City of Miami part 2 - 7
Behind the bar, the wall is divided into three parts. Below the bar
are some cabinets and the double sink, a wood strip just above
the bar, and then above that is the mirror. I decided to attack this
in layers. The lowest layer is the mirror, so I painted the whole par-
tition in a silver metal color.
Using Photoshop, I printed wood grain on some cardstock. This
was pasted over the lower walls in the same manner as the mural.
Finally, the cabinets are built from rectangular tubing stock. The
twin sinks came from the Red Cap Lines bathroom kit. The cabi-
nets are painted silver to give them the metallic color.
After painting, I decided that the silver paint was fine for the lower
portion of the wall and the under bar cabinets, but did not make
the grade for the mirror. I used Bare Metal Foil
for the mirror. Now the mirror reflects the
bar just like a real mirror.
15: The chairs have been painted and are ready for
installation. The table was made with cardstock. The
newspaper is one of several that I made to scatter
throughout the train. The Chicago Times is from Dec
18, 1940, the day of the train’s inaugural run.
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The bar itself is made
from a combination of
balsa strips and card-
stock. The bar top is
made of 8 layers of
cardstock. Each layer
has the wood grain
printed on it, both
top and bottom. The
front side is a piece of
woodgrain card stock
wrapped around the
balsa strips. Cardstock
16: The dinette booths with the
wood-grain tops.
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17: One of the table tops has been added in front of
the sofa along with the writing desk. All that is needed
is to finish adding the table tops, passengers, and the
bartender.
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MRH-Aug 2013
