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Frederic Testard
Engineer
France
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 Posted - 05/06/2011 : 6:15:13 PM
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| Very nice and neatly done interior, Bob. |
Frederic Testard |
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sgtbob
Fireman
USA
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Dutchman
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 05/07/2011 : 08:53:04 AM
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Boy, Bob, Bell Telephone signs on buildings, stocking ladders on rollers - you are bringing me back to my youth and the corner grocery store. My grandmother would send me there for a few items and I could tell the owner 'put it on Gram's bill'.
The next thing you'll tell me is that you are going to make one of those long can goods grabbing sticks with the claws at the end.
As an aside, until last year when he sold the store, I still bought my feed and most hardware at an old store owned by a guy I grew up with. He had inherited it from his dad and made virtually no changes over the years. Loose nails by the pound, drawers of assorted hardware, etc. He often used an antique grabber pole like the one in the picture to grab stuff off the top shelves.
Good memories. |
Bruce
Modeling the railroads of the Jersey Highlands in HO and the logging railroads of Pennsylvania in HOn3 |
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sgtbob
Fireman
USA
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dallas_m
Fireman
USA
3018 Posts |
Posted - 05/07/2011 : 10:57:09 AM
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Bob --
Neat interiors! They almost make me want to go shopping ... but I think I'll stay home and work on models instead. 
Modern grocery stores were prevalent by the time I was a kid, but we still had one old-timey shop nearby in a little old building with very tall shelves and a shopkeeper who had one of those grabby things. Neat stuff!
Also dig the library style shelves ... |
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sgtbob
Fireman
USA
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ELK RIVER RR
Fireman
USA
1059 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2011 : 2:09:38 PM
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| I beleave there's still a few hardware stores around here using that same system. Lots of good stuff in some those old stores. It's a shame there prices don't match yesteryears but it's still fun.Tom |
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Hopeless
Fireman
USA
1250 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2011 : 6:23:11 PM
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I remember them. It is a nice looking piece. Is it scratchbuilt or kit? The whole interior is coming along nicely.
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Dutchman
Administrator
USA
23235 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2011 : 6:38:03 PM
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| I, too, remember them. You have done a good job replicating it, Bob.[:-thumbu] |
Bruce
Modeling the railroads of the Jersey Highlands in HO and the logging railroads of Pennsylvania in HOn3 |
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dallas_m
Fireman
USA
3018 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2011 : 8:42:26 PM
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Oh crap! Another thing that "I'm old enough to remember" ... and old enough to not remember that I've seen it later today.
Real neat ... what did you use for "filler" (hardware) in all those bins? |
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Ensign
Fireman
Canada
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Posted - 05/11/2011 : 8:57:25 PM
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Hey Bob, I still buy my nails just like that.
Living near old order Mennonites has it's advantages.
If this little scene is the look of things to come, this will be an amazing interior!
I guess you could say you are nailing it!
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sgtbob
Fireman
USA
1185 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2011 : 06:18:12 AM
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Thanks Gregg, Dallas, Bruce, Roland and Tom, I'm glad to see that I'm not the only old
coger on this list. Gregg and Tom are lucky, there is one fairly old hardware store near by
but most have gone under to Home Depot and Lowes.
I sure miss the old ones.
The nail bin is scratchbuilt. I made one "divided dish" out of styrene and then filled
the bins with epoxy putty and then poked the putty with a knife blade until it looked like
a pile of nails (sort of). Silver paint and a wash of black brought them out. I then made a rubber mold
and cast the number of dishes I needed from resin.
The scoop hanging from the scale is a section of styrene tubing and the scale face is a scan
from a photo of a real one.
Back in Cooker's repair shop
I had some jars of nails. That time I filled some doll house glass gars with tiny clippings
of silver wire and that looked real good too.
Cheers,
Bob |
http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30102&whichpage=1
http://www.freewebs.com/santmod/ |
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alpha_1
Engine Wiper
Canada
140 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2011 : 11:40:17 AM
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Terrific stuff, Bob. I'd like to know how you formed the hull of your steamer. I have plans to build a sternwheeler for my MRR and any help on this score would be appreciated. Also have you or anyone you know produced and how-to media for building with styrene? I'd like to know how you make your bolt and rivet heads.
Keep the pictures comin' Sir! |
Gord Schneider
Port Credit, ON
President & Chief Engineer
Kootenay Lakes Steam & Navigation Co. Ltd. |
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sgtbob
Fireman
USA
1185 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2011 : 12:53:09 PM
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ALPHA 1 (Sorry, I did not catch you name) Thanks for the post. I patterned the boat after
Sibino and her hull us FULL of curves, not only the basic boat shape but she had pontoons welded
on each side to increase her width. No way to do a good job of that in styrene so I carved the
hull below the deck line from wood and built her up from there with styrene, my favorite material.
Evergreen plastics (the maker of all the styrene strips, rods, tubes, special shapes etc.)
have a book out on building with styrene but I am not the that impressed with it. There was a guy many years ago who wrote a lot of articles for Model Railroader. His name was Al Armitage, and he was
a big proponent of using styrene (about 1960's). I got caught up in it and never went back. I use many materials
but styrene is my favorite by far. You might be able to use the Model RR index and find which
old magazines he had articles in and then get those back issues.
I have a little press with which I make all my rivet heads and I usually use commercial
nut/bolt head castings, metal or plastic.
I hope you do get into using styrene and while I am not writing a book, I would always be happy
to answer any spicific questions.
Cheers,
Bob |
http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30102&whichpage=1
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alpha_1
Engine Wiper
Canada
140 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2011 : 12:59:28 PM
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Hi Bob. Thanks for that.....most informative. My name is Gord and I'm in Hamilton, Ontario......just comin' back after a layoff of 40 years. I'm retired now, have the time and the health to start a layout and I'm really looking forward to it. Watching threads like yours have really got me inspired to 'get on with it'.
Cheers! |
Gord Schneider
Port Credit, ON
President & Chief Engineer
Kootenay Lakes Steam & Navigation Co. Ltd. |
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