Hollywood Jim Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Hey guys, here is my next project. I’m already a few weeks into this project so I will post some progress pictures in the next few days so you can catch up to where I am in the building process. My inspiration is this drawing I found on the H.A.M.B. Forum, drawn by Jeff Norwell. I want to do a 1/25th scale garage diorama all in black and white except for the car. The car will be the only thing in color. I did some mock-ups so I could see what it would look like and determine the size of things. I started with the car. The garage will depict a scene from around 1957. The car will be a period correct 32’ Ford. Something like this: The first thing was to create a correct stock frame. A stock frame is pictured on the bottom. I started with the Revell frame on the top. In the middle is the Revell frame with some modifications. . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Nice concept. I like your mockup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 This should be cool Jim. I can't wait to see the finished product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Oh yes, your retirement has been really good for us! Keep the eye candy coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin T Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Looking Forward to this one Jim, I remember a few years back when Raybestos gave away the real car pictured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 you're gonna need some grey in there ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) Oh yes, your retirement has been really good for us! Keep the eye candy coming. Edited December 21, 2012 by Danno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 This looks to be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Jim Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Thank you guys !! . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I, too, am looking forward to this. I had a sneak peek at some of this and its really cool already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Jim Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Here are some of the parts for the car. I made stock interior door inserts. The guy who is building this car got a Hemi engine from a wrecked 1955 Chrysler 300. Here is how the car looks today. . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Looks good so far! Nice concept and execution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Jim Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 OK, Here we go. The framing has begun. This will be an old wood floor garage like those built in the 30's and 40's. It will be like the one my father had. . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 hmm very cool and interesting !!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Great start on the framing. The floor looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Interesting idea . if I understand correctly .. is this it? .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Pretty Good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Jim Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Interesting idea . if I understand correctly .. is this it? .. Yeah that's it, except the body of the car will be red. Hey ! How did you do that? Make everything black and white except the car... ? . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCarCulture Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Hey Jim - maybe some inspiration in these pics - as if you needed it! They are in THIS ALBUM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Yeah that's it, except the body of the car will be red. Hey ! How did you do that? Make everything black and white except the car... ? . . . You can do anything in Photoshop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Yeah that's it, except the body of the car will be red. Hey ! How did you do that? Make everything black and white except the car... ? . . . Yeah, just a quick job in Photoshop. I sloppily highlighted the car and cut it, Then converted the photo to black and white and pasted the car back in. Should be fun building the garage in B&W! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Jim Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Hey Jim - maybe some inspiration in these pics - as if you needed it! They are in THIS ALBUM. WOW, those are very helpful. I'm making a list of junk I need to put in the garage. Pictures like this give me some ideas. THANK YOU !! . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 A few years ago, one of the guys around here built a diorama in an old TV set that looked like a black-and-white gangsters show set in the 1930s. VERY cool. This will be good, too, and I'll look forward to watching it develop. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Hollywood, are you holding back on the eye candy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Jim Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Yeah Crank, OK, OK, I got the outside walls up. But it's time to knock it off and spend time with the family. . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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