Mattilacken Posted February 19 Posted February 19 I have always wanted to make a garage diorama, so much that me and a friend bought the fujimi kit back in early ‘00s. A while back I bought a backdrop from Scale production and now when working on my MB I wanted to take a photo in the backdrop but it felt strange to just put it on the ground so I started by making the lift and some other equipment. And now I have started I will continue😁 I even scarped a bike together from parts in my PB just to have some thing in the background. 5
Mattilacken Posted February 22 Author Posted February 22 Got a F1 visit in the garage. Ralph Schumacher’s Jordan 197 from 1997 and Max Verstapen’s RB19. And man the RB19 is huge when comparing it to the old gen car. 1
SpeedAndViolence Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Very nice! Now I have something else on my 'to do' list... Thanks for the inspiration! 1
hookedonplastics Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Very nice! I am working on a garage theme dio and I am using the same Fujimi kit! 1
David G. Posted March 19 Posted March 19 That's a really cool diorama! The trick with these is to get enough detail worked in without having so much that it draws attention away from the subject. It seems that you've hit the sweet spot. Nicely done! David G. 1
Mattilacken Posted May 7 Author Posted May 7 Thanks every one. i have felt that this display was a bit small for what I need so I went ahead and made some new brick wall backdrops that I printed on the A3 printer and then I bought a thick cardboard same as architects use I guess, and then made this garage setup. 3
Mattilacken Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 23 hours ago, David G. said: It looks good. David G. Thanks David! i have some improvments planed so will try to make them happen soon 😃
Mattilacken Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 I Did some mods to make it look more real when taking photos, I made a piece of roof to give some shadow next to the wall and I did also make a roof beam just as a prop. 2
Mattilacken Posted May 9 Author Posted May 9 Printed new car emblem posters and made some new signs for my shop. 2
Mattilacken Posted May 11 Author Posted May 11 On 5/10/2025 at 4:03 PM, David G. said: That dresses up the scene nicely. David G. Thanks David! I also printed some counters and m18 tools as well as an engine to put on the stand 1
Mattilacken Posted May 14 Author Posted May 14 I started with the garage crew, manager and two mechanics to start with. It’s hasegawas 1/24 racing figures set. Got them set up and cleaned up yesterday and today I will fill some gaps and then start painting. Nice to see the car next to people.
David G. Posted Saturday at 12:07 PM Posted Saturday at 12:07 PM The figures will make a nice addition to your diorama Anton. Seeing those figure with the car in their natural casting color reminded me of many of the architectural renderings I've seen over the years, most of which include human figures for scale. As the rendering is supposed to depict the building in its completed, idealized state, the human figures are often monochromatic silhouettes. The thought occurred to me that it might not be a bad idea to do something similar with figures like this in a diorama setting such as yours. Paint the figures in either a neutral color or maybe painted as typical figures would be but in muted tones so as not to draw too much attention away from the subject. Hmmm... just a thought. I do enjoy painting figures but I may try that at some point. David G. 1
Mattilacken Posted Tuesday at 09:59 AM Author Posted Tuesday at 09:59 AM (edited) On 5/17/2025 at 2:07 PM, David G. said: The figures will make a nice addition to your diorama Anton. Seeing those figure with the car in their natural casting color reminded me of many of the architectural renderings I've seen over the years, most of which include human figures for scale. As the rendering is supposed to depict the building in its completed, idealized state, the human figures are often monochromatic silhouettes. The thought occurred to me that it might not be a bad idea to do something similar with figures like this in a diorama setting such as yours. Paint the figures in either a neutral color or maybe painted as typical figures would be but in muted tones so as not to draw too much attention away from the subject. Hmmm... just a thought. I do enjoy painting figures but I may try that at some point. David G. I think you are absolutely right. If it’s a backdrop it and it’s models can be a bit more muted than if they where a ”front” piece. I will keep their clothes quite plain and not to much pop in them. here is the latest addition to the garage. Made it to look more like my 1:1 than what came in the fujimi kit. And added decals on it much as my 1:1 Edited Tuesday at 10:02 AM by Mattilacken 2
David G. Posted Tuesday at 11:41 AM Posted Tuesday at 11:41 AM That block on the stand will be a great addition to your diorama Anton. It has just the right amount of weathering and shading. David G. 1
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