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Farmers Bank
Posted by TheJoat on Monday, May 19, 2008 2:45 PM

My wife has been after me to build up the town a bit.   I used acrylic as the main form, added some columns and Precision Products Brick.

 

The windows are made from brass and then painted.   Door is styrene.

 

 

Bruce
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Posted by John Busby on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 1:02 AM

Hi The Joat

A fine reliable institution judging by the car parked out the frontBig Smile [:D]

I cannot help feeling something is missing from the building to just finish it off, what I don't quite know what because well its missing.

regards John Busby

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11:54 AM

Ain't seen you in awhile Ole Joat!

Looking sweet as always, wish I was you buddy so you can show me the finer things of G scale buildings.

Toadie

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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:11 PM

John, the interest payments on your mortgage, and the leasing of my rolling stock from the bank bought that fine new automobile for the Bank President!

What's missing??? Jesse James??? Drive up window? Some lights on the front so anybody could see nighttime intruders trying to make illicit withdrawal? Ah, Night depository door!

 

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Posted by S&G Rute of the Silver River on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 12:50 PM
An an American Flag. GO AMERICA. Sory My uncle came back to the states tthis week.
"I'm as alive and awake as the dead without it" Patrick, Snoqualmie WA. Member of North West Railway Museum Caffinallics Anomus (Me)
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 1:05 PM

S&G,

Shake his hand and give him a Brother hug for me, Welcome him home.

Toad

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Posted by piercedan on Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:16 AM

I do not think anything is missing, just too much white.

 Window casings used to be wood colored on many buildings and this would offset the white color.

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Posted by fontgeek on Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:12 AM
Maybe some curtains, lettering on the windows and or doors, some "wear" on the path to and from the doors. How about street lights or building lights? I would think that a lot depends on the period of the buildings and the town. If it is the 30's or 40's, then maybe a flag or two, a poster pushing war bonds, recruitment, propaganda, etc. Maybe a period cop on the beat.
There is a lot of white, but banks and S&L's tended to go for the clean, solid look, especially after the stockmarket crash.

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