Mopar Muscle Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) Because I enjoyed the movie so much, It was a natural for me to build a diorama based on it. Dom's garage was only shown in the first movie & was featured in 4 scenes, for a total of only 60-70 seconds. But I thought I could manage it, if I used common sense & my imagination to fill in what I could not see in the film. Right off the top, because I had a few big empty spaces in some basement shelving, I figured to make a large display. Measures 2' wide, 14" deep and 13" tall. Walls and base are foam board. Found the brick wall paper on line. Once the walls and ceiling were done, I started out with the stairs and loft. as that looked as the most difficult. I took my time . The stair treads, risers & railing are exactly as the stairs going to my basement in 1/24th scale. All of it is made of wood as is the shelves and walls of Dom's office. I used strips of small LED lights on the underside of the loft, just as I did on the ceiling. Some things were easy to put in the right place as per the film. The board on the wall holding the fan belts (tiny rubber bands) went to the left of the overhead door. along with a work bench. I've posted a screen grab from the film to illustrate that. On the right side of the opening, as was shown in the film, there is what appears to be a school locker & an old refrigerator (thanx ebay). Behind that stuff, & under the loft, was a bunch of equipment, including an engine hoist which was standing on it's end. I didn't repeat that error. The car is a die cast. I had bought a model charger, but only to use the blown Hemi & 383 Magnum engines, tires and wheels. Dom's office was briefly shown in the film. I guessed that it would be at the back of the shop. Sharp eyed viewers will note the sofa made out of the back seat of the donor charger. Dom and his girlfriend, Lettie, were shown in a short scene sharing an intimate moment on it. I stocked the shelves with boxes & crates made of small blocks of wood. The lights are nice & bright. I had to turn them off to take some of the pics. Taking advantage of that, on top of the shelves I've placed some chrome parts left over from various model builds & a couple small pieces of metal, to reflect the light, to sparkle , making it more interesting for viewers. At least a couple people have commented on it. Thanks for looking, it was a fun project. Questions & suggestions welcome. Edited January 18, 2022 by Mopar Muscle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Excelent diorama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Well done, looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Wow. That looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar Muscle Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 Thank you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Good Lord, thats is a lot of detail. How long did it take you to do it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar Muscle Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 3 hours ago, TransAmMike said: Good Lord, thats is a lot of detail. How long did it take you to do it?? Just over a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Fantastic diorama, Now where is that case of Corona ? In the fridge, maybe ? 😉👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar Muscle Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 Can't believe I forgot the beer! Let's just say it's in the fridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar Muscle Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/17/2022 at 1:15 PM, TransAmMike said: Good Lord, thats is a lot of detail. How long did it take you to do it?? All winter & a little spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 very nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Fantastic garage, lots of detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 You did a wonderful job. The only suggestion I would add is to add some dirt smudges and weathering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 COOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 I see a horrible lack of packages that were over night shipped from Japan. And where is the manifold welder? You know how easy it is to blow those things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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