Put up a parking lot

Lee, here's a suggestion for a scene in your car park. 

This was a scene at the car park in Edinburgh's Waverley station yesterday, where somebody decided that the 'closed' signs did not apply to them. I posted the story in the 'Real Trains' forum, and ReadingFan suggested it would be a good idea for a layout scene. (Thanks!)

The full story is to be found here:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-s...h-east-fife-21292873

That is cool!  It would be superb if they dug out all the area around the car, say, ten feet down, before the owner returned.  It would make a funny scene on a layout.

I had a odd space like this on one of my modules. I made it into a small used car lot. That way, its OK to have the cars crammed-in. If someone wants to test drive one, just move others out of the way.

Put all the trees in a tree museum, and put up a parking lot.

I like this idea.  I might change it, in fact, because I am not happy with the look of it as a parking lot.  Good idea.

Or, maybe I put a tree museum there!

Lee,

It looks like the perfect place for a small local fuel oil dealer. A couple of vertical tanks, a loading rack and a little office. You even have the fence on one side already.

Alan Graziano

I like that idea, you have some nice rides there. 

I too like the used car lot idea - plus, it's an opportunity to use this great Miller Engineering sign.

I want to thank Joe Hohmann for a great suggestion!  I decided to make it a used sports car place - sports cars smaller and more will fit in, and besides, I have a lot of sports cars.   I really like the result (first photo). Plus there was a huge bonus.   I was able to move most of my English sports cars to this site, which freed up room across town (second photo) to change that place to exclusively Italian cars.  I've ordered some 1:43 tool chests and mechanic's stuff to fill both sites out with details, and am thinking about names for the signs: leaning toward Nigel's English Motorcars and Ascari's Auto Italiana.

Below, still with a sign, but I love it already.  Nigel is showing a used Jag to a prospective customer, who's just not sure . . .

Below, the guy with the Buick is infatuated with the latest Alfa, even though more inconic machinery is all around it.  His bored wife reads a newspaper quietly, knowing it's inevitable but telling herself that at least she will get the Buick. 

So you "paved paradise and put up a paking lot"....all you need is a Big Yellow Taxi...

Sorry couldn't resist the song reference.....

I like it.....where's Joni Mitchell  (sorry again) LOL

Great job

Bill

Lee, My small lot is for small "Foreign" cars (they were not called "imports" back in the '50s). I did not own any non-US models, but after buying a few for the lot, I now have a display case full.

I made a small "sales office" out of one unit of a Plasticville motel.