UPDATE OLD MOTORCYCLE REPAIR SHOP

[olmadmodeler]

Well this is my first WIP so here we go.

This is the base for a 1/25 1/24 old motorcycle repair shop I am building some of you might have seen. 

Some of the Bikes I put up a while back. The base and walls are wood the brick is a heavy embossed paper type material.

The back wall is balsa wood cut into planks, the lower block wall is a rubber type material used for railroad layouts.

It measures 15” x 8” x 8" tall witch is 14ft in scale like an old building would be, and will have a Plexiglas cover when done. Just got the planks glued in place on the back wall ready to be painted.

Stay tuned. 

Edited September 16, 2022 by olmadmodeler

[FLHCAHZ]

Looks great so far.  Looking forward to seeing you fill it up!

[David G.]

Great looking start!

David G.

[olmadmodeler]

Thank you Its going to be something different, not too much stuff motorcycle done in that scale.

[olmadmodeler]

Well just painted the back plank wall to look like old boards and added nail detail,, also put up the Heat / Air duct work, also the Air line for the power tools also the electreal conduit.

[olmadmodeler]

Started working on some of the equipment for the shop.

I wanted a shop sink could not find one so I got some parts together and made my own used a wrench for one side, came out pretty good I think. A Battery charger the only thing I did was paint it and replace the top handle, I rusted my Coke Machine.

Put the drill press together I changed the handle on the right I used 3 Pins the original ones were deformed. Made a Parts Washer put it on a old barrel I had. Reworked 2 roll around stools, one I put a cut down the middle on the seat and then painted it to look like wood boards, the other one I replaced the bottom with a Dragster front wheel to be different. Finished my Peg Board just a few more tools to put on it.

[Mike C.]

Cool!

[olmadmodeler]

Thank you Mike very much just wait.

[FLHCAHZ]

Wow!  This is going to be great!

[olmadmodeler]

Thank you Chaz, just wait hang on to your seat.

[David G.]

Nice work building all the shop equipment. I like your rust and dirt detailing too.

David G.

[olmadmodeler]

Thank you very much David, more coming Wednesday.

[crazyjim]

Looking wonderful.  Keep it going.

[olmadmodeler]

Thank you Jim, more on Wednesday. as always comments, questions, criticism welcomed.

Edited September 20, 2022 by olmadmodeler

[olmadmodeler]

Today:    people, a bike, a rat fink stool, some helmets.
Well being the person I am I cannot stand the pre-painted figures, so I had this guy for the shop but he looked bad
So I found this shirt on the net thought it would look cool on him so I re-painted all of him I tried to match the shirt I think he looks a lot better.
I decided to make a Rat Fink stool used a round piece of plastic for the top bent some solid brass for the legs, the center ring is a wheel backing ring, painted them with MOLOTOW
and RF decals for the top and there you go. I had 2 old helmets Painted one like Easy Rider, and another one just white with a few decals on it. Last I threw together a Drag Bike
From parts not great but it will pass I think, as always comments, questions, criticism welcomed.

[olmadmodeler]

Here are the other Bikes that I built that will be in the shop. 

63 Honda, 750 Honda chopper, 32 Indian.

[olmadmodeler]

Time to start placing stuff it's kind of like a puzzle.

[David G.]

Great looking bikes and figures, excellent shop clutter!

David G.

[FLHCAHZ]

Very realistic!

[olmadmodeler]

Thank you Chaz. I think the reveal will be this weekend.

[olmadmodeler]

58 minutes ago, David G. said:

Great looking bikes and figures, excellent shop clutter!

Thank you David.

[olmadmodeler]

Some more Equipment trying to decide where to put it.

[Paul Payne]

This is looking super! Great weathering and detailing! How did you get the shirt from a picture, on to the figure? Maisto make fairly inexpensive motorcycle models which can be disassembled and rebuilt, including Harley Davidson knuckleheads, panheads, shovelheads, etc.

[olmadmodeler]

Thank you Paul, I painted the shirt by hand, Yes the 750 Honda choppers frame and rear wheel and seat and Tank are from a Maisto. engine and front are from 

the MPC trike.

[olmadmodeler]

Paul I will have 7 Bikes in all plus a Mini Bike 3 will be Die-cast.