Texaco’s ad slogan was “You can trust your car to the man who wears the star,” and this is played out here in HO (above). The JL Innovative Design kit is typical of small gas stations from coast to coast, and the pumps look like the familiar ones from Tokheim, at one time one of the country’s largest gas pump manufacturers. There is always a slight whiff of mo- tor oil lingering inside the cluttered office, the ball game is on the radio, and there is an oc- casional clang from the shop when the mechanic on duty “adjusts” something or drops a wrench. Even in winter the outdoor service ramp was a fixture at gas stations; this one (be- low) is scratchbuilt. Changing the vehicles now and then lets a scene tell a different story. The author recalls “older folks” driving sedans like these when he was young (bottom).
off-the-shelf items for everything. Well, Walt and I did have to make
trees, but we used commercially-avail- able sagebrush armatures and Super Trees®
from Scenic Express. The other exceptions were the initial ground cov- er, paver sand, which came from Home Depot, and the anchoring cement used for the concrete roadways. Other than those items, everything came from a hobby shop or web site. With all the scenery elements com- plete and fully explained in previous in- stallments, what I would like to do here is feature some close-up shots of vari- ous details that went into the scene. First up is the corner gas station, fea- tured prominently in the front. It is a JL Innovative Design wood kit built by Walt. As stated previously, the “con- crete” the gas station sits on is actually a sheet of .040″ thick styrene painted a
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