Just a façade

[Modelbuilder Mark]

First project of 2021 complete. This was my first attempt at a diorama in over 20 years and my first to incorporate some weathering skills I have been acquiring over time. This is purely a façade, and there are definitely things that I could continue to work on, but it was just supposed to be a quick backdrop project to photograph my cars. As there are things I wish I had done differently, I will cease at this point and call it done, and take some of those other details I was going to add , and apply to my next one some time down the road.   The brick is styrene brick sheet from the stash, so I do not recall if Evergreen or Plastruct or something else, but it was molded in white. Base is layered Styrofoam, pedestrian door is paper with scratched styrene handle. The garage door is again styrene sheet from the stash so I am not sure of the supplier, with scratched handle from brass. The asphalt is also from very old supply of Hudson and Allen Studio. Two of the pictures are my 6yr old sons' Airfix Quickbuild on there for size reference, and because he was excited to participate. 

Edited January 14, 2021 by Modelbuilder Mark
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[TonyK]

Amazing! The more I look at it the more I'm impressed with your skills. Thanks for sharing.

[crazyjim]

Super realistic.

[espo]

I agree, this is very realistic looking. A lot of details that may be missed at first glance. The stone between the blacktop and the brick give the impression of a building in a snow belt area. 

[Jim B]

That looks awesome.  Very realistic.

[cobraman]

Looks good, nice work.

[bbowser]

Amazing work!  Great backdrop for photos.

[misterNNL]

Outstanding ability to commit what you see in the real world to scale model form. The closer we look the more we see. This will make a great photo op for your models. Thanks for sharing your skills with us.

[Tom Geiger]

Wow! Very convincing dio piece!  

[doorsovdoon]

Looks amazing. With the car placed there it looks real. Very nicely done.

[PappyD340]

On 1/14/2021 at 7:28 PM, Tom Geiger said:

Wow! Very convincing dio piece!  

Yes indeed!!

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Thanks everyone for the kind words, I sincerely appreciate it. Some day I will work on a full garage, but that may be some time away as there are so many car projects "in the queue".

[ABNSPR]

Fantastic!

[charlie8575]

This looks really good, Mark.

Charlie Larkin

[Bills72sj]

Your weathering techniques are well executed. Very nice job.

[slusher]

Outstanding, looks very realistic and great weathering!!

[kilrathy10]

Too cool... I love everything about this one... Definitely... 

[DRIPTROIT 71]

 Very realistic!! A lot of detail work on this! Excellent work!

[DrKerry]

Very kool, I want to do something like this but not sure how well I'd pull it off... Gonna have to try someday!! 

[vincen47]

So incredibly perfect for taking photos of your builds!

It’s just the right amount of interest and detail to look super realistic, yet not in any way to detract from the viewer’s focus on the subject - the vehicle you’re showing. Of course, it still provides plenty of eye candy, in and of itself.

It’s not easy to strike that balance when creating a scene to give a backdrop for photos. Awesome job.

[Sixties Sam]

Very nice! Great detail and lots of character! Well done!

Sam

[Kris Morgan]

Man, that is amazing.

[Dave Van]

Nice work....is that a Airfix Bugatti?

[bisc63]

Nice. Good to have a realistic backdrop for model photos, and this one is so well done!

[mredjr]

Great job! Very well done!