Old crane truck model

 I built this crane truck using an old plastic military style truck and a commercial crane part along with various other parts and scraps.  

Above is a front view.  There is a ladder on the side and a worker is climbing up the ladder.

Above is a rear view.  You can see the hook on the crane.  

Gas station and store combo

 This model is a store with gas station pumps in front.  Mt inspiration for this was a 1927 photo on a 1980 calendar of the H. C. Hickerson store.  You can find a similar photo on the internet.  My model is not exactly like the photo.  

This model is a combination of commercial parts and scratch built parts.  The gas pumps are a mixture.  

The photo above gives a different perspective.  

The photo above shows vehicle at the pumps.

Old shack with old truck

 This old shack and truck were both scratch built using a few commercial parts.  The shack was built with board by board siding over an internal frame.  The roof shingles  are commercial.  There are two figures,  one inside the door and the other sitting on the ground in front holding a beer and looking like he may be drunk.  

Above is a front view.  The shack is attached to a cardboard base with grass and a gravel driveway.  

The view above shows one side of the shack with the truck on the gravel.  

This shows the other side and rear of the shack.  There is a ladder lying next to the rear of the shack and some logs at the side for the stove inside.

This shows the truck in front of the shack.. The truck was made using word and card board with the wheels and steering wheel being the only commercial parts other the the details loaded on the back of the truck.

Industry model

 I built this based on a picture in one of my books but it did not say what it was and I am not sure what it should be.

Most of this model is scratch built.  The large door in the high building is a commercial plastic door and the windows on the small building are commercial parts.  The tar paper on the roofs is plain white paper sprayed gray.  

When I decide what this structure is I will apply signs.

Old water wheel grist mill

 This model took a long time to build and I also had many other time consuming activities.  I had a photo on a calendar which was my inspiration for this model.  It is a flour mill with the grain ground by stones inside the mill activated by water flowing onto the mill wheel which then turns the grinding stones. 

The mill sides are made from commercial scribed wood with plastic windows mostly from Tichy.  The wheel and the water conduit over it are scratch built.  There are two figures  and a small goat.  The stone walls under at the base of the water equipment are plaster type material castings.  

This side view shows the entrance and a pile of flour bags on the walk platform.  The roofing is strips of painted paper to simulate tar paper. 

Above is a view of the other side of the mill.  

When I install this mill there will be raised surroundings.  

Wooden coal tower

 This is a relatively small coal tower,  all scratch built.  

This is a front view of the coal tower.  There are two figures on the top deck.  The ladder on the side is a plastic part.  The coal chute is made from wood and cardboard.  The cable hoist on the upper deck moves the chute up and down. 

Above is a view of the left side and you can see the coal dumping grate behind the tower where coal is dumped the be lifted to the tower bin by a chain of buckets inside the shaft at the back of the tower.  

Above is a view of the right side.  There are some small bushes at  the base of the shaft.

Above is a rear view of the tower.  At the bottom of the shaft is a hatch to access the interior of the shaft.  

Industrial Supply shop model

This shop supplies parts, tools and equipment to various small  industries. 

This is a front view. There will be no photo of the back of the building as there is nothing of interest to see there.  The loading dock has a variety of details and two figures.

Left side view.  

Above is the right side  showing the stairs and the second story porch.

Above is a view of the porch details including a figure sitting on a chair with a table near him with a bottle and a wrench on the table.  There is a small tool box to the left of the door.  

Next I will be constructing a small coal tower for my steam locos.