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Piko building kitbash into new drugstore for the tiny layout

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Piko building kitbash into new drugstore for the tiny layout
Posted by vsmith on Monday, August 23, 2010 11:41 PM

New Building, painted and weathered, ready to be set on the layout:

This started as a Piko kit that I used as a "town hall" facade but it never worked the way I had it, so I determined to use it somehow on the new tiny layout. I added an LGB kiosk with a window cut into it as a bay window, added the back and sides and a new Plastruct stairway kit on the side, mix in several posters and advertisments and I now have a decent looking liquor/drug store. Sorry for no building log, but lately I'm finding I just don't have the time to maintain one.

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Posted by dwbeckett on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 5:50 AM

Work's for me

Dave

The head is gray, hands don't work , back is weak, legs give out, eyes are gone, money go's and my wife still love's Me.

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Posted by PJM20 on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 5:53 AM

Looks good! I think I have an idea where your signs came from, but I'll ask anyway, where did you get your signs? - Peter

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Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:06 AM

PJM20

Looks good! I think I have an idea where your signs came from, but I'll ask anyway, where did you get your signs? - Peter

I got them off the MR forum. PM me, I'll send them to you if you cannot get them off the MR  forum

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Posted by PJM20 on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 10:22 AM

My guess was rightBig Smile! Trust me I have plenty, over 30 pages savedWhistling, thanks for the offer. - Peter

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Posted by ttrigg on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:56 PM

OK, where did you hide the "brick", where are the wheels, what about the engineer … Oh Shock … It’s a building Banged Head … something stationary. You actually built something without motor and wheels Bow. Looks good my friend. The "overwhelming signage" makes it a winner in my book.Laugh

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Posted by PIKO-Man on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 8:48 PM

 I like it, I like it!

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