Fifer Wrote:Today I finally got the billboards together for the tourist trap.....

Mike, that is very realistic. My wife and I have some times surprised to find a tiny shop or restaurant the size of a dog house after 100 miles of intensive advertising at an interstate

Love 'em! The Totem Pole is almost as well promoted as Wall Drug!

Thanks Reinhard and Ralph , yep always seems to be a tiny place with a huge facia and signs for miles and miles !!!


Mike

Aahhh....Memories...

I used to see literally hundreds of those signs while driving down Rt. 66 from Chicago to Oklahoma City back in the mid-60's...

Good job..!!!

Nice!

Thanks Mike and Gus , yep lots of those signs still around today !!!

Mike

I have completed 3 structures for the ACTRR. The first two are Downtown Deco Addams Ave 1 and 2 but one was narrowed front to back in half and the other was cut to angled to fit across from the Bus Depot. The Third is the existing Bowling alley (Robins Lakeside Lanes) with the inside milled out to accept the Miller Engineering sign.
Now to get them out on the layout permanently.









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Mike

mike, super and fine

Harry Wrote:mike, super and fine

Thanks Harry , I really ejoy building the Downtown Deco buildings!

Mike

Fifer Wrote:

You need an old rusty pipe from the windmill to the tank and since the tank is too tall for the cows to drink out of, you need another pipe coming from the side to a watering trough... or a lower tank. Since those things always run over or are shot full of holes, it's a good opportunity to add a bit more greenery in that area from runoff.
Looks great!

McGillicutty Wrote:

Fifer Wrote:

You need an old rusty pipe from the windmill to the tank and since the tank is too tall for the cows to drink out of, you need another pipe coming from the side to a watering trough... or a lower tank. Since those things always run over or are shot full of holes, it's a good opportunity to add a bit more greenery in that area from runoff.
Looks great!

McGillicutty
Thanks , I know , I have not gotten that far yet.
Thanks for reminding me.

Mike

Mannn...Wish I could come up with buildings like those....All I manage to do is square boxes with a loading dock....
Do those kits come with the "junk" you've put on them (pipes, A/C, etc...)?

Keep up the super good work..!!

Steamtrains Wrote:Mannn...Wish I could come up with buildings like those....All I manage to do is square boxes with a loading dock....
Do those kits come with the "junk" you've put on them (pipes, A/C, etc...)?

Keep up the super good work..!!

Thanks Gus , they come with windows and chimeny's but I did all the rest of the details. The pilasters on the end of the triangle building are actually the chimeny's.

Mike

Here is finally a method I came up with to make N Scale (or HO) yuccas.
I will try to do a how to and post it on our site soon.
It only requires Tan, white and grey craft paint, woodland yellow grass turf, woodland white flowers and silflor summer tufts and thick ACC.

Here are the results on the work bench.



Mike

I have a sudden craving for hamburger!