Downtown Deco

You've made it something to be proud of, Bob. Real nice.

FrankM

RRDOC,

That looks great!... My favorite kits to build are Downtown Deco!  The Trackside Tavern is a great kit. I also bought its sister kit the Booby Hatch....

That one is in the chute to build next.

Nicely done, Bob.  

George

Thanks guys.  This is my 6th Downtown Deco building.  3 were rescue/refurbs and 3 were built from kits.  They are a lot of fun to build and if you follow Randy's instructions, they look great.  For anyone who is thinking they might want to try their hand at a hydrocal plaster building, start with the First Timer Bar.  It is a small, easy to do kit with a lot of character. 

Bob

Dkdkrd, Of course, every bit of it looks great, and I especially enjoy the boldness of your writing "No Parking" on the rear of the building exactly like a proprietor of such a modest business might have done with a simple paintbrush and some leftover black paint. That looks completely authentic, as a realistic touch.

FrankM

RRDOC posted:

I bought this Downtown Deco Trackside Tavern building that needed some TLC.  No signs were included so I made my own in photoshop elements and picked up a few images from the web.  All were printed on a color laser printer. 

I decided to make this a 1950s TV and Radio Repair Shop in honor of my dad.  He was trained as an electronics engineer and managed defense contracts for the Navy Department.  At the start of his career in the late 50s/early 60s, he did TV repair in our basement.  I learned a lot from him, including which end on the soldering iron not to grab.   I do wish I had kept his old tube tester in wooden case.

I did a repair and repaint, new roof and rooftop details, downspouts and the signs.  Still needs some weathering chalks.

Here are the before and after pictures.

Bob Glorioso

 

Wow', that is a real nice paint and sign job'..Very nice work'.. Best conversion of that kit I'v seen to date'..

dkdkrd posted:

It's a great building.  I enjoyed working on mine and adding a few doo-dads here and there...

KD

KD,

Where did you find the double sided light illuminating the BEER sign?  Or is that something you made?

-Dustin

Bob, nice job.  The connection with your Dad makes it even more special.  One tip for making home made signs look like they're painted on is to print them on paper, turn the paper over and sand with fine sand paper to make it thinner then apply with white glue and work the thinned paper into the relief of the brick work with your finger tips.

I believe Jim Policastro either posted about this process here or I read it an article about his layout.

KD

KD

Nice job with those beer sign lights

Bob