And one last post for the evening: A couple of posts back, Chef Chuck Wagon shared his recipe for ginger-flavored hot chocolate. The mug it was prepared in was from the Littleton Diner in Littleton, New Hampshire. Here's a photo that I took of that diner some years' ago. (The mansard roof isn't original, but you knew that :-):
The Littleton Diner was manufactured by the Sterling Company (1940?). That's the same manufacturer that brought us the "streamliner" diners that looked like moderne-style trains, like this one in Rhode Island (my photo):
I mention the Littleton Diner because if you look at the pinstripe and etc. detailing on the enamel panels in the top photo, you'll see similarities with laser detailing that has been added to the windows in the newer version of this diner kit. The primer kind of hides it, so look closely:
Although, like paper, the bass wood seems to have a "side" to it, I suppose that if you don't like the laser lines, that you can flip the wall over and use the detailed side as the inside wall -- in fact, that might add a nice interior touch.
As part of my color exploration this weekend, I have decided to make the outside of the diner an old-fashioned green as shown above. The prototype building, which still exists, is mostly white with red accents. That's a bit too 1950's for me for the architectural era represented by this model. Instead, I'm going with traditional muted colors from the 1930s and 1940s -- including the black, white, and salmon tiling in the actual Airport Diner photos referenced previously.
Lastly, here is Roxie, the roller skating waitress, demonstrating the use of a color wheel. Roxie shows us that by combining equal parts orange and yellow and then adding white to tint it, a nice shade of salmon will result. Sorry, Roxie, that's salmon as in the color, not the fish. (Chef says to just stick to burgers and fries for now.)
If I use the supplied interior "walls" then I will paint them salmon with a band of black tile and maybe some centered black tile crosses. Those will match the motif that I just added (ever so sloppily) to the resin counter. I want to experiment with using calligraphy pens on scrap wood for creating straight lines for the wall tile without having to resort to masking tape, but that's an experiment for another time -- after I dig out my pens.
Have a great rest of the weekend.
Tomlinson Run Railroad
