crazyrichard Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) hey thnx and yes stuff like that will be incorporated in the diorama , i have all of these number plate decals , because i cant make myself use them on my hotrods .. so i was thinking of sticking them on a thin piece of styrene so they are thicker and maybe drill holes in the corners where scews where maybe even bend one a bit ... i'm kinfd of deviding my work between the smaller and larger details so it doesnt get boring and gradually grows every update yesterdat i was lying in bed and got the idea when i have all the roof beams done to make like a real roof but on a hinge so when you open the whole top the roof steel stays on the diorama but the roof opens ... Edited March 8, 2013 by crazyrichard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Hey richard How thick is your base is it deep enuf for an inspection pit you could have a worker down there with a lamp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 my base is as thick as the side edges you see on some pictures , a pit would be possible but then you would have to make like a large tray under the whole diorama to close it and the whole dio had space under the floor so you can make a pit there .. if you really would want a person down there standing it would have to be pretty deep .. that is what kept me from making that .. i do want to make something like what you said but i would do that on a dio twice as small as this i think yesterday i was pretty worn out from the work week so i didnt do much i did lower the small mercedes car , wheels will be painted and the body will also get a new color going to add a antenna and scratch a control an turn it into a rc car washed the 300 sl gadge with black for some depth and did that on the parts on the bench as well on this pic you see the car head unit stereo hanging under the cabinet irl it all looks more friendly to the eye these are close ups and shot when dark so everything looks more black and weathered as on the eye and further away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Thats really cool I love the R/C merc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 thnx made a partician (?? right word ??) on the wall to keep the sparks on the machine side and protect the barrels a bit after some paint and weathering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 went on with the partition wall , made a thick edge and on the machine side 2 wooden shelfs then made a yellow line to indicate the chemical / oil area i could do like a thin fence in front of the barrels ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 This gets more awesome every time I look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I agree. Every new post and picture shows some awesome progress. Carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 thnx guys , well so much to make and build so not finished for a while even the rolling door is only the base , the door needs a ton of hinges , a frame with curve into the ceiling , the panels that are missing because its opened need to sit folded in the ceiling frame on the garage windows i was planning like a tube system operated from below so they can "open" them (not 4 real) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 well just went on and painted the added strips on the wall and gave the wood the first wood-stain coat made the edge around the oild and grease thing dirty and then did the whole square but wiped it with a moist cloth so it looked like somebody mopped the earea a bit on the zoomed in shots it often looks very extreme , here on the further away shots you see its not that extreme dirt and filth wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Richard, you could teach several here as to how to make a garage look realistic . I've been a member here for years and I'm always seeing these "Super Sanitary garages ". I dunno about you , but the only time I ever saw a clean shop was when I visited Mr. A J Foyt's place years ago . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Health n safety would tell you off you dont have a hand rail going up the staircase! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Richard you could try applying license plate decals to aluminum foil, then cutting them out and either bending or denting them, plus putting the screw holes in them, and then mounting them to either a wall or onto a model. Just a hint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrecker388 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Wow Richard, I am just speechless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Richard, you could teach several here as to how to make a garage look realistic . I've been a member here for years and I'm always seeing these "Super Sanitary garages ". I dunno about you , but the only time I ever saw a clean shop was when I visited Mr. A J Foyt's place years ago . thnx actually i just recently started real weathering and sort of found my way into this .. what i found out on the garage is that it pays of to paint matt blkack shadowlines along all the beems , and all stuff in the garage , some dont show right away but thats the main thing fot me that i found really helped to give it a nicer feel .. and i'm not a expert by far still learning so much new stuff and yes i just love the older dirty garage's so much more then clean and sterile ones .. i have seen a number of places irl where they looked soemwhat similair to this. now a dealers garage for maintenence wont look as dirty off-course but i do want to build a clean one in the future , not real big like this but more one suited for taking pics of my models in Health n safety would tell you off you dont have a hand rail going up the staircase! yes i know and still planning to make that handrail ...... didnt come to start that yet Richard you could try applying license plate decals to aluminum foil, then cutting them out and either bending or denting them, plus putting the screw holes in them, and then mounting them to either a wall or onto a model. Just a hint. now thats really a great idea , thnx !!!!!!!!! you know what i have like this roll of aluminum tape its real thick and really aluminum , ususally i used that for fixing parts on for paint but that stuff is perfect if i bend that it just stays in that shape , it almost bends like brass tubes and stays .. oh yes you gave me a awsome idea !!! Wow Richard, I am just speechless. thnx !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 ooooeeeepppppsssss hole in the wall still needed a door in the garage , wanted to also incorporate real see trhough windows and take advantage of natural lighting.. already the floor gets great light effects from the door i made .. it was tricky to drill and use a powersaw but it went well made it like fitting to the building , bigger industrial looking door added strips because of the glass making the door sit further from the wall and light coming through , the light only needs to come in trough the windows so i did it this way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Man you scared me with that first picture. I thought you dropped something on it. Whewwww!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Man you scared me with that first picture. I thought you dropped something on it. Whewwww!!! i hoped somebody would think lol finished the door , but now realise when writing this update.. i need to remove the strut there now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 after the previous post i went to the table and made a new wall piece at the door and put the back back ... could not remove the strut due to glue and paint , so new a wall cover did the trick then removed the mesh on the glass , looked cool but the light didnt come true the windows as nce as without the mesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughn Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Really awesome Richard !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 The replaced wall with the door looks like it always was there...can't see a different to teh other ones - cool! Go on, Richard! Amazing progress, that I want to built my own now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 heheh thnx guys and well i have as much fun building cars just in the dio fase atm lol well started a new item yesterday made the lower peice of the wall like the left and right side with plating , needs painting but its on , now i need to get rid of teh other struts as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 finshed the walls imo it makes everything more tied together and as one .. had to kep the 2 struts it was to mucht tearing of stuff to redo those 2 pieces of wall so thats a compromise.. i did redo them so they run in front of the plates also redid the base of the rolling parts table it was of sclae and way to low (1st mistake in the dio) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 yesterday i made a support above the door , there will also be added some standing briks there also worked on the welder and made it on a roller with the gass cilinders beside i will convert this one to a tig welder needs a handle to push and some chains to hold the gas cilinders and i took randy d's idea of using lego's as a base for the mill , hope he (you) dont mind ? his mill is just plain insane and so realistic i hope that mine will be half as good hahaha the lego base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Doan Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Wow! This is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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