Buy Gas

I got this 1/64ths scale Shell gas station from Amazon.

It is a lighted kit, made like a laser cut MDF model, but it's plastic.  Most of it is pre-assembled.

1/64th scale is die cast car scale, in theory Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars are 1/64th scale subject to how well they fit on the cardboard car in the plastic bubble.

1/72nd scale figure buying gasoline in the city at night.

The lighting is LED powered by a USB connection to a power source

I think it is a lot safer and generates less head than other types of lights.

The background is a sheet of laminated plastic paper with a nighttime skyline on it I got 15 years ago or so.

The pumps are highly detailed and come fully assembled.  I think it works for HO and 1/72nd scale even if it is a little large.
 

T34 AVLB Construction Continues

The side hull is looking better, not done yet though.

Bottom is a little ratty and it may stay that way.

The port side view of this HO 1/87 scale model.

The new lower hull plate.  The Mir is very slightly larger than the Roco T34 but mostly it is a bit taller.

The new tracks are waiting in the upper right of this photo.  Lots more work to do!
 

More T34 AVLB

The bridge launching gear is from an old T54 AVLB made somewhere behind the Iron Curtain.

Now it is going onto a Mir T34 tank upper hull.  Mir was made in the old Soviet Union.

Like this.  I like the structure on the bridge.

Gluing more side hull plates to fill the gaps.  I am using a nicer looking track on this model than the original which was destroyed decades ago.

Looks pretty patchwork, because it is.  Mostly it will be hidden inside the hull or behind the tracks so it should be fine.  Mostly.
 

T34 Bridge Launching.

The Mir T34 has a very big engine hump on the rear upper hull.  This means the bridge launching gear mount has to be raised up a bit to clear the hump.  I used some sheet styrene to fix the problem.

This is the bridge I am using.  It's upside down it looks odd.

This is the bridge launching gear, note the white sheet styrene on it to help get the gear over the T34 engine hump.  One plastic bit on the hull and one on the launching gear should be enough.

The top of the launching gear.

This shows the launching gear receiving the bridge, again, it's upside down.

Just waiting for all the glue to dry.  My intention is to use these for late WWII and early Cold War for my Soviet forces.