Cpt Tuttle Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) I dug out my old garage diorama again. The base is a piece of MDF I sprayed with grey primer to make it look like concrete, a little too smooth maybe (I am almost a bit eager to try to see if I can make it look like splatter paint with some black and white and a worn out brush), the walls are plywood sprayed with white primer, I am satisfied there since the plywood gives them kind of a structure. The radiator is a piece cut out from the camper from the 1965 El Camino by AMT, plumbing is copper wire and the thermostat is a piece of sprue. Fire extinguisher is, IIRC, from the Fujimi garage kit. Both the barrel, the air compressor and the boombox is things I had lying around in the parts box (from unknow sources), as well as the rim the air hose is hung on. The hose itself is made from copper wire. I know that it looks a bit empty without a workbench. The workbench needs a repair with new legs etc. (and the fact that it was damaged is why I lost interest in this diorama some years ago), as well as the vise that needs a new crank. So why was it brought back from the dead? Well, I had a Volvo 760 body that was so brittle after some strong paint had crazed it, so it literally broke apart. Save what could be saved, my idea now is to build a Volvo couch for the garage dio, as the swede I am, it fits very well IMO Lol. Edited May 23, 2021 by Cpt Tuttle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Tuttle Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 Tired when posting...move to WIP, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Looks like you have a good start on a great diorama. Your first photo really captures the feelings of anticipation and potential one gets on moving day. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 I like what you've done so far. For the floor, I'll grab a can of a slightly darker grey and fog it across and it improves the look a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Tuttle Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 I think that I got a pretty good splatter paint effect. A mix of a sparse amount of acrylic paint, lots of water and an old worn out toothbrush was the way to go it seems like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Nice to see your old garage diorama getting a new lease of life, Mattias....... This is the exciting part of your project, as you bring your ideas to the table ! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Tuttle Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 Since I really like Dave Mann's artwork, I put up some of his illustrations as posters on the wall, to make them a little more alive, a little more personal than being just white. I found a piece of plastic that already had a quite rough structure in itself, so with a thin coat of blue, it looked like hammerite paint which was the look I was going for. So with some holes drilled, it became a (help, I have forgotten the english name) for the tools. Some of the tools are from the Lindberg 34 Pickup, others are from the Fujimi garage kit. I guess I will add some more tools to it later since there is still some room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Island Modeler Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 You are off to an excellent start. I can already see active attention to detail as well as fine quality of craftsmanship. I will be following this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 The word you were after, Mattias, is pegboard! I built a workshop diorama many years ago and am enjoying watching your build. Good luck with it! If i could make one suggestion, find yourself a 1/25th scale figure and use him to visualise where you want to put things so that they are at a realistic working or reaching height. Its a lot quicker than measuring! Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 3 hours ago, alan barton said: The word you were after, Mattias, is pegboard! I built a workshop diorama many years ago and am enjoying watching your build. Good luck with it! If i could make one suggestion, find yourself a 1/25th scale figure and use him to visualise where you want to put things so that they are at a realistic working or reaching height. Its a lot quicker than measuring! Cheers Alan Alan's suggestion to use a 1:25 scale figure in order to estimate heights is an excellent idea ! The word I was going to give you Mattias, was " Rack ", but Alan's word " Pegboard " is even better ! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Tuttle Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 On 5/31/2021 at 1:37 PM, alan barton said: The word you were after, Mattias, is pegboard! I built a workshop diorama many years ago and am enjoying watching your build. Good luck with it! If i could make one suggestion, find yourself a 1/25th scale figure and use him to visualise where you want to put things so that they are at a realistic working or reaching height. Its a lot quicker than measuring! Cheers Alan Thank you for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Lookin' good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Nice progress, I like the addition of the artwork. And you spatter paint works well too. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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