Shady Grove Gas Station Bar Mills

[postalkarl]

Hi Greg:

Thanks much appreciated.

Karl

[ACL1504]

karl,

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

Tom

[postalkarl]

Hi Tom:

Thanks appreciate it.

Karl

[Dave K.]

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!

[postalkarl]

Hi Dave:

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

Karl

[postalkarl]

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

[Dave K.]

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?

[postalkarl]

Hi Dave:

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

Karl

[Dave K.]

Staying tuned...

[ACL1504]

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

[jerryrbeach]

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.

[postalkarl]

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

[postalkarl]

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

[postalkarl]

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

[postalkarl]

Hi All:

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

Karl