On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:27:20 -0700, Dale Carlson <drc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:50:44 -0700, David Nebenzahl wrote:
>
>>Nice model. Just one criticism, and it's something I see far too often
>>on otherwise fine models: the typeface used for the sign. There's no way
>>a station of this vintage would ever use that type; just look at some
>>old pictures. Looks like it came off someone's inkjet printer from
>>Microsoft something-or-other.
>>
>>For some reason, a lot of otherwise great modelers have a huge blind
>>spot in this area. A little more care in selecting the type of letters
>>used on signs can make a big difference in "believeability". Someday I'm
>>gonna write a full-scale rant on this ...
>
>It really is a nice model, but the font selection bothered me
>immediately as well. Looks like arial. And to further nitpick a
>beautifully made model, the pumps look to be late '40's or
>1950's vintage, so I'm not sure "service station" was a popular
>term yet. "Jack's Gas Station" or even "Jack's Auto Service"
>seem like better names. I won't even go into how narrow and
>large-diameter most of the tires are in the rack, as perhaps many
>of Jack's customers hadn't been able to afford a new car for a
>couple of decades :) But geepers- they are wrapped and even
>have labels on them.
>
>It_is_ a nice model...
>
>Dale
Well , I guess I'll get my .02 cents in as well.
It looks like a plastic model to me. IMO , some of the models that
come ready built look as good as this one. Of course , as someone
else mentioned , maybe the person who bought it wanted it this way.
kd
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