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Hi All:

Starting Shady Grove Gas Station by Bar Mills Scale Models. This was a real gas station and still exists today.

Here's a photo of the kit.

Karl

Can't have too many gas stations, following along Karl

Hi Jan:

Yes we do. Here's a photo of the real thing.

Karl

Awesome...love any Bar Mills stuff!


But I'd follow a Karl thread if he was putting together a jigsaw puzzle  ;D


John

Karl,
Will this build be the HO or O scale kit?
I will be following along with you on this one

Mike Sigmon
Jacksonville, FL

Hi Cuse:

Now there's an idea. I never thought or A jigsaw puzzle. Thanks for the compliment.

Karl

Hi Mike:

This will be the HO kit.

Karl

Hi All:

Windows, doors, walls, corner trim and foundation parts are painted. On to assembly and weathering.

Here's a photo.

Karl

Quote from: Cuse on November 27, 2014, 07:11:56 PM
I'd follow a Karl thread if he was putting together a jigsaw puzzle  ;D

Ditto!

Karl,
On the Shady Grove JIG SAW can you share with us the base color and what did you use for the white

Thanks,
Mike Sigmon
Jacksonville, FL

Hi Mike:

Base color on walls is Floquil Canadian National gray. The white is Polyscale reefer white.

Karl

Hi All:

The foundation is painted Floquil Aged concrete and assembled. This is a delicate assembly and takes a little time to get it all square. The gluing surfaces are pretty small. So I let it set then I added drops of glue on the insides of the corners. This strengthened it up pretty well. Here's a photo.

Karl

Karl,
Looks like you are off to the races with yet another cool structure.  Looks good so far, of course, I'll be following along.

Hi Jerry:

Thanks appreciate your comment.

Karl

That is a neat looking gas station Karl.....I'll be watching.  8)

Hi Greg:

Thanks much appreciated.

Karl

karl,

Well, it seems I'm following yet another one of your builds.

Tom ;D

Hi Tom:

Thanks appreciate it.

Karl

Ordered this one thanks to Karl's thread. Arrived yesterday. Unfortunately it has to go under the tree and I don't get it 'til Ho-Ho Day. Damn you, Santa!

Hi Dave:

Glad you got one. It's small but is a challenge.

Karl

Hi All:

OK here's where I am on this kit. Little different this time. No A&I or dry-brushing. Want it to look new like the prototype museum gas station. Walls, windows & doors, signs, foundation and roof are assembled. I chose to ad signs to the top of the front wall as they are on the prototype. They are not in the kit. I put a gravel roof on instead of rolled roofing. Here's the photos.

Karl

Looks good! So...for those of us planning on building this: what are some of the tricky parts? What do we need to be careful of?

Hi Dave:

This part is pretty straight forward. The rest I will have to be careful with.

Karl

Staying tuned...

Looking good Karl. I also like the new look. I think we tend to weather everything and forget the 1:1 world has many new unweathered structures.

Tom ;D

Karl,
I agree with Tom, and IMO, it is more difficult to model a freshly painted structure since you cannot use weathering to hid any small blemishes.

Hi Dave K, ACL & Jerry:

Thanks appreciate the comments. The foundation is a little tricky as the parts are small and don't have much of a gluing surface. Once it dried I put dabs of glue on the insides of corners to strengthen it. Once the building is glued to it it is strong.

Karl

Hi All:
Here's the next step. The columns must be assembled for the canopy. Care must be take that they are assembled as mirror images so all the sign board tabs fit in the proper spots.

Here's a photo.

Karl

Hi All:

As can be seen I assembled them in halves. I assembled them dry and then ran a bead of glue down the corner seam.  After completely dry I will assemble the dry and do the same.

Karl

Hi All:

Columns are assembled as mirror images and parts are painted and ready for assembly. Here's a photo.

Karl

Hi
all:

It is finished. Here's the final photos. Hope you like it. this is not an easy kit.

Easy is not a requirement of a beautiful finished kit !!
Challenges are the name of the game in this hobby - how you get past them may vary !!

Well done Karl, it appears the work was worth the effort. Beautiful structure.

Tom ;D

Great job Karl. Well done.


How about Executioners Rocks next?


John

Great looking little structure, Karl.

Jeff

Hi David, Tom, John & Jeff:

Thanks for the compliments. I added trim to the top of the building & sign boards. It's A 2 X 8. These do not come with the kit but are on the real building. here's a photo.

Karl

First rate job, Karl.

Great job Karl.....the wall caps give it a more finished look and was the most common way to top off a frame wall.  8)

Hi Dave K. & Greg:

Thanks appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed it..

Karl

Great job on the gas station. Are the gas pumps pre-lettered castings?

Hi John:

Thanks. No you add paper signs to the pumps.

Karl