Classic gas stations!

[Dennis the menace]

Hi all,

While working on the new Pacific Northwest scenery project, two brand new airports (Bellevue, Washington and Ocean Shores, Washington) called for a service station to be adjacent to the airport. I really wasn't very happy with the Microsoft default gas station, it kept popping LODs, was too small and narrow, and just looked too modern.

So off to GMAX I went and converted the default gas station into a classic 1950s gas station. I rescaled and reproportioned it and gave it new textures. Now the pump area is properly proportioned for our vintage vehicles, and the new signs and textures really set these old gas stations off!

Using mid 1950s photos for examples, I created the following gas stations: Amoco, Chevron, Esso, Gulf, Mobile, Phillip's 66, Atlantic Richfield, Shell, Sinclair, Sunoco and Texaco.

You can get these classic gas stations right now when you download the new Pacific Northwest scenery. Later on, they will be included with the classic libraries mega download.

The signs are place separately from the gas stations to let you decide on the size and location of the sign.

Enjoy them for your scenery use!

.... and now a few examples:

Texaco


Shell:


Atlantic Richfield:


Phillip's 66:


Union 76:

[qxtoolman]

Mike:
Great job on the gas stations, wish we had some of them in Train Sim. Just an point of history, if this is the 1950's gas was even a little cheaper than on Your signs. I remember Dad & I driving to Ashland Wi from Ironwood Mi, about 40 miles, (Circa 1958-59) because we could get gas for 18.9 a gallon. I also remember being bummed-out because when I finally got to drive, gas was at the unheard of price of 29.9, ha ha. You might want to add Cites Service to Your list of stations, as they were a major player in that era. Of course us here in Oregon, are not still allowed to pump are own gas, but only there is no longer "The Man Who Wears the Star" to take care of us, or to ask us "If We want to Fill-it-Up Filtered?"......

Take Care,
the other "Stefan"

[Dennis the menace]

Hi,

The stations themselves are based upon 1950s photographs. As for the prices - Since I create 1962 scenery, I gave them 1962 prices. I used Google to find the average price of regular gas in the USA, and several links said that was 28 cents a gallon. Ethyl was a few cents more. You'll notice the "blue price" signs are a penny cheaper per gallon than the "red price" signs....just so that it doesn't get so boring and look the same.

Just for fun...using a cost of living inflation calculator, .28 cents in 1962 is worth the same as $2.20 cents in 2015. Here in Phoenix, you can buy regular gas for $1.43 a gallon. That would be only 18 cents a gallon in 1962 dollars!

[Al]

Great addition Mike

[jacklyon]

Nice stations!

[crimar]

Nice !

Thank you very much !


Best regards.

[bcogan]

Very cool. All you need now is an animated figure to check your oil and clean your windshield. Remember kids?

[Dennis the menace]

Feb 20, 2016 13:09:11 GMT -5 bcogan said:

Very cool. All you need now is an animated figure to check your oil and clean your windshield. Remember kids?

Don't forget S & H Green Stamps, or Blue Chip stamps!  Getting Blue Chip Stamps from the grocery store and the Chevron station was how I got my first lime green metallic Schwinn "Stingray" bike, with sissy bar, banana seat, and lights!

I recall very clearly after getting the gas, the man pushed the buttons on the stamp machine for your total purchase price, then cranked the handle and out came the stamps.  Then off to the house, to paste them into the stamp books.

[Juan Martinez]

Nice job Mike!

always with outstanding ideas for new sceneries!
all the best!