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"Back Road Buildin's" The
Grocery Pilot Model is
finally done!
The Grocery
 "Traveling
the back roads years ago,
one would happen across a
tiny grocery store around
every other bend in the road
or over the next rise. Even
today, these picturesque
treasures can still be
found. Wood siding deeply
scarred by grain and rot and
weathered a beautiful silver
gray. Rusted tin roofing
sheets all but covering the
original wood shakes. Front
porch sagging and with a
decided lean. And as though
in staunch defiance to this
earthly appeal are a
multitude of colorful metal
signs plastered everywhere
advertising the contents of
the interior: colas, soaps,
cigarettes, remedies,
staples, and clothing."
(Introduction from original
1980's advertising in the
NG&SL Gazette magazine)
 The
Grocery in
O Scale is the first of this
series with a bunch more to
follow in both O Scale AND
HO Scale. Above and at left
is the "finished" Pilot
Model images, where I
finally found some spare
time to finish applying the
signs and adding the details
that are included in this
kit. If anyone is
interested, this built-up
model like some many other
pilot models (still
available) is For
Sale.
And you
will be amazed at all the
"Options" of Extra Details,
Doctor Ben's Stains &
Solutions used for finish &
weathering we have added to
this kit which means huge
$$$ savings for you!
This
*original* 1987 Thomas A.
Yorke Ent. kit has been
slightly revamped with some
modeling technique updates
and details added as well as
including a significant
update of the instructions.
Now, we know that we could
have kept the price down
even more if we cast this
kit in Hydrocal©; and didn't
have such high standards of
casting quality (detail
density bubbles, pits,
voids, etc.), we just refuse
to sell second quality
castings. But, then if we
did cut corners to save some
money, you would not be able
to appreciate een more the  intricately,
hand-carved details that Tom
Yorke spent so many hours
working on each and every
original master pattern for
this kit. Trust us, you would be
able to tell the difference!
This
kit includes full-size
drawings, scale lumber,
Grandt Line windows & doors,
and the detailed
construction and weathering
instructions that you've
come to expect from Scale
Model Masterpieces
including a bunch more
stuff!
O Scale
Foot Print: 3-1/8"wide x
5-1/16"" long. We'll bet
that there are a few S/Sn3
Modeler who can adapt this
kit to their scale, too!
Be
sure to check out the
website updates for this kit
which now include options to
add detail packages, and the
Weathering Stains and
Weathering Solutions
described in the kit
instructions used to
complete this kit. |
