which I plan to produce as a kit
sometime in the future.
It is a small house built from a
variety of materials like
horizontal and vertical siding,
board and batten and various
roofing materials, whatever was
cheaply available in this
post-depression era.
The canoe is from Scale
University, the figures by Arttista
and a slew of details by Grandt
Line, Evergreen Scale Models and
others.
Mostly, it is scratch-built.
As advertised on the sign, rental is
available by the hour or the day, the
ticket window is open for business.
Note the life preserver hanging near
the door and the light with a CirKit
Concept micro bulb. Plenty of NBWs
holding those pilings together with the
help of some heavy ropes.
It is nicely weathered but in a good
state of repairs, Lou likes to keep
things shipshape. Note the nail holes
and the differently colored tar papers
covering the shingles on the other side.
Here a canoe is being repaired by a
man taking a coffee break while the
glue dries. C clamps are handy for
that, (also note the paint can and rag
on the canoe seat).
To his right is a concrete sink, a mop,
soap and wash rags as well as a trash
can. Water comes into that fifty five
gallon drum by a pipe from a tank
up-the-hill-a-ways.
Note how the details are convincingly
placed as if they had a real function
rather than lying around just because I
happened to have a doodad and had
to put it down somewhere.
Let's go inside.
can remember", but her name is really Louise. That's Dexter fixing the canoe, sorry about the confusion folks,
but I couldn't see it as Louise's Canoes.
Next to her are maps, booklets, sales receipts and tickets in a shelf, a map of the area and a potted plant made
from a bead and pickled moss. I plan a D.I.Y. article on how to do books, newspapers, etc...
In the entry way is a coat rack, with a coat and a hat. The desk has a newspaper, a table lamp that lights up
and some pens on it with a bookshelf above. Looks like that broom might be put to good use near that
wastebasket, maybe it's a gentle hint? The stove is Grandt Line, the furniture all scratch-built of wood and Fimo.
We'll get into that later too.
I hope you enjoyed looking, I will have additional detail pictures of Lou's Canoes later. The General
Store/Museum is coming too.
Winking Lionel to
return to
O Scale.
