O/On30 1:48 Scale The Beanery Diner
designed by Thomas Yorke
"Back in the Great Depression people did what they could to make a living. Beaneries and other lunch places sprung up in any empty field. This is a model of one of those beaneries made from the body of a Model A ford bus. The bus was parked in a vacant lot and the wheels removed along with the engine, radiator and fenders. It was blocked up on piers of some sort or other and a small kitchen was cobbled together from scrap wood and other salvaged materials. The interior was fitted with booths or other seats and small tables. The exterior was emblazoned with signs depicting what was offered inside and the place was open for business." -Thomas Yorke
This unique kit is reminiscent of the days of the American Great Depression when times were tough and resourcefulness was necessary to meet day to day needs and is perfect for wherever a touch of whimsy and nostalgia is wanted. This kit was designed by Thomas Yorke to use a diecast Russian bus model manufactured in the Ukraine, which is no longer readily available due to geopolitical happenings. Instead, we have included a hand cast resin bus body based on the American Model A commercial bus. This bus body has the same basic footprint as the one Tom used, but is slightly taller and has a more rounded roofline prototypical to the American bus version. Even though there is an extra window, the length remains the same as does the remainder of this kit.
Kit Contents:
1 Resin Bus Body (2 pieces) by Frenchman River Model Works
3 Resin Addition Walls
1 Resin Concrete Front Steps
1 Resin Concrete Back Stoop
3 Resin Brick Foundation Pilings
6 Resin Rock Foundation Pieces
2 Resin Trash Cans
2 Resin Roof Vents
Subroof
Metal Roofing Material
Aluminum Flashing
Laser Cut Window Glazing Material
Plastic Tubing
Lumber
Signs
Decals
Actual Dimensions approximately:
3.5" Wide
3.25" Deep
2.5" Tall