The prototype for this kit was located in Kendrick Oklahoma, and is a wonderful representation of a typical gas station for the time.  The two photos used to develop this kit can be seen below, and depict the structure as both SUTTONS STATION (circa 1925) and BLAKLEY’S SERVICE STATION (circa 1929), both during the era of Prohibition in the United States.  The unique graphics included with the kit were painstakingly reproduced from the photographs by Jack McGarry, who’s wife’s family once owned and occupied the structure until the early 1930s.  Graphics and detail parts are provided in the kit to recreate either Blakley’s or Suttons, or any combination thereof.


The prototype was said to have had a repair facility on the "unseen" side of the photographs, so a lean-to was added to the kit.  For flexibility, the lean-to can be added to either side of the building, or not at all.

The roof over the main part of the building is removable, revealing a scribed floor and three interior rooms complete with doors, door knobs, and trimwork...ready for detailing.

The screen doors, outhouse, and clothesline (every thing you see in the photos!) are all included in the kit.

In all, there are nearly 100 detail parts in the kit.  Yes, even the roll of toilet paper and the hinges on the doors.  The cornice trim over the exterior windows and doors is true to the prototype's.  The main roof is our peel-and-stick, textured shake shingles, while that over the lean-to is corrugated tin.  The spiral-bound instruction booklet is 49-pages long with 42 illustrations of the construction and detailing, as well as suggestions for finishing techniques and tools that may be handy. 

(The footprint of the structure is 4 x 7½-inches without the lean-to.  With the lean-to, the footprint is 6½ x 7½-inches).