About 10 years ago, MRC released this garage kit. The details are real nice but the building it's self is way too small to be realistic.
So that was why I build the original Jackson's Garage which eventually turned into The Can Am Garage.
Well, it's time to get back to basics and Jackson's Texaco is going to be it. It's being built to serve two purposes - One as a photo backdrop for exterior shots and Two - As a proper diorama that I can take to model shows/contests.
Original sketch for the exterior photo backdrop concept.
This is the general layout for the finished diorama.
This gave me some general dimensions to work with when I started drawing up the actual building plans.
First rough one.
These two show the final building plan.
I was talked into making the final plans full size. Yeah, it was a pain to do but it'll make construction of the building much easier.
The 'Vette is in one bay and the lift's in the other.
Jack's on the curb outside while Jackson is checking out his office.
It looks as though my dimensions are right on. Cool.
My plan is work on this off and on over the next year with the general plan to have it finished and on display at NNL East (Parsippany, NJ) in March of '08.