Repstock Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) The real station was located a few blocks from where I grew up. It's in 1/25 scale. the walls are gatorboard covered with .060 styrene. It's hard to photograph white in normal room conditions, but here goes... Edited March 2, 2014 by Repstock
MrObsessive Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 I like it! I tried to get my first job at a Mom and Pop owned Texaco in the Fort Washington, MD area back when I was in high school a year earlier. This'll bring back some memories! Ya gotta put a couple '60's/'70's cars with that dio when you get done with it------Pinto, Vega, maybe a tired, beat up Corvair?
cobraman Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Except for being flipped it is laid out just like the Texaco station where I had my first job in 1968. You can trust you car to the man who wears the star.... The big red Texaco star !! : )
charlie8575 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Looking good already. Another work of art on its way. Charlie Larkin
Sixties Sam Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Looks good! This should be spectacular when it's finished! Sam
misterNNL Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) This is developing very nicely!Great corners and everything looking symetrical.Are you working from photos or memory?Be sure to post your progress photos for the rest of us to enjoy!Just a hint,For more contrast in your photos hang a dark colored bed sheet on the wall behind it. Edited March 4, 2014 by misterNNL
David G. Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 You're off to a great start. I'll be watching this one David G.
Repstock Posted March 4, 2014 Author Posted March 4, 2014 This is developing very nicely!Great corners and everything looking symetrical.Are you working from photos or memory? There is a used car dealer across town that is using this style of building. I checked the county auditor site, and their building had been built in 1968 as a Texaco station. I visited the dealer and he allowed me to measure and photograph the building. After creating drawings form the measurements, I used photographs to return the appearance to original. The tower part was not present on the dealership, so I guesstimated it's dimensions using photographs.
Repstock Posted March 5, 2014 Author Posted March 5, 2014 Added lights under the overhang...progress continues slowly. Sorry for poor photos, but it gives you the idea...
charlie8575 Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 Amazingly good, Tom. I love your work- true excellence. Charlie Larkin
LongRoofNut Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 This is awesome! Gives me ideas for my own station (Exxon).
gasser59 Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) Tom - this is excellent. The layout and floor plan is just like the one in my hometown in southwest Iowa owned by a friend of mine's dad. We spent a considerable amount of time there as kids but that was long before 1977. Looking forward to following along on this journey. Edited March 12, 2014 by gasser59
dbbycreations Posted March 13, 2014 Posted March 13, 2014 I love it ,a great start going to look excellent !!
Belugawrx Posted March 14, 2014 Posted March 14, 2014 Ok I'm curious.... Do you have any in progress Pics? Looking awesome
Repstock Posted March 23, 2014 Author Posted March 23, 2014 Some progress has been made. the little tower is pretty much done. I've started painting some walls. The color is DupliColor white acrylic lacquer.
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