That is a good looking building…
Nice building Ken. Colors look good on it. I kinda like the glass chimney you have on it now. 
I,O,O,F, has the symbol of three chain links as well. Mason’s use the Square and Compasses and call their buildings “temples”. I think one or the other would be perfect for a small town “lodge” building. My father and step mother own the building in Angelica NY that was once an old Odd Fellows lodge. http://www.angelicamainstreetgallery.com/
Chas
I think I can safely put this one to bed now.
(http://rgsgardenrailroad.com/2011/newbldg32.jpg)
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They have a phone? Wow, modern place…
Turned out very nice, Ken. How did you do the signs?
Bout the only place in town that does…besides the station…
Bruce, their just printed out on that water proof vinyl. The sign over the door is on a piece of PVC, the rest just stuck on the sides and windows.
Some of the graphics I got from here:
http://personalweb.donet.com/~paulrace/trains/resource/index.htm
Looks great Ken. Nice job! I have a similar Bell System telephone sign, an original porcelain that hung on the wall of my late neighbor’s house. He too was a retiree from the phone company.
Very nice. Now you have to string power and a phone line!
Doug Arnold said:Nah, did enough of that over the last 40 years.............it's all underground now..........;)
Very nice. Now you have to string power and a phone line!
Loverly bit o’ work!
Gave me ideas (scary, that!) I probably need a union hall more than a lodge, tho…
Sweet!!!
Ken,
How did you like that store front from Scale Art Models. I was just looking at their site and it seems to be a pretty good deal. I might like to use one for my next set of buildings. Does it come with glazing, or did you have to cut your own?
Well, Bruce, it’s cast resin, comes in about 6 pieces and is a bit fragile and the one I got had a slight whoopus in one of the picture window sides, but over all it was very well done. You’ll have to do some sanding or filing to get it to fit together, but that’s relatively easy.
Didn’t come with glazing, but it does have indentations on the inside to place your own precut windows. My advice would be to cut out the windows and glue them in before you assemble the store front, something I didn’t do, and would have squared up the whoopus.
If I do another building, I had thought of using the Grandt Line Diamond windows on either side of the doors, just to “fancy” it up a bit.
I love their chimneys, too, and the benches, and signage on the Mancos build is from Scale Art as well.
Very nice Ken. One day Ill get down by you and visit the layout.
Ken Brunt said:Ken, I wouldn't leave the building outside. Maybe your results will be better, but the Muella cast resin building I have warped big time. I wouldn't describe the Muella building as fragile. The cast roof and walls were pretty thick. But it warped worse than any plastic building I have. And it's not in a full sun location. Ralph
Well, Bruce, it's cast resin, comes in about 6 pieces and is a bit fragile and the one I got had a slight whoopus in one of the picture window sides
I’ve put together a few Muella buildings for someone else and that’s what happened to them.
Since this is only a small part of the whole building I’ll have to wait and see what happens. Since the pieces are not very big and are reinforced I don’t for see a problem.
That’s one of the reasons I try to put real vents in my buildings - hoping to let some of the hot air out, as well as any condensation. I’ve got fronts built of styrene and have not experienced any warping.
Do you have any problems with wasps homesteading in your buildings?