1/24-25 hotrod garage diorama

[crazyrichard]

added some clear on the light caps , also did the wooden work tops in clear

fire extinguisher on a bracket , needs a strap around in in the middle still

some fun pics

full house

[Eshaver]

Richard, I can see you have paid close attention to those of us here who diorama work. It definitely shows !

[vaughn]

Great stuff Richard !!! Its a never ending project !!!

[Tom Geiger]

I just read the entire thread and enjoyed seeing the design change and take shape. Lots of fun! And now you have a great back drop to photograph your models.

[crazyrichard]

thnx guys ..

well yes i left it alone for a while , i just could not find the right feel and look ..

and surely after a while when i started again its just came natural ..

also i have experimented a lot with weathered metal paint and now have a decent enough tenchnique

first i was working with wood and tbh that was not the look i was after for a greasy garage ...so i myself are pretty pleased with the way its heading atm

and yes you always get inspired by others , thats the fun of seeing other threads > you learn a lot by just seeing whats possible

[crazyrichard]

started a small warehouse for parts storage and a attic ..
i reduced the side drasticly with what i stareted with , looks way better imo



just testing to put some open doors in there



added some pillars and made a dooredge ...uuhhm how do you guys call that doorframing >>?



the wide edge of the railing on the attic will get some hotrod related logos and brands with decals

[crazyrichard]

i got a week of work , need to take some holliday days because out "law" changed so you cant have to many holiday days from past years .. so ...some building then ?
also need to continue the diy job upstairs but the garage dio was more apeiling hehehehe

first painted the attic and storage unit





then added some cool brand decals , all hotrod related





made a finish flag band out of 2 setarate pieces of decal



happy with the size now i can put in more detail then i would have been able to with a parge storage ... and attic

[crazyrichard]

started some of the electrical wires , made a master switch first , like a emergency power stop



added wires to the lights , i will add vrakets so the light fixtures look bolted to the wall instead of just going in the wall like atm





power to the heating system (that also will get some gass lines attached)



some weathering

[crazyrichard]

didnt do to much today , just made a second wall socket and next to the 2 i then had made lightswitches ..

they are so tiny i can place 4 on one fingernail so making a tumble switch was a but tricky so i used a pin and i think it looks quite nice right ??

put a revell decal on the doors window

the rolling door will also get way more detail like pinlocks , hinges and a mechanism

[crazyrichard]

made a strip under the workbench so the top didnt look so thin , added decals on the right side

[rmvw guy]

Nice job on the bench! You are making this look so real I can't believe my eyes.

[crazyrichard]

lol thnx well its finally progressing now , i have bright led lights to make like hanging lights later on and spotlights .. then when all the tools and jacks and stuff will come in the realism will only increse

also want to make cartboard boxes and stuff .. so much in my head that still needs to ome out lol

today continued the storage room and attic i wanted some doors and used the pieces that where suppost to go on my opel blitz coe truck , since i build that as a hotrod truck i had these to play with

they where to small in width so i used some styrene

placed them opened up like this

painted the doors green and the hinges steel , and modiefied the stairs so they steps are now level ..

i'm happy with the result these are all cut pieces from the big attic i first made

set in place

then called a mechanic to screw a piece of diamond plate on top

in the beginning i made a scratch build colom drill and grind/polisher , now thinking where to place them and make a base plate and get some powerlines to them and make a biymore detail like switches

[Tony T]

You are on a roll! Awesome job on the details!

[Eshaver]

Tony, on the Overhead doors , will you be hinging them so as to make them slide within a track ?

[Hollywood Jim]

Very cool garage. Great work !!

Love that heating system !!

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[crazyrichard]

thnx guys

strated to scratch build a cabinet to hang above the workbench , used steel pins as knobs for the doors
and again placed the doors slightly open for that extra dimension



did the cabinet red , its real fireengine red but due to the evening pics it looks real dull



also did the workbench red , not completly , just a mix



strated some piping , its the first rough placement , where the pipes meet i will make a sleeve and i will make a shutter with turnwheel and some brakets





the reason the rear inside was not painted > placed some diamond plate in there to ad some bling ..
its all filthy and weathered and now i'm at the point where every now and then i will ad some more shiney things to balance it out a bit



my 1/24 employees are present

[crazyrichard]

just got a awsome e-mail , this guy in holland showed me a model made with a cnc machine of a f1 car smaller then your fingernail..

so i said how cool would i be if you coulkd make a ford coupe deuce ..

now the thing is he did those bodys in large scale and now mailed me telling me he went and made on for my diorama ..

this is the unfinished version

how cool wil this be painted and on a shelf in the garage !!!!!!!!!!!!

[crazyrichard]

finished the cabinet and weathering , ooks a bit blue on the pics but its not irl , needs more tones over the grey but thats a job i will do all at ounce






then changed the floor and made it look like big concrete plates





black in the edges

[David G.]

Absolutely Amazing Work!

David G.

[mcandela]

This is wayyyyyy koolll!!!!!

[crazyrichard]

thnx guys


did a nother round on the red cabinet , the workbench , desk and heater

first used some dark wood-stain (clear) on the wooden tops and those really popped and came to life.
then did some clear on all the red parts wich also did a lot
and last used some matt black over the previous grey i put on it as weathering so there where to tones of darked grease and filth dirt







the attic was a bit blend with the silver and green so i redid the railing with real wood and used wood tstain on that as well
will make a raling along the stairs in the same style with wood on top







and made some more magazines , now did the classic hotrod issues from back in the day

[krazyglu]

OH MY WOW!!! Richard this is so amazing I am speechless, you are truly a master of your craft.

[crazyrichard]

thnx for the awsome comment


made a storage peice for teh grease barrels , i want to make some sort of pump with lines so they can get grease there



painted it red first



and added a large valvoline decal en "some" grease





i also bought a desk a while ago , it said 1/24 but was way to wide for the scale so i cut that in half in lenght

then used the 2 parts like this to make a narrower long workbench , added a small pillar in themiddle for strenght and a new pillar under the colkomn drill , left overs from the altered lanterns on the wall



the drill with real drill bit , will get all new paint from top to bottom



will place it like this when finished



made a door front with knob and added a wooden top out of 3 strips of wood and painted it with wood stain

[charlie8575]

Simply remarkable. The details are the stars and they really shine here.

Charlie Larkin

[GTMust]

Great realism Richard! But you really should add a handrail to the stair.... or someone's going to have a large hospital bill....!

Keep up the great work.

Tony