Yet another garage....

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Looks great! I've always wanted to start a project like this but just don't have the room.

[tbill]

I don’t have the space either,  but the mood struck, when it’s done, I’ll figure out where to put it, haha! I’ve found room to display/store 16 rigs with trailers, and tons of cars, hopefully it’ll work out in the end........, fingers crossed......., hehe...

[iamsuperdan]

Lolz

My wife got a very concerned look when I mentioned to her that I was going to be building a diorama. 

"Where is THAT going to go?!"

 

[tbill]

Funny thing is, I really want to build a truck stop diorama, but I'd have to add on to the house......

[Shambles]

On 11/19/2019 at 6:23 PM, tbill said:

I got one from model roundup and one from a local swap meet.

Very nice work. Your detail inspires me. Model Round up is a great source. I've been ordering from Jack for several years.

[Shambles]

On 11/21/2019 at 6:27 PM, tbill said:

Funny thing is, I really want to build a truck stop diorama, but I'd have to add on to the house......

I know what you mean. I just moved my diorama from the model room to the garage for more space.

[tbill]

So, I picked up some paint today that I think will be suitable for the floor color, and a few more ideas popped into my head on what to do around the outside of the building , so even though no tangible progress, the wheels are spinning....

[tbill]

We almost have a tow truck for the shop.....

 

[tbill]

[tbill]

Well, I went and got some plywood to make the base of this growing out of control project, lol. Ended up with a foot print of 4 feet wide, 33 inches deep. This lets me position things like I wanted, also leaves some room behind the shop to put some stuff . More pics of the rough layout and how it will kind of look .

 

[Sam I Am]

That is a great layout.  

So where are you putting it when its finished?  ?

[tbill]

One problem at a time......., haha.

 

no idea......

[tbill]

So, all along I’ve been thinking that the base of the actual garage was missing something, that something is the sidewalk like area that usually skirts the building . I started making those today, still have one side left to do,  but these little guys have chewed up a lot of time today.....

 

[Anglia105E]

Your garage diorama is starting to really come alive now, Tom...... I think it is the baseboard, the fuel pumps and the tall sign. You have put this project together nicely, and I look forward to seeing it develop further...... well done!

David

[tbill]

Thanks for the encouraging words?

the rest of the sidewalk is roughed in..., finally..

 

[Flat32]

Walkways near the garage door openings are usually rounded on the corners so they don't damage tires if hit. Check some reference photos.

[tbill]

Thanks, they are slightly rounded, still need more work, still roughing things in to get an overall feel.

[Flat32]

[tbill]

Got a little more done on the sidewalks. The edges are slightly curved, not rounded, but corners knocked down as well as I could without it looking strange ( to my eye anyway). I added expansion joints and dirtied them up in what I figured would be high traffic areas. Thanks for looking.

 

[Tom Geiger]

Looks great Tom,  I've been pondering what to do with the same kit.  I like that you added two bays.  I understand why MRC only had one for size considerations, but there are few if any real stations with only one bay!  

Take a look at those gas pumps.  Both in your photos with cars and the ones in my own kit, they look too large to my eye.  Maybe just too tall, in all the photos I can find, the window is at a height that someone in a car can read it.  

Here's a site with a lot of pictures:  http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2011/03/golden-age-of-gas-stations.html

If you want some ideas on pavement, Ken Hamilton has been doing work on Facebook as well as in the latest issue of that other magazine.

Edited December 1, 2019 by Tom Geiger

[Anglia105E]

Nice work on the sidewalks, Tom..... and the high traffic areas look well dirtied up.

David

[tbill]

Thanks for the input guys, always appreciated. The gas pumps do seem a bit large,  but I’m going to run with them for now, too many other things have my attention at the moment, lol. I had some time today to putter with this, and decided to make a transmission bench, I’d already built the bench ( from one of the kits I’m using), but today I made the transmission ‘hanger’, it looks very close to the ones I use at work, although not ‘dead on’, i think it conveys the look, enough for me anyway. I also have an almost dry parking lot, will need work, but it’s a start. Again, thanks for looking.

 

[tbill]

[tbill]

Got some tile cut for the office floor, and made the back wall of the garage.

 

[tbill]

More fooling around, made a window in the office to the shop, made the block off area for the rest rooms, and figured out how I’m going to mount the lifts.