A3 Service Station

[WijkagentAdrie 384]

After a long drive on this desert island, when the sun finally set, I felt it was time for a break for my car and me!

Fortunately for me and the car, the nearest A3 Service Station wasn't far away! ("drie" is Dutch for 3, so A3 is a-drie  ). I was finally able to get some fuel for the car and myself of course  

Here's some more screenshots of my small Service Station:

Fill her up! There are 2 pumps available. After filling up you should pay inside, and while you're there you could buy some snacks or parts for your car  The pumps are made of a metal sphere rotated at 45 degrees, on top of a metal container. Simple yet effective!

There are tools, car parts, a fridge with drinks and food, umbrella's (always handy on a desert island!), consumables and souvenir gifts!

In case you get stranded nearby a tow truck can pick you up and bring you to the garage, where your car can be repaired:

There is space for 2 cars/trucks inside, one of the spaces has an inspection pit. This pickup truck is in for a quick oil change  

In the back there is a staircase which leads to a small office with a safe, to store the golden coins and valuable items overnight.

As a bonus I'll show you all the cars featuring in these screenshots as well, including a few tips/tricks on how they are made:

First off is my full size truck. This version has 2 engines (second engine under the cargo box), and features a cargo box with doors and a total of 6 bamboo chests. Depending on what I use it for I build them with different types of cargo boxes. Like all other vehicles, they feature "custom" headlights. I use the small table lamps for the truck and the 2 high ones for the cars. This way you can have functional headlights (although the lamps don't give that much light) without using the default parts. (P.S. to the devs, please fix the suspension as it looks waaaay to high on it's wheels, thanks!)

Next up is my American styled pickup truck, which fits the theme really well! It comes with two engines side to side, which have been placed upside down. By doing this you can hide the engines  

Here's the car I was driving! I tried to make it resemble a 70's Japanese coupe. It comes in 2 variants, a slant nose version (blue) and a shark nose version (yellow). Again they feature custom headlights and the engine placed upside down. The bottom of the engine now functions as a hood/bonnet. To get more rounded wheel arches I've used sandstone ledges. For air intakes on the side I've used steel blocks. To get those blocks painted right you need to adjust the paint, especially the sandstone because this has a yellow-ish undertone.

And finally my small 4x4 which I've taken on countless survival adventures! Easy and cheap to make, you can either make it a 4 seater or have some storage space in the back. It takes inspiration from the original Willy's jeep, various Land Rovers and the old Toyota FJ. As the rest of the cars this features an upside down engine and custom headlights. I think this really shows how useful and versatile these building techniques are.

Thanks for reading, if you've got any questions feel free to ask!

Adrie

 

 

[Jdtriton 68]

Looks really awesome.

[SyxtySyx 184]

I love it all! Reminds me of the American Southwest "Middle of Nowhere" service station. I love your car builds too! I have only made 2 RV, but you have inspired me to make some smaller vehicles. I can't wait to use the upside-down engine trick  

Bravo!

[WijkagentAdrie 384]

Thanks for the replies!  I hope that I can make this one on a MP server soon, would be nice if we could make vending machines so I could actually sell fuel  

[V-Alfred 367]

Wonderful addition! I'm getting bored with houses..