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Topic starter
23/02/2023 8:10 pm
Ever since I purchased a set of Brooklin's Sinclair gas pumps, I have thought about adding a building to model a gas station. After searching for built structures or kits, I decided my best course of action would be to build one from LEGOs. My goal was to make a 1960's and 1970's style gas station as realistic as possible considering the physical constraints from the individual LEGO pieces. LEGO has a very nice operating garage door perfect for 1/43 scale cars, which helped me make my decision. The cars in the following pictures are the Brooklin 1957 Oldsmobile and Brooklin 1960 Cadillac. The figures are from American Dioramas. The first two pictures show the front exterior, and the third picture shows the brick detail in the back.
For the fourth and fifth pictures I removed the roof to show interior details.
I plan additional updates to the building, both exterior and interior. The first will be to replace some of the green pieces used to make the stripes. You may have noticed two different shades of green. I used the parts I had, and new ones have been ordered. I hope you enjoy the pictures.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
23/02/2023 8:34 pm
Love the brick wall on the back.. Never thought Legos would be so realistic! 😎
Topic starter
23/02/2023 8:47 pm
The brick wall is made from LEGO parts called profile bricks, which have special patterns molded into the bricks. I use the ones that more accurately depict bricks.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
Topic starter
23/02/2023 10:54 pm
Yes, I can bring it to Jeff's show. I just need someone to give me a little table space.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
John Kuvakas reacted
23/02/2023 10:55 pm
Fantastic Ed. LEGO is proving a very versatile tool for building a wide variety of stuff. This is the first period gasoline station that I have seen and I’m really impressed with your efforts.
23/02/2023 11:19 pm
That looks great ! An excellent gas station that fits right into a scene
24/02/2023 7:03 am
Excellent work, Ed. We'll find room in our booth.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
100Ford2003 reacted
24/02/2023 9:04 am
Beautiful !! You might want to add a thin strip of black wire to replicate the 'ding-ding' ringer when we drove up to the pumps.
Steve
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Topic starter
24/02/2023 9:35 am
Thanks. See you in a few weeks.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
Karl Schnelle and John Kuvakas reacted
24/02/2023 10:27 am
The station looks outstanding Ed. The Brooklin gas pumps and the building really compliment each other.
Ed Davis reacted
24/02/2023 12:56 pm
That station would go well with these two tanker trucks, a circa 1950 White and a 1956 Ford cabover. The white an Atlantis kit and the Ford a Menards item.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
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