom, and I'll work hard to make this model worth looking at. This is not directed at anybody in particular: On a message board, I am fireproof. There is nothing you can say on a board that's going to bother me. (in person is a different matter). I really appreciate the kind comments, enjoy looking at other builds, and disregard the negative. Everybody is entitled to an opinion, but I'm under no obligation to care. Fortunately, I have yet to encounter anyone like that here, and if I do, it won't bother me.

Have you guys looked at Chuck's stuff? Incredibly realistic weathering techniques. ANOTHER guy to try and measure up to! Well, the effort should make me better, I suppose.

I'm going to tell the truth, here. I am not a planner, I just solve problems as they arise. This is what that means: I've redone the storeroom three times, I've redone the showroom twice, I've redone the bathrooms once, and I've redone the floors twice. I could have built this thing twice by now. I tried to get as much reference as I could, but at some point you must get started before the interest dies. Things I didn't know for sure, I gave my best guess at, THEN a source would arise that showed how it really looked, and I'd redo it. I've seen 90% of how the layout really is by sources on this board, and getting access to an actual old Clark, which was pretty intact. All of this happened, of course, after I'd gotten everything wrong! As for as the furnace, water heater, etc., I just build whatever I need. With the furnace, I found a period furnace and copied it. It ended up being Bryant because I happened to have some blue paint left to paint it with, and Bryant happened to be available once in a similar color. Is the appearance a copy of an actual Bryant? No, I just tried to capture a period look. Now, If I'd found an old Bryant to copy, then it would be as exact as I could make it. I wish I could say I was so talented that I get it right the first time, every time, but it's not true. I just keep trying until I have something I can live with. I've taken pictures before trying to create tutorials, but the thing I photograph is almost never the thing I end up using!! Just today, I accidentally flipped some acrylic black onto the stockroom wall. Luckily the wall is painted in enamel, and Windex took the slopped paint off without hurting the wall at all. But what if I'd flipped enamel black? I try to reach the level of a Ken Hamilton, who I imagine wasting no time and effort, with every movement creating something amazing, and I see myself groping around just to get one thing looking decent!!! I guess my point is, dive in and do it YOUR way! I am living proof that effort can, to some degree, overcome shortcomings in raw talent.

I seem to remember the spelling as Addams Family (?). Anyway, well done structure you have there!

Kris of M.A.D. arranged for me to master his Mustang LX. I also did his Mustang II notchback. I am by no means an expert on this body, and sadly, I did not have access to a real one, but I did try as hard as I could to make it as "right" as possible. I was nervous about submitting it to Kris when it was ready, but it seems to have gotten generally favorable reviews. The idea from the beginning was to try and keep costs reasonable. The decision on what to include and not include was entirely Kris'. Shameless plug: You will never find a nicer guy, or nicer guy to work for than Kris Morgan. I hope whatever inaccuracies the kit has won't be too difficult to correct.

Congrats on the replica stock building style, I favor this style as well. I turn the hood over, run a bead of super glue in the groove(s), sprinkle baby powder over the whole thing, lightly tap the hood several times (to help the powder penetrate the surface of the glue bead), wait a few seconds, turn the hood over to let excess powder fall off, blow off the remaining film, walk away for about a half hour, return and finish sand the spot. I like to build 70s cars, and they were really into those scribed lines then.

After gaining access to an old station, some of the details have been cleared up. Other details will reflect what others have told me. These items are made primarily from .040 styrene. The water heater is a stack of 1/25 wheels covered with .015 styrene. More to come.

Air compressor kitbashed from compressor in 1/24 Texaco station kit.

This one.

Don't know if I'm allowed to say why, but I vote model.

If you're doing a stock van, the roof should be ribbed. I don't know why they omitted them. The A-Team van has them, but the older kits do not

A very impressive display.

Absolutely GREAT looking station!

Great news about the job! New avatar is less startling, but I'm surprised it isn't a Mopar!

It was great seeing you at the IPMS show. I hope things have vastly improved for you since our last conversation. Thanks for the welcome, I think I may just settle in here. Your avatar makes me cringe, my friend.

Very nice! Those interior decals look great! I've got an unbuilt kit to build someday, thanks for the inspiration!

I would very much like to see your stations. Is there a site where I can see them? One of the reasons I spend time on this board is to see models, especially buildings, that AREN'T MINE! I see my stuff all the time, no big thrill there!

Here's one of the reasons I chose Clark. Here is the Clark station compared to a Texaco station. Not only are the Clark repairs complete, you can see the progress I've made when I haven't been working on oil cans. My sources gave differing accounts of the floor surface (I'm sure every station wasn't IDENTICAL). I chose the black and white diamond pattern to liven up the place. The showroom glass is plexiglas with plastruct bracing. When I measured the Clark station near my home, I was glared at by the owners of a taco stand who had taken over the lot. (the building was in the process of being sold). They had no legal claim to the building, so I measured it, and took pictures anyway. I don't know how long the building will be there, so I got my numbers while I could. The Texaco station was started years ago. There was a Texaco station that had been modified to a used car lot a few miles from my home. The building had all the exterior panels intact. I was able to produce accurate drawings as I spent a day measuring everything to the amusement of the owners. The bathrooms were unchanged from the Texaco days, all materials and colors were intact and unaltered. I took quite a few pictures of everything inside and outside. Who knows, someday I may finish it, but it has rather a large footprint for the room I have. I've also drawn up a Phillip's 66 station (also a large model footprint, even larger than the Texaco), but I haven't been granted permission to photograph the structure inside. Hopefully I can get that done before it's gone. There was a cool Shell station, too, but I waited too long on that one, it's gone. Both structures are 1/25 scale.