First Lasercut structure with a slight twist

[torikoos]

Here some pics of my recently completed laserkit structure. It was my first adventure in wood. I wanted to do something for a long time, but most of these structures are set in an era that I don't usually model.
However I came up with a way that made updating it to more recent times possible.

Originally a steam/transition era motorbike store, and now....

First customers by K2K Koos, on Flickr

Dunkin Computers by K2K Koos, on Flickr

Dunkin Computers by K2K Koos, on Flickr

Dunkin Computers by K2K Koos, on Flickr

Dunkin Computers by K2K Koos, on Flickr

Top view by K2K Koos, on Flickr

Thanks for looking.

Koos

[faraway]

That is a nice building with the two attachments at the backside.
May I have two glazed twisters and an apple fritter for my wife please

[torikoos]

Sorry, we're sold out, the entire police department came by. :-)

I can sell you a nice 286 PC from the small shed at the back however :-)

Koos

[Twist]

Hi,
nice structure.Great idea for a conversion into a more modern building....

Cheers,Chris

[Steve]

I love it! Great way to bring it into the present
How did you like working with wood?

[ak-milw]

Nice job, great looking kit.



8-)

[torikoos]

Thanks guys. I enjoyed it, took me out of my comfort zone for a bit, and learned a few things along the way.
(Such as be careful with water based products as this stuff warps, and then trying to 'un warp it' ) etc.

I have a few more wood kits laying around from different manufacturers, which I will do at some point. Both also are kits that I could justify in more modern settings with a few tweaks.

Indeed I decided that the building and the structure attached to the back could be used in a 'small town' setting by giving them a new lease of life and new 'tenants' :-)

Koos

[cnrglen]

Nice work turning it into a donut shop. The cop car is a nice touch.

[Tyson Rayles]

Nice job!

[Russ Bellinis]

I think that sometimes we worry too much about era of buildings being too old looking for our era. Trains typically run through industrial areas, and industries don't build a new building until it is absolutely necessary. A few years ago Reinhard made the observation that it looked like all of the buildings in Vernon, Ca had been torn down and replaced with new modern buildings. He had been looking at them on Google Earth. When he visited So Cal and we went to look at Vernon where the L.A.J. runs we found that the fronts of the buildings facing major streets had been given a face lift so they looked modern when viewed on Google Earth street view. What happened was a new twist on the old west use of false fronts to make a building look more impressive than it really was inside. Go down a side street next to one of these "modern" looking buildings and you saw that behind the false front was the same old building that was originally built in the 20's, 30's, 40's or 50's.