Car Wash : Max, throw the sponge !

[philbass]

When i build my last 32 HB i had a little scenery for him in my head.

Now i start the build of this litle diorama (21 cm x 29 cm).

I use many different material for it like Depron, wood stirrers, plastic ...

I start with the base :

Then i scratch the piece of the garage

with the doors made in styrene

Edited December 14, 2009 by philbass

[philbass]

I start to do some details and prepar the grass on the side

Actually, i start the paint job with the concrete floor

you can see the result in macro mode

[Eshaver]

Thats something you don't often see , ( The piano hinge garage doors ) That style of door wasn't often used as the heavy tracks needed to support such a door were indeed cumbersome . I rented in such a garage for years and there was a Greek Revival Atlantic service station here that can be found on the web using this stle of door . Keep us posted of this interesting project too. Ed Shaver

[coopdad]

Yes, neat project. Can't wait to see how you create the wet/bubbles (if you are) and the hose.

John

[diymirage]

looking good so far

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[philbass]

thanks men for your support

looking good so far

dont forget to ad a few of these

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no no no, nobody can touch this 32, the owner don't want !

Here is the little update for the day, i start the paint job on the Garage, i made from scratch some details like the radio, the chair, ...

and i think i found now the scenery for this diorama with the right figure (it came from the mecanics fujimi box)

here's the pics :

[Eshaver]

Where did you find the lawn chair and the radio , ? Most interesting.......... Ed Shaver

[David G.]

Very cool, nicely composed.

[philbass]

Where did you find the lawn chair and the radio , ? Most interesting.......... Ed Shaver

thnaks

The radio and the lawn chair are scratch build. Styrene for the radio and copper wire for the chair.

[crazyjim]

That's very cool. Don't forget to roll uo the windows before washing the coupe.

[Sixties Sam]

That is definitely a cool diorama! Great concept. I like things a little different from the garage dio's. That 32 looks too clean to need a wash. How about adding some road dirt, and maybe add a splatter of bird poop on the hood?

Sam

[philbass]

Thanks for your support guys

the 32 is too clean because this man just finish to wash it !

I just start the paint job on some details

[Sixties Sam]

The details are very well done. I like the radio and lawn chair and table.

Tres bien, mon ami!

[philbass]

Hi, here is the last update before the finish pics. I've to paint the figure and some little work on the ground to represent some wet zone and this one will be done !

Edited December 14, 2009 by philbass

[David G.]

That's awsome. You really know how to set a scene, and you have excellent scratch building skills.

Your photography is very good too. What camera and settings are you using?

Edited December 14, 2009 by David G.

[dptydawg]

Hi Phil

This is a very well designed and executed diorama. The story is there, the workmanship is there and the compsition is excellent. One thing did catch my attention though. To me your garden hose looks more like a fire hose. It looks to be out of scale. I think it should be about 1mm in diameter to be in scale.

Thanks

Carl

[philbass]

Thanks men

That's awsome. You really know how to set a scene, and you have excellent scratch building skills.

Your photography is very good too. What camera and settings are you using?

It's an old Nikon coolpix like this one

But i take my pics in a light photo box

Hi Phil

This is a very well designed and executed diorama. The story is there, the workmanship is there and the compsition is excellent. One thing did catch my attention though. To me your garden hose looks more like a fire hose. It looks to be out of scale. I think it should be about 1mm in diameter to be in scale.

Thanks

Carl

i i saw that but i have nothing else to do my garden hose. in real it's not so bad, and i make a new composition for it inside the scenery, it's better (for me !)

[philbass]

Yes, the end nears, i still have to do the effects of water and wet on the ground.

Well I painted my figure with my meager knowledge, the purist on the figurines will be convulsed with laughter, but hey, again, i am too bad for this job.

Anyway, overall it goes not too bad, I finally found!

A ton of pictures but I'm pretty happy with the scenery:

[Harry P.]

Your details are great, but I have to wonder about the "chopped off" garage... it's a shame you didn't do the whole front end of the garage.

[philbass]

Your details are great, but I have to wonder about the "chopped off" garage... it's a shame you didn't do the whole front end of the garage.

sorry but i don't understand, what do you mean by the "whole front end of the garage" ?

[qmhd]

sorry but i don't understand, what do you mean by the "whole front end of the garage" ?

il dit que c'est une honte de ne pas avoir fait toute la façade

[philbass]

il dit que c'est une honte de ne pas avoir fait toute la façade

C'est ce que j'avais compris, mais à mon avis, la traduction pure ne traduit pas le sens de sa phrase !

[Jon Cole]

I understand the layout. It appears just as it may appear in a photograph, where the building may appear "cut off". This may be because the building would not necessarily be the center of attention in the scene.

In other words, it looks good!

[philbass]

I understand the layout. It appears just as it may appear in a photograph, where the building may appear "cut off". This may be because the building would not necessarily be the center of attention in the scene.

In other words, it looks good!

Exactely, thanks