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some time back I posted pics of the two Woodland Scenics IGA Groceries I bought.  Here is the final result.  I bashed the pair into a closer model of the one near us when I was six years old.  I remember it well.

 

This building is wider by one full front window and bit more - note that it has a wider front entrance, since it has an angled window alongside the doors on both sides now.  That detail added considerably to the complexity of making this modification.  I decided to use the WS interiors.  They look good.  I really like the  WS interior LED lighting with the small adjustable brightness pots inside the building.  I dimmed down the interior lights some.  

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That is the operating horse I made and posted last weekend out front, of course: motor not attached now, but it will operate when it goes on the layout

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I really like the back loading dock

 

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I had sufficient materials left over to make this nice smaller building.  I'm thinking of making it into a TV and Radio Repair store.  

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And I had quite a bit left over, including a complete lighted loading dock, another (non-operating) horse, awnings, signs, etc.  

This was a fun project, and I now have a model of the IGA store I remember. 

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Last edited by Lee Willis
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Lee,

Great job!  As I said on the earlier thread about the IGA Market, to make it look like the store we shopped in when I was a kid in Mars, Pennsylvania, I would have to remove the second section on the one side.  Too bad I wasn't Johnny-on-the-Spot like you and bought one of the markets already.  I could have donated the removed section to you.  lol

 

I love the mechanical horse for the kids to ride!

 

As always your bash looks great!  Is this where Veranda Turbine shops?

Last edited by Mark Boyce

Wonderful, Lee. Though pleasing in it's original form, you have greatly improved the proportions of the building. The repositioning of the entrance and it's now balance sidelights are more believable. I also like that the sign has been lowered to the façade, again, more plausible. It also aids in disguising seams, which are nearly invisible. Your project also allowed for the creation of an equally charming new building. The animated horse ride (brilliant) coupled with an enhanced building that reflects your youthful memories has yielded great results. It's pure fun.

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