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 Posted - October 01 2016 : 9:27:36 PM
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Let's start the new week off a few hours early. Since interest was high on my ceramic HoJo here's the same makers Texaco across the street. Since it faces towards the back of the layout it's hard to get a good picture of the front details.
 
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Posted - October 01 2016 : 9:54:12 PM
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| That's pretty interesting Gary, that those are made of ceramic. What is the name of the company that does that?
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Posted - October 02 2016 : 01:53:16 AM
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Nice Texaco and like the giant from the original The Day The Earth Stood Still!
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Posted - October 02 2016 : 4:32:37 PM
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A number of years ago now, Lefton a company that makes ceramic collectables got the idea of making collectable buildings. I guess they figured HO was a suitable size. They didn't market them to the model railroad community and at the time were way too high priced. Well I guess the idea didn't pan out for them and I found a bunch at very low prices and that's why I have eight of them. The a Seattle fire house, The Ho Jo, The Texaco Station, a diner, the Gettysburg train station and three office buildings that were meant to hang on the wall.
There was an entire series of each type plus roadside attractions and wall hanging Victorian houses. The roadside ones appear to be the ones Bachmann recently released in resin.
Yes that is the robot from 'The Day the Earth Stood Still. A little large for a Muffler Man, but for a buck key chain I'll take it.
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Posted - October 02 2016 : 11:07:47 PM
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quote:
Yes that is the robot from 'The Day the Earth Stood Still. A little large for a Muffler Man, but for a buck key chain I'll take it.
Originally posted by Gary BÂ -Â October 02 2016Â :Â 4:32:37 PM
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well when the Iron Giant came out on VHS there was a robot included with the tapes on the front
Also didn't find these at toy show but saw quite a few on Ebay 
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Posted - October 03 2016 : 10:20:58 AM
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I found this structure in an antique store for $10...
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Posted - October 03 2016 : 11:08:11 AM
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Wicked nice Texaco station. The statue of the service guy on top is like the
cherry on top. My BOTW is a dairy farm, scratch built by the late, great
"Doc" Harrison at the El Paso Model Train Club. The roof comes off and
inside are cows in milking stalls. Doc was a large animal vetinarian,
and a life long modeler.
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