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Clarks Emporium

Modeling
#1

of what I have no idea yet. When I bought the Virgina Falls station to use as the freight end of the Mancos depot, I also bought the Long Branch Saloon from CMS. My intention was to bash it into something and maybe get some inspiration of what it would become. At the same time I also picked up the recessed store front from Scale Art Models.

And I found a piece of cove modeling that I wanted to slice up and use for corbels. Well, I got fancy and made a half oval top piece for the building.

Since all I had on hand at the time was the Evergreen Styrene V groove siding and glued 4 layers of that to the top. I made it 4 boards wide of the .250" stuff.

I still have no idea what type of business it will be, but it should be distinctive…:wink:

#2

Nice building. There was once an old hotel in Ontario just above the rrj tracks with building fronts that looked the same as the one you changed.

#3

Ken that is going to be a distinctive building. Maybe it could be a general store?

Bob

#4

It’s obviously an old Odd Fellows hall with “I.O.O.F.” and a date in the circular upper part that has been since converted into a drugstore and soda fountain with living quarters above. :slight_smile: :smiley: Well…just a thought.

#5

Richard you got it. I know I recognized the arch. But until you mentioned IOOF I could not place it. Here in my small town we have it, right on main street. A second hand store or something on the main floor and some rental apartments above with one unit on the top floor for some other fraternal organization.

#6

Great start on a nice looking build. I like that you have gotten creative on the front detail. Looks like a Clarks Emporium to me

#7

Nice…LOL …love the name!

#8

I got inspired…why didn’t I think of this before?..:wink:

(http://rgsgardenrailroad.com/2011/ClarksEmp.jpg)

#9

Ken Brunt said:
I got inspired…why didn’t I think of this before?..:wink:

(http://rgsgardenrailroad.com/2011/ClarksEmp.jpg)

:slight_smile: crackin up

#10

Just needs another “E”! Good looking building, Ken.

#11

(http://rgsgardenrailroad.com/2011/newbldg16.jpg)

#12

What will you do for the interior?

#13

I glued a shelf under the front windows, so I 'll have to find something to put on those and probably just a picture of an interior behind that.

#14

No table and chairs? :wink: You can always put up some cafe curtains…

#15

Whose gonna bend over that far to look in the winders…not me…:wink: Well I thought about having the gourmet chef and maitre 'de looking out the window, but figgered that would just scare away the clientele…

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/ECLSTS/MAR11010.jpg)

#16

You should do that! That would look great.

#17

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/ECLSTS/ECLST2009002.jpg)

OK…you need this picture…photoshop it out, add a cash register and you have the first paying customer gettin an ear full from the owner! :wink: P.S…perhaps someone could help you with the photoshop…Huummm it’s pretty cold in Connecticut about now so they all must be stuck in their homes bored needing something to do???

#18

and have this guy in a monkey suit with towel over his arm…

(http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/s320x320/40894_142019632495968_100000637950305_246708_4861168_n.jpg)

#19

David Russell said:

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/ECLSTS/ECLST2009002.jpg)

OK…you need this picture…photoshop it out, add a cash register and you have the first paying customer gettin an ear full from the owner! :wink: P.S…perhaps someone could help you with the photoshop…Huummm it’s pretty cold in Connecticut about now so they all must be stuck in their homes bored needing something to do???

“I want real money, dagnabbit! There aint no such thing as a two dollar bill. Im gonna calll the cops!”

#20

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/ECLSTS/MAR11066.jpg)