HO-Scale Radiator Route 66 Springs Curios Shop Model Building
Gold Rush Bay Ready Built miniature HO-Scale Radiator Route 66 Curios Shop Model Building Measures 5.5 inch wide by 5.5 inches deep by 5 inches tall.
Radiator Route 65 Springs Curios is designed to be the rustic, cluttered heart of the town. Unlike the sleek neon of Flo’s or the geometric Art Deco of Ramone’s, Curios is an example of "Programmatic Kitsch" and Vernacular Roadside Architecture.
Its design reflects the "oldest" part of town—a place that has been accumulating history and dust since the early days of Route 66.
1. Architectural Style & Inspiration
The building is a "roadside attraction" style common in the 1920s–1940s, where the structure itself serves as a billboard.
• Real-World Origins: The design is a "greatest hits" of famous Route 66 stops. It draws heavily from the Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, Oklahoma (for its cluttered, sign-covered facade) and the Hackberry General Store in Arizona (for its vintage gas pumps and rusted memorabilia).
• The "Here It Is" Sign: The most prominent exterior feature is a direct homage to the famous Jack Rabbit Trading Post in Joseph City, Arizona.
2. Materials and "Deteriorated" Texturing
To make the building look decades old, the exterior textures incorporates:
• Weathered Wood: The facade features "distressed" wood siding that looks sun-bleached and silvered by the desert heat.
• Corrugated Metal: The roof and lean-to sections use rusted corrugated tin, common in rural Southwestern outbuildings.
3. Key Exterior Details
• Fuel Pumps: Outside the shop stand vintage, non-functional "visible" gas pumps (where the glass cylinder at the top shows the fuel level), typical of the 1920s era.
• The Porch: A small, shaded porch area serves as the "entryway," cluttered with stacks of tires, oil cans, and old wooden crates, blending the retail space with the architectural shell.
You will receive the entire structure in brown color for easy painting. Your Route 66 Curios Shop will be packaged securely but due to the extremely detailed nature, some finial, window or railing details my become misaligned or broken in shipping. Not a toy as small parts can be hazardous to young children. Condition is New. Good luck and happy modeling!
About the Company: Gold Rush Bay is dedicated to making the most realistic assembled Architectural Miniatures. Our goal is to have the largest catalog of architecture and Interior designs pre-assembled. Architecture has notoriously been hard to model in miniature by hand due to its intricate geometries. By offering assembled and color products instead of kits, the modeler can get more details in their models with less effort. Thus our highly detailed miniatures are favored by train enthusiasts and dollhouse collectors alike who want to bring their miniature worlds to life. We will continue to invent ways to produce the most intricate designs for collectors. Each Gold Rush Bay product is proudly made in the United States.