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Miniatures Adventure => Interwar => Topic started by: Eric the Shed on September 21, 2014, 06:21:39 PM

Title: 1930's Petrol Station VBCW
Post by: Eric the Shed on September 21, 2014, 06:21:39 PM

Hi Folks

Cracking on with my stuff for Blam and up next is a 1930's Garage & Petrol Station. Lots of piccies and links on the blog

http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/1930s-garage-petrol-station-vbcw.html (http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/1930s-garage-petrol-station-vbcw.html)

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/1930%20Garage/g1_zpsa97c5b13.jpg)

cheers

Title: Re: 1930's Petrol Station VBCW
Post by: aircav on September 21, 2014, 06:45:32 PM

Love it  8) 8)

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Post by: von Lucky on September 21, 2014, 10:12:15 PM

Nice work; those roof tiles are striking.

Title: Re: 1930's Petrol Station VBCW
Post by: Eric the Shed on September 22, 2014, 11:12:14 AM

cheers guys...finally found the enamel garage signs - will glue these on soon

Title: Re: 1930's Petrol Station VBCW
Post by: matakishi on September 22, 2014, 06:36:34 PM

Top work, very evocative.

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Post by: Elk101 on September 22, 2014, 07:19:32 PM

Very nice indeed Giles. Those lampposts really do look good.

Title: Re: 1930's Petrol Station VBCW
Post by: Eric the Shed on September 22, 2014, 08:36:59 PM

It will all be on show at BLAM

Title: Re: 1930's Petrol Station VBCW
Post by: Rob_bresnen on September 22, 2014, 08:51:01 PM

very nice. It reminds me of the one at the Black Country Museum

here is a link.


http://www.bclm.co.uk/locations/the-conway-garage/57.htm#.VCB9XfldXA0

Title: Re: 1930's Petrol Station VBCW
Post by: S44lade on October 08, 2014, 11:23:32 PM

Lovely work - a bit late perhaps, but I came across an old Walpamur paint colour card circa 1950 which give a good idea of colours used back then - hence the attached

Title: Re: 1930's Petrol Station VBCW
Post by: Eric the Shed on October 09, 2014, 09:01:55 AM

That colour chart is useful...and justifies my green choice.. ;)