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 Posted - July 05 2015 : 03:46:51 AM
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My building of the week is a mostly finished enlarged Sam's car lot.... Sam has been into some 70s sports cars lately. I have the two lighted poles working in this pic... Since photo I have added the light over the door and the "No money down" banner...
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 09:59:52 AM
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Nicely done, Walt! I have that finished kit also, with 1940's cars. I will probably put some AMCs on the lot, though.  Like the lighting detail. 
My building(s) contribution comes courtesy of the LHS's trash dept. I was leaving Tuesday night last week,and saw some O gauge track sticking up out of a trash can, digging further, I found these buildings and a couple Marx O gauge cars. Plus some AHM electric poles in a box . I love trash diving! I scarfed all the track, some rusted from the recent rain, should clean up OK. I can always use it for display purposes. Anyway, these buildings have no markings on them, approximate S / O gauge. I can probably use them on my G outdoor railroad as well. Free is good!   My boss gets so much stuff in, he just throws the broken and unwanted stuff away. So I benefit occasionally.
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 11:45:01 AM
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Walt - Sam's is looking good and some fine classic muscle on display.
Jerry - Nothing wrong with free plasticville. Put them a distance from the track and they should work fine visually.
This week I have a project I first did as a kid and always wanted to reprise. Two Plasticville motel kits stacked. I raised up the lower roof to make it flat, used one of the offices as a pool house. Added a second hand house by Pola as the new office and a PV Frosty Bar etc, etc. I need a vintage sign but that will come later.    
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 12:05:34 PM
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| Gary, I really like the way you see things and execute them. So many motels along those old highways like this.
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 12:14:59 PM
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 That actually looks like a motel I've seen before. I can't really remember which, though.
-Steve
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 3:55:55 PM
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Thank You, Jerry...
Have a little more detail to add to Sam's.
Nice trash can buildings , Jerry!
Love the stacked motels Gary. Have another photo saved where someone had done the same. Great idea!
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 5:37:03 PM
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Walt, I've been following your Sam's kitbash; nice job on the parking lot splice, it's all looking really good!
Jerry, nice score on the freebies! The way I see it, if you don't need the free buildings as they are, it's free kitbashing fodder!
Gary, love the vintage motel; my wife and I would so stay there!
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 Posted - July 05 2015 : 7:17:01 PM
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| Gary - I likes it but how do you get to the 2nd floor?
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 7:57:13 PM
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Thanks everyone on your feedback - Microbusss -excellent question. 
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 8:38:35 PM
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| Thank You, Glenn... all built with Sam's parts minus the two lighted poles... I put the 4 cars that come in the kit on ebay and they have 5 days to go... They have all the parts to complete the 4 old cars.
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 9:19:16 PM
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Gary, that motel reminds me of the 60's motels they still have in Wildwood NJ. Check it out on Google sometime and you'll see what I mean. Great job.
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 9:31:07 PM
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| Nice custom job what the hobby is all about
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Posted - July 05 2015 : 10:44:45 PM
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thanks & sorry about that question 
Knowing your detail stairs hadda be somewhere
Are abit sloped tho
Just saying hehe
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Posted - July 06 2015 : 10:05:00 PM
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Yeah microbuss that walkway ended up a little tilted. Oh well, my stuff never comes out perfect.
Jerry - I Googled Wildwood- what a bunch of classic old motels! Very cool in a strangely mid-century sort of way. I see bits and pieces of mine in several of them.
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Posted - July 06 2015 : 10:34:09 PM
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quote:
I'm in complete awe of this dumpster find. I actually love Plasticville just the way it is. I like the old school "toy" look for my Lionel layouts. The bird bath and trellis are especially nice...I've never seen them or the log cabin.
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Posted - July 07 2015 : 12:58:05 AM
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Nice BOTWs so far, guys.Mine is kind of an attic find. They came from one of my relatives, who had it along with a ton of other H0 scale stuff, in an attic place for about 25 years. It came in a kit and now it's completely finished. The building is a Life-Like Southern Oil Company structure from the 1980's. It's actually quite detailed for it's size.
-Steve
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