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Monday 15 December 2014

Meteor Store

Not to be confused with any other store of a similar name
This is a model that I've had in mind since December 2011, but at least I've finally got around to making it. I did intend to have an interior for it, but I need some "filler" buildings and couldn't face detailing yet another interior.
Some of my UK followers may recognise  a similarity with this store and a recently defunct chain of stores of a similar name - it's purely coincidental I can assure you (ahem).
Twilight Street building from Set 1
My model started out life as one of the very fine "Twilight Streets  - Heroic Scale" card models from "Microtactix" - (purchasable in pdf form from "Wargames Vaults, $10 or about £6.5 for seven buildings).
Front of building
My model is a slightly larger version of the original as I photo-shopped it into a more substantial building and from the front at least, a more symmetrical looking building.
The building has been increased in size along the front by just one width of upper floor windows and similarly for the sides (an increase of one window width.)
The footprint of the converted model is approximately 11"w x 8"d x 6"h (about 27cm x 20cm x 15cm), whilst the original is about 1"-2"shorter, but the height of the building (to the parapet is the same as the original.











Boring side view.
  The side of the building, is pretty unremarkable, but I did add one of my signs.
I re-scaled the shop signs in three sizes, the one above the front door being the smallest and the roof-top one being the largest.
More interesting rear view,












The rear of the original store hadn't got the shuttered entrance that can be seen on my version, that was cut and pasted from another of the buildings in the same set.
The sign is of course one of the larger scaled signs that I had made.
The other, equally boring, side wall
My version, the basic four walls and roof took about an hour to put together.








All the signs aren't actually flush with the walls of the building they all have a single coffee stirrer strip (what else) to make them stand out a little way from the walls.


 The supporting structure for the sign on the roof, above the front of the building was made entirely from coffee stirrers and took quite a while to complete due mainly to the drying time. Luckily I was working on the last two "triple" yards for my tenements at the same time.





Finally here's a shot of the roof "furniture", the access door is part of the model but the HVAC unit came from one of the many extras that come with the set.







I have also been continuing my work on the yards and have completed both the "triple" yards I needed to complete them.





Next week I'll be posting some of my latest toys and a couple of exciting "finds"but that's it then now for another week and as always, your comments are both welcomed and appreciated.

24 comments:

  1. Great work on that card guilding... love the sign and the yards

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    1. Thanks HW, I may get the knack of building these card things yet.

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  2. Very nice card building. Are you sure you were not solely responsible for that chain store demise? I suspect you were!

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    1. Thanks Clint, it was actually one of my favourite stores too.

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  3. Awesome you could of used the original name since they are no more.

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    1. Thanks Brummie, I suppose I could have, but where's the fun in that ?

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  4. A fantastic piece of card stock, great job Joe.

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  5. Very nice, Joe. Not every building needs interior detail.

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    1. Thanks Bryan (and I thought I was going to get wrong !)

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  6. RIP Comet but at least the chain store's spirit lives on with your great looking build, Zabadak. I really like the work you've undertaken to 'enlarge' the footprint. It looks incredibly imposing and doubtless dominates the tabletop. Nice work on the roof furniture too as I actually thought it was Ainsty resin castings until I read your explanation. Great posting :-)

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    1. Thanks Blaxkleric, at least you were "brave" enough to mention the intended target. I do like my building to be larger than the shoe-boxes that tend to be on offer, but the companies involved try to fit their models onto singlr sheets of A4, luckily I can go up to A3 size .

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  7. Great build Joe! I like the changes you made too. Are those coffee stirrers versatile or what? Can't wait to see your new finds and toys.

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    1. Thanks Bob, one of the finds I can't stop prattling about how could it is, but it'll have to wait until next week ! (I'm such a tease aren't I ?)

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  8. Great buildings. Can't wait to see more games on your tabletop...

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    1. Merci Shuby, once the final bits are done on the yards (painting and "landscaping" the board will be set up for another game - sooner rather than later I hope.

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  9. Very resourceful. I've always wondered what happens to stores when they die. Now I know. They become zombie stores! :-)

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    1. Thanks Paul, when they die they may well turn into zombie stores !

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  10. Again a great build. Well done. Looking forward to "the great finds"

    All the best mate

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    1. Thanks LS, I'm hoping now that I haven't bigged them up too much.

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  11. Great job on the building! Very well done, it will look excellent in a cityacape. Can't wait for the next items!

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    1. Thanks N667, I have two more building printed and ready to build plus one other awaiting printing all similar box-styles. The stuff I 've picked up I doubt many will be as impressed as I am with them.

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  12. Excellent building! I don't suppose that you plan to do an interior for it :-) ?

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  13. Thanks C6, I did actually plan in interior but decided it wasn't really worth the effort.

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