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Fri Nov 27 2009 03:55 AM
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I just found this on Flickr when I was surfing their gas station pictures. This is amazing! Have a look. (copy/paste) http://www.flickr.com/photos/45518221@N00/sets/72157594304660679///Claes
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Wow! That is almost unbelievable in the realistic details.
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That is Awesome!!!! The Detail is Unbelievable on something that small!!!
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If it wasn't for the background being cropped out, there are a couple pictures that look like FATW pix. Amazing!
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That service station was featured in a Magazine called Fine Scale Moddeler by Kalm back publishging several months back . You should be able to get the Back issue from them . Ed Shaver
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i can`t imagine the hrs he put into that garage!! simply awesome.....
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OK I'm a modeler but how in the world do you get so much detail?!???!? When I saw the penny next to the tractor I was amazed at the size and the paint/weathering. Guy must have tons of patience and lots of time on his hands!
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Rick, my thoughts exactly. Can't believe he can get such attention to the details using such a small sized "platform". Wait I've got it. He works in hollywood and the penny is really the size of a dinner table. Anyone buy that?  Thanks for sharing Claes!!
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I've had nmy eyes on that model for a couple of months now, glad you liked it :-) I dont know if it is photo shopped in any way.. but the details are truly amazing.
Btw, flickr has some 60+ pages of gas stations, many are very nice and some are nicely photographed or photo shopped also.
//Claes
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Hey Ed Shaver whats your guess on hours or life times it took to build it?
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Wow....... that is truly in incredible model and beautiful workmanship.
With all his attention to detail I"m surprised that he let the tractor wheels and tires slide.
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What are you talking about Husky Bob???? The tractor is one of the most detailed parts including the wheels and tires. I can't believe how he got the rusted, weathered look. It even has oil stains around the oil pan! Unbelievable, the more I look the more I see!
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It's a beautiful job but I was wondering about the tires too. Were hard rubber tires used on tractors between the time of steel wheels and pneumatic tires? I noticed the truck tires have tread or some what bald tires. I've just never seen hard rubber on a tractor?
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I know they had hard rubber tires. As a kid we had an old,old Oliver and my dad would drive nails in the front tires to get steering traction.
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What are you talking about Husky Bob???? The tractor is one of the most detailed parts including the wheels and tires. I can't believe how he got the rusted, weathered look. It even has oil stains around the oil pan! Unbelievable, the more I look the more I see! Rick you are most probably right and I do apologize for jumping the gun on the Fordson. Coming from a farming community the smooth wheels didn't look right to me as there is no way it could have pulled even a 2-bottom plow without losing traction. Most of the old Fordson's I have seen have had steel wheels with steel cleats or lugs. With that being said I have never seen one set up for industrial use which is what I would think this particular design was based on. HSL I believe that pneumatic tires were introduced in the early 1930's and alot of the tractors with steel wheels were converted to rubber tires.
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If you like miniatures check this one out...new meaning to detail link
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That is amazing!! Im supprised that he put the steering wheel on the wrong side. LOL I would love to know how long it takes to do some thing like that
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WOW about sums it up. Note the rag on the seat of the tractor.
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Can't be as tedious as building a ship in a bottle
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Gosh gang I would say easily a couple of tears on this diorama . Working in 1-48th scale is advantagous as I was at a local hobby shop today talking H O or 1-48th with the manager . Seems that a company now has Gulf , Sunoco , Clark , and Sinclair signs that light up using two A A batteries and look like neon signs !Theres also a Dr Pepper sign too. Im tolsd that the company , Model Power also sells a kit to possibly do your own sign . Now these signs arent exactly cheap . They run about 50.00 plus tax. They come with a skeletom frame to make a rooftop bill board .
I thought I was being unique as I want to add one of Dick Bennett's decals as a Bill board sign to my Amoco station ....... No , I got beat by somebody over in Asia building these electronic gadgets ! Ed Shaver
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