A friend is on a trip to New York, and among the pictures of the view, and Statue of Liberty, there was this cracking shot.
At first glance, there is nothing special about it, but that's what makes it so interesting, to me at least. Everything in this photo is American. The building with exposed fire escape on the front. The USPS van - I tried to identify the make, but can't work it out.
My point is that you can't take an American building kit and plonk it on the UK layout. You'll need to do a fair bit of work first, but then that's all part of the fun isn't it?
6 comments:
The van is a Grumman LLV. Yes, Grumman the aircraft company…
Hi Phil, I am fairly sure the USPS van is a Utilimaster Aeromaster, they are based on Ford running gear. I helped with a conversion of one to a food van a few years ago.
I think you’re right Jody. The Grumman is similar but that isn’t it…
I have fallen down the Grumman. Utlilimaster rabbit hole this morning...
Looks like a scene for a shootout in an episode of Kojak!
Duncan
I find something incredibly evocative in those buildings with external fire escapes! Maybe it is a nostalgia from watching films as a kid, but nothing sums up American cities more than them. I've never done an US modelling, but if I were to a few building like that would be too of the list!
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