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Back in 1998 MTH catalog this building. However, they never put it into production. I think this would be a good item for you to produce. I believe it would out sell any of the other structures you have produced. 30-9010

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The guy in the orange hall just makes common brands.  I scratchbuilt/kitbashed two, for two defunct regional oil companies, but there were others in the area, and I would lose no time changing whatever signs come on it.  That would force me to build more derricks and walking beam pumps for the other end of the line, though.  Conoco was probably the best known of those in that region.  There are a lot of structures Menard's could offer, mineheads and tipples, that derrick/walking beam complex (tall!), grain elevator, meat packing plant....the list goes on, and, if as artistic and creative as they've been so far, would jump off the shelves.

 

Sinclair is still out there. They opened a new one in San Pedro up the street from AGHR (shameless plug). I had heard that ARCO had taken over the company and was trying to make it disappear. Then ARCO was merged into BP. Don't know who owns the trademark now. That said, I'd love one of those. There was a guy at York selling some smaller refineries in various companies, but the MTH design was perfect. I have the Sinclair gas station and the original SpeeDee Car Wash which matches it's Art Deco style. I also have the Weaver Sinclair tank cars. All I need is a refinery and I'm set.

Sunco is still in the Philly area.

Now I am going back a number of years maybe late 80's or early 90's Sinclair was gone from the Philly area but we were on vacation in the mid west don't know where it was, do remember I think there was a Hallmark Card plant at the exit, there was a Sinclair station up the road. Funny how brands disappear and reappear again. Going Bach about ten years or so there was a Philly brand that had disappeared, reappeared again and now is gone again. Sorry don't remember the brand. There was one Philly brand that was bought out just to make airline fuel, refinery is south of Philly.

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If Menards does run into a licensing problem, if there is one, they could always make the structure with different color tanks, yellow pipes, and no signage, but signs and you apply your Menards included decals.  Better yet make the tall sign one of Miller's revolving lighted signs with a double sided for the building.

colorado hirailer posted:

"WAS on the Houston Ship Channel"?  Has Sinclair disappeared as a brand?  It has been a while since I've seen a Sinclair station, and even Sunoco has, I think, disappeared from this area, and I bought gas there for years.  And that is not the only brand that has vanished....

Sunoco still exists. It's the official fuel of Nascar. I not sure of where their stations are located regionally. They may be more prevalent in some areas than others.

MarkLX200 posted:
colorado hirailer posted:

"WAS on the Houston Ship Channel"?  Has Sinclair disappeared as a brand?  It has been a while since I've seen a Sinclair station, and even Sunoco has, I think, disappeared from this area, and I bought gas there for years.  And that is not the only brand that has vanished....

Sunoco still exists. It's the official fuel of Nascar. I not sure of where their stations are located regionally. They may be more prevalent in some areas than others.

The refinery is still there.  But it has no ARCO markings on it.

There are some Sinclair stations somwhere in the Great Plains.  But is this a spin off from BP directly, or use of intellectual property.

Chevron owns the names of Texaco and Gulf.  Guess we will never be able to purchase Chevron Spray to control ants and roaches. Gulf Spray smelled worse than MARX locomotive smoke!  BUT IT WORKED.

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Dominic Mazoch posted:
MarkLX200 posted:
colorado hirailer posted:

"WAS on the Houston Ship Channel"?  Has Sinclair disappeared as a brand?  It has been a while since I've seen a Sinclair station, and even Sunoco has, I think, disappeared from this area, and I bought gas there for years.  And that is not the only brand that has vanished....

Sunoco still exists. It's the official fuel of Nascar. I not sure of where their stations are located regionally. They may be more prevalent in some areas than others.

The refinery is still there.  But it has no ARCO markings on it.

There are some Sinclair stations somwhere in the Great Plains.  But is this a spin off from BP directly, or use of intellectual property.

Chevron owns the names of Texaco and Gulf.  Guess we will never be able to purchase Chevron Spray to control ants and roaches. Gulf Spray smelled worse than MARX locomotive smoke!  BUT IT WORKED.

Sinclair used to have a mobile display of dinos.  It came to Gulfgate Center here in Houston.  Got a Dino plastic model from the event.

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