Old Gas Pump Drawings or Measurements

[DaKra]

http://www.thatscoolwire.com/store/subcategory.asp?SubCategoryID=118

Here is where I got mine, minimum diameter .9mm.   Perfect for O scale and up.   Some other interesting stuff there. 

[NE Brownstone]

Chalk up another cool product for Dave.  I remember when My dad and i were talking about the new metal cutting laser we got at work in the early 90's.  He mentioned that when the laser was first created(he was a physicist) he said he never thought it would amount to much more than a toy.   He then told me he was wrong. 

Every time I see one of Dave's  newest offerings I always remember that day and what he said.  Bet he never thought they'd make bagels too.

[DaKra]

I guess the first lasers your dad saw were similar to laser pointers, like you can buy at CVS for $8, so I can see how he'd be unimpressed.    Actually, the laser is starting to seem a little toy-like again, after all this discussion about the potential of 3d printers.  The day will come when kits and a million other things are just downloaded off the web and pop out of your 3d printer, in full color, like magic.   

[NE Brownstone]

I guess the first lasers your dad saw were similar to laser pointers, like you can buy at CVS for $8, so I can see how he'd be unimpressed.    Actually, the laser is starting to seem a little toy-like again, after all this discussion about the potential of 3d printers.  The day will come when kits and a million other things are just downloaded off the web and pop out of your 3d printer, in full color, like magic.   

Maybe, except the pointer probably wouldn't have even fit in a suitcase.   

I'm just wondering if it will ever replicate a good martini?

[finescalerr]

Russ, go stand in the corner. -- ssuR

[NE Brownstone]

Yes Sirrrrr

[DaKra]

Trust your HO scale car to the man who wears the star!   

[Don Railton]

Dave - Super job on the pumps.  As small as the graphics are they seem to be very clear. 

I look forward to stopping by your table at CSS.

Don

[finescalerr]

Outrageously impressive. Who would guess it's HO? -- Russ

[Ray Dunakin]

Incredible -- those would be impressive in G scale. In HO, much more so.

[DaKra]

The home-brew decals came out pretty sharp.   The color graphics I printed on clear and white decal films using a inkjet printer set to photo mode.  The black and white graphics are printed on regular paper with a laser printer.   All the graphics were drawn in Illustrator, except the Fire Chief sign, which is a photo downloaded from the web.

I think a traditional silk screen decal might not have been sharp enough, as they tend to show the pattern of the screen at this magnification.  The white decals had to be doubled, because the film wasn't opaque enough.   The decal film needs to be thoroughly sprayed with varnish, two coats, before using them otherwise they bleed and stretch when wet.

Russ, thank you for the promotion!  I was only hoping for an "adequate."   

Dave

[Chuck Doan]

Very impressive indeed! I like those a lot. You should consider a silver Sky Chief version too.

[Malachi Constant]

Dave --

In addition to all the excellent decorative details and lighting, you've done an outstanding job of fitting the hoses so they drape realistically.

Cheers,
Dallas

[DaKra]

Thanks!   

I was going to make a Sky Chief version but wasn't sure what year those date back to, and my dioramas are all set around 1935-45, for consistency.   I really need to get a good reference book on Petrolina, or spend a lot of time lurking on the collector forums!

On the hoses, they are brass wire, chemically blackened.   I got a few spools of various diameters at the craft store maybe 20 years ago, cost pennies, very useful, constantly use them for things, still plenty left!   

Dave

[Ken Hamilton]

Wow, Dave......these are just knock-down, drag-out KOOL!
You're impressing the beejeebers out of us with all this wonderful new stuff, and you better
bring an armored truck to CSS to carry home all the cash we'll be dumping on your table.
I've already arranged for a bank loan............
See you there. Can't wait to see this stuff in person.