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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Rustic grocery installed on my layout

The grocery store previously presented has been installed at the edge of the layout next to the railroad station of the small town of Elder.  It fills a bare area between the station and the tannery, and is right next to the railroad tracks.


I included three figures - the one holding the screen door is a modified cheap plastic figure that had been a street vendor holding a vending box - I removed the box which consequently removed his left arm so I had to create a new left arm.  I also created a hat for his head giving me a decent figure that looks very different from the original.  I placed a bench near where one could be seen in the photo of the prototype and placed a small jug and a seated figure.  The seated figure is holding a small can in his hand.  I made a hat for his head also.  The standing figure with the cane is mostly unmodified and represents an older bearded man.  The truck in front of the grocery is one I just made.


Above is a rear view of the installed grocery store.  I placed an outhouse behind the store and an old discarded wagon.

I got a question about the figure that I modified and which is holding open the screen door.  A duplicate of the original figure can be seen below.


As you can see it was a cheap plastic figure of I guess a hotdog vendor.  I removed the hotdog, the box and pole and his box belt.  I had to add a new left arm and I put a brimmed hat on his head.  It is fun and easy to modify these cheap plastic figures and you can get exactly what you need and something a little different than what might be available commercially.  I usually glue their feet to a small piece of glass with white glue for ease of painting.


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