MRC Texaco Station build update #2

[@rayrussell6258]

You need to make a dumpster, to hold construction debris while you build the station. 😉 EVERY gas station needs a dumpster nearby! lol Good stuff thus far. I see you changed your exterior wall plan. I like how it came out.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I was going to have a friend print me a dumpster, but his printer is down. It will happen, just not sure when.

[@rayrussell6258]

@@grandpamarkshobbies 3D?

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Yes.

[@n22537]

Very interesting and enjoyable to listen to your ideas. When you start into the electronics please do a video explaining and showing the steps from a-z if possible for myself and others who aren’t familiar but want to learn to do up our build with electric gadgets.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I will for sure be doing several wiring videos.

[@birddoggsboneyard]

Wow Mark lookin great so far . You have so much coming to this build, incredible 👍👍 Can’t wait to watch your progress 😁 Thanks for pickin me. I sent you an email, I hope you got it. I’m not very computer literate🤔

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I will be sending your package out this Thursday.

[@rickborland661]

A lot of memories here. In 1968 I worked at a American Standard service station, on Pacific Highway South of Sea-Tac airport, from 10pm until 6am. There was a bar just up the highway and on Fridays and Saturdays I’d get all the drunks after it closed. I was the only guy on duty, so I’d have to clean the bathrooms. So much fun! Yikes, what a mess!

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

LOL I was so lucky to never have that when I worked at Falcon.

[@davidzdziarek-zl8cu]

You must be so very pleased with your accomplishments in production of this Texaco Gas ⛽⛽⛽ Station. I couldn't be doing it any better myself, and I have my OWN branch locations of branded retail gas stops. I have a Mobilgas; that one is a standard two bay but an outstanding feature is the inclusion of a rear petroleum yard with a large diesel tank, and propane area with the exchange cabinet and propane tanks, a filling shed, and a drive-thru where the customers have the option of either exchanging their empty tanks, or filling them at their choice. AND enough warning signs to set thoughtless customers straight into not smoking or lighting up anything. The one rest room i call the Toilet Zone (Twilight Zone) as a humorous touch via a homemade decal sign i made myself. And of course, the general flurry of business and patronage activity (cars needing attention within the bays, a '57 Chevy having a damaged tire replaced outdoors by a staff mechanic, a '48 Ford Mobilgas tanker filling the main well, a bikini clad girl standing by the Coke machine, and as well as the customers being waited on at the pump islands, some more humorous parody stickers advertising Mobil Oil (No Bull), STD Oil Shortage, and one more, not an intended parody; it's the Mobil brand in various countries in the world (Mo' Gas) i added a copied likeness of Moe (Three Stooges) next to it to create a belly laughing sales pitch that reads "Just Say....pan down to the shot of Moe and the Mo' Gas sticker. The man who runs the Mobil Station is Andy Nappi, affectionately known as Admiral Andy with his past history of his rank in the Navy. He may holler a lot at his emoloyees, but they all love him for his sense of humor and repute him a decent man. Andy's Mobil ⛽⛽ Station. These are the elements that make a vast portfolio of imagination. Every good luck in your new Texaco shop. I also have a Sinclair Truck 🚛🚒 Stop with an attached diner, and a Gulf Racing Center with a bikini car wash, and the stock cars being serviced B-4 the big race at Raceway Park in Jersey. Shut 'em Down!!!

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

That is so cool!!!!! I would love to see pictures. You can always get me at [e-mail] If you have any I'd love to see them

[@davidzdziarek-zl8cu]

I don't do EVERYTHING scratch, either, but I can make some amazing ideas work for me.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I'm working on my scratch building. Just not happy with it all yet.

[@davidzdziarek-zl8cu]

Sorry: I didn't figure ONE more outstanding sight at Andy's Mobil Station ⛽ inside one of the bays, a '61 Dodge Dart with cooling system issues, and overheating (radiator? water pump? head gasket on the Slant Six?) Whatever it is, Andy's star mechanic is right on it! And get this; a dilapidated old '80 Chevy Citation with rust, doors with mismatched colors, and with the genius of a scant white cotton ball, smoke lazily rafting out of the hood (engine smoke) and a nasty smoke cloud (dotted slightly with light blue paint coming out the tailpipe as oil smoke borne out of deceased piston rings bordering on an engine subject to blowing. a Corona Extra sticker on the hood, AND a toilet paper roll sticker touched up with brown GET IT to prove its pedigree! (this car's running and driving, but dying of old age) and owned by a high school nerd (Carson Marsh) who can barely afford the gas money, much less the cash to sink into the Chevy's swamp so it'll STAY on the road. Carson's just there to get what he can afford to get to school on (Five of Mobil Regular). They laugh just SEEING him! If this ain't detail, I don't know WHAT is. And you WILL agree it all tells a story!

[@davidzdziarek-zl8cu]

Those 1980 Chevy Citations were about the worst quality cars out of Detroit; even an AMC Gremlin could best one!

[@jc1505]

May I suggest you put a piece of plywood under the base so you can pick it up without warping the plastic. Evans leds has little welder setup thats really cool. I think your reliving your childhood and making your dreams come to life. Iput clear plexiglass on top to keep the dust out. Keep the videos coming 😊

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thanks for the input. I will for sure be using a 1/2" piece of plywood for the under base, and I may have that on top of a frame to hold it an inch or two off the table so I can do some other cool tings under it. LOL Don't want to limit my ideas. I've programmed an Arduino to run LEDs to simulate the weld flash. I am reliving my childhood with this one. So many cool things I can do with it now that I'm a grownup. LOL Thanks again for watching.

[@davidzdziarek-zl8cu]

An outdoor sign is due today for my Sinclair 🦕 Station ⛽ Truck 🚛🚒 Stop! But oh, no; that's NOT all; there's more zany detailing to come in the offing!!! Including a diecast reunion with the first two cars I ever owned and drove in my life!

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

That will be so great. I would love to see it.

[@kyledehartsscaleworks]

All those old service stations had people names no matter what oil company they were contracted with! We had Docs Amoco, Lou’s service station which was gulf and at least one more that was bonded oil but I can’t remember the name. Grandpa Mark’s Texaco sounds just as good. Loving the ideas. Loving the progress and loving Jake. All good stuff.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you. I'm just not sure how to do it. I have a few ideas, but still trying to work it out.

[@Bruces-Eclectic-World]

@@grandpamarkshobbiesHave it on the front window in Red letters... Don't for get the A-frame fold out sign for the curb side that can also have you name station name on it for the cars going by to see... 👀

[@kyledehartsscaleworks]

@@grandpamarkshobbies if I come up with any brilliant ideas I’ll let you know. 🤣 But I know you’ll figure something out.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I have an extra front window that I am going to try a decal on to see if it looks right. If not I think it's going to go above the office on the white section above the windows on both sides. I was thinking about making one of those lighted curb signs in the front. I will make a box using evergreen for the sides top and bottom, and plexi that I sand down on the front and back with two little slots that I can slide a piece of printer paper in so I can light the inside of the box with an LED and that will light the paper. Then I can print things out on the paper to look like those replicable letters. Then I can make a bunch of different signs, and change it every once in a while. LOL Maybe I'll make that part of the big Texaco street sign. Now that would be cool as heck.

[@Bruces-Eclectic-World]

@@grandpamarkshobbiesWell I still say on the glass on both windows. A street sign would also help and that is a cool idea! "Get You Cold Pepsi Here!" Lol Don't don't for get the S&H Green Stamp sign out front too. ☝ I do be leave that "N" scale train stuff is close in 1:25 scale and you could get some of those hanging lights for the outside walls that some stations had over the restroom doors. 🤔 You do need exterior lighting too you know. ☝😁 Do you ever get any sleep? Hahahaha! LLAP 🖖

[@russellpoland6637]

Boy Oh Boy Mark!! This really sounds like a "PROJECT!!" AND I LOVE IT!! I can not wait to see the results of this Grandaddy ! I am really looking forward to the wiring of the station, that interests me a lot! As, I too have a Garage that I plan to wire, BUT, now I have no excuses not too! With Your invaluable skills in this area I too can do!! Thank You Grandpa Mark!! This project is Great! Thank You for sharing with Us on the tube! I will be taking notes!! Later

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I will be doing several wiring videos for this build. I think the first will be wiring the Texaco street sign. That will be a straightforward LED job, but will show how to use the resistors to make it work with 5 volts. I plan on running this whole garage on a USB charger. I'll also show how to strip down a charging cord so you can use that and a USB charging block to light a project. Then there will be several several more for all the different projects.

[@richiek6379]

Hey Mark. It's looking good my friend. You need to paint that green strip around the bottom of that closet. Bite the bullet and go 24X24. Nice and square. Don't forget you need a dumpster,oil can racks and tire racks. I thought about having your logo on the office door. On the glass or the bottom of it . Your not going to make it too big I hope. You could also put the air hoses on the islands by the pumps? OK I'm gonna stop before I lose it all again. Great video thanks Mark.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I will for sure paint that strip around the bottom of the closet and the stanchions on the other side of the shop as well. The kit actually came with an oilcan rack, so I have two of them. One for each set of pumps. I was planning on making a dumpster sometime down the road. Once I get the Texaco signs up and all the other decals set I'll have a better idea of how it's going to look and where I can put all the signs I've collected, and my logo.

[@victormihai3929]

Wow, now really get the perspective of how big that station is. I was going to suggest magnets for the panel but realized at 8 minutes in you already thought of it :) Looking forward to more.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you. I think I'll be using magnets for a lot of things in this build. I have a magnet strip that I may glue under the base so I can use the small magnets to hold things in place, but not make them permanent. Testing that next week.

[@backwoodsbushcraft2633]

It's coming along nicely! Lots of good ideas. Congratulations to the 2 winners!

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@LarrysModelShop]

This build is looking great Mark. I'm impressed with your building skills with this building. Jake is a cutie. Thanks for sharing.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much. I kind of feel out of my wheelhouse fabbing up the building, so there will be mistakes made. LOL

[@LarrysModelShop]

@@grandpamarkshobbies That's how we learn and get better in what we do. I can tell you, it doesn't look like you're lost in what you're doing.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Very true, It's always good when you are working on things you have no clue about. Keeps the mind sharp. Thanks for the kind words.

[@hortonshotrodshop2003]

The station is looking great like the removable wall is a very cool idea

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@wayneburgess6591]

That's looking great. How much weathering are you planning ? This could be a massive undertaking with washes, rust, oil and water stains etc. similar to what the military modelers do. Great idea with the removable wall and the weld booth. Following this one with interest. Keep up the great work Mark

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I'm going to slowly weather the shop. Like right now it's new, then it will slowly get dirty over time.

[@tjeisenbraun647]

Lots of detail work … Great Job!!!

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@markellison1364]

The station is looking great. I really like the plans you have for it.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you. I am sure having fun with it so far.

[@rickborland661]

The station I worked at in 1968/69 had a similar garage door that worked on a chain pulley system. It wasn’t electric or hydraulic. It was arm powered. You could probably simulate that.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I was thinking about that, but I would have to do some serious engineering to get it to roll back like a house garage door, because I plan someday to have a roof on this too.

[@martindaredare]

This is great mark, lots of brilliant ideas it's going to look amazing great progress so far

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much. There is so many things that we can do with this.

[@Mannysscalemodeling]

Looking awesome Mark!! Definitely a fun project!!

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you. I think I'll have garage part built by next weekend, depending on how much I get done Friday night.

[@Mannysscalemodeling]

Your welcome!! Thats cool looking forward to see it@@grandpamarkshobbies

[@gordonenquist36]

No matter how you sort it out this diorama going to be a big. I suggest an irregular base, anything but SQUARE to the building, cuz everyone does that, be different. Do a few shapes with cardboard and mock up with cars and pumps and your population. Cheers

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

That is a good idea. I'll start thinking about it.

[@marsgarage8217]

Nice update. It's looking really good.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you.

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Looking pretty good Mark 😊

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@michaelcooke2559]

You are making great progress. Thanks for sharing.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@modelcar1589]

Coming together real nice.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@tomcatflynn805]

Love the intro. Coming along great looking forward to how u do ur lite sign process i struggle with that lots of other great ideas u got coming. Thanks

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thanks. I'm not usually happy with my intros, there's always something about them that bug me, but this one I'm very happy with. I will be doing the sign after I build the tow truck. I want to build the sign and the gas pump base because I'm going to have to wire them both.

[@valerycarpentier852]

I need a Jake out here!

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I was excited to find them. It comes in a pack of four, and only two are the right size, but what's cool about that is I can change his position.

[@rogersitzes7999]

I’m loving this! I have this kit, and want to build it, great inspiration here. Keep it coming. Thank you.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

You are going to have a great time with it. Even if you just build it straight from the directions it'd be a fantastic station.

[@openexhaustmodels5139]

Looking very good mate👍

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@alancyr3100]

This is cool! Some of the ideas you come up with, wow! The dog reminds me of the old days when you go by one of these stations, when they were closed, and see the dogs locked inside protecting the place. Now for the lift are you doing the old in ground style?

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you. I am planning on starting out with the in ground lift, then upgrade to the two post lift. I have both, and what will be cool is I will be able to swap them back and forth depending on the age of the car I'm working on.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@Bruces-Eclectic-World]

Man I can tell your trying to get this thing under roof before the snow flies... Lol Looking great and I like the change in the wall's, that is way better. The removable wall should have some bracing ruining horizontally and hang your cabinets on them which will hide the bracing. I seen a ton of flexing when you were taking it in and out. The magnets are once again the hero of the hour... 🤪 Shoot me a email and set me know what shop tools you have, not the box's. 😎 Power was out for 6 hours to day and this afternoon was a day wasted. Mark that look like Jack. I thought you meant you was going to have him do guest appearance's... Lol Not sure but that green looks real close to Sinclair green too. Might be wrong. Awesome update, glad someone got something done today... 👍 Oh, where do you get the guys from? LLAP 🖖

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I was thinking of shelving on that wall to add rigidity, but I am going do have to see how much room I have with the lift first.

[@Bruces-Eclectic-World]

@@grandpamarkshobbies😀 If anything you could run square tubing and hang you belts there and that should help. 🤔 That would not interfere with the lift. LLAP 🖖

[@Bruces-Eclectic-World]

@@grandpamarkshobbies Oh, where do you get the guys from?

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

That's a good idea. I was thinking of a small shelf with old oil cans, and things like that I have the evergreen to do that and I can just glue the nick nacks to it. But I like the belts idea too. I have one of them at work. As for the Lilliputians that work for me, I get them from Amazon. Look up American Diorama. They aren't cheap. Just make sure and look at shipping, there were a few I almost pulled the trigger on but shipping was like 20 bucks.

[@Bruces-Eclectic-World]

@@grandpamarkshobbies You cold still have a oil can rack mounted on the wall next to the overhead door, about 6 shelf and 2 feet wide 5 feet tall.(to scale of course) The stations I worked at always had the oil close to the door so if the outside rack was low on something we could run and grab one off the big shelf... 😁 🤯20 bucks! 💀 Ok thanks for the skipping of the beat on the old ticker. Lol LLAP 🖖

[@patrickwells8302]

You have a lot done in such a short time. looks great. Any plans for an oil can rack?

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you. The kit has an oil can rack that goes between the pumps.

[@rogerhiles7528]

Will you be putting office walls and a sales counter in ? An office would make it more rigid

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I was thinking about putting in an office wall, but I think that might hide too much details in the back of the shop. Not sure of that one yet. I will be making a sales counter though and putting it in the front so people can walk up to the counter.

[@linkpoison5511]

Looking good!!

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@thescalemodeldad]

This is so awesome

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@thescalemodeldad]

@@grandpamarkshobbies absolutely. I've been watching your videos for your and learned a lot. In fact most of everything I learned I applied to a fully built and truly custom 1/10 scale Honda Civic I'm building which is on my KZbin channel as well. Thanks for the lessons and the inspiration good sir.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much. I just subscribed to your channel. I'll be binge watching this weekend.

[@BIGJIM1934]

That looks sweet! May I recommend a 3rd support in the center of the removable wall to keep it from bowing? I think structurally a 3rd support would look correct. Are you going to paint the base of those supports and the base of the bathroom the green band?

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I am planning on doing one more support in the center like you suggested. This will make sure it all holds true. Yes I'm going to do the green on the base and supports as well. Just haven't gotten there yet. I still need to make a support on the back wall to accept the restroom wall. I need that to be very strong so the inside can support the Arduinos and other components. I sure don't want that to move. My only problem is I need to make the access door in the back before I glue all of that up.

[@BIGJIM1934]

@@grandpamarkshobbies sounds like a plan.

[@rayrussell6258]

@@grandpamarkshobbies HVAC ductwork would be a nice bit of structure horizontally.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I hadn't even thought about HVAC, that's a good idea too.

[@BenedictRicky]

I like your garage where do you buy the people

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I found them on Amazon. They are from American Diorama.

[@danielpaulsness6951]

Nice 😅

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you.

[@terryknernschield2121]

Did it come with gas pumps and signage

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Yes it did. I hope to have 2 street signs and 4 gas pumps.

[@michaelmccrum7273]

Dont forget that you will need a customer counter and a cash register.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

For sure on the counter. I think until we get established we'll be using a cash box. LOL But now I'm going to be looking for a register. LOL

[@ellisevilsizor4525]

You otta make the front door open and close

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I was thinking about doing that the other day, but I'm afraid that it will weaken an already weak structure. I am going to make an open/closed sign for the door though.