GM studio

[Hippie]

hello.

you may have seen this in some of my other post but heres the ofical one.

its only about hafe done, still got a bunch to do but heres some pics.

if you care i did a bit of a story to go along with it.

Back in the early 50’s a small prototype, engineering, and R and D shop was built in East Detroit. Quickly as the demand for outrageous cars grew, they became GM’s main outside builder. Business was outstanding and soon the small building grew to a large complex. As the years went on the workload decreased putting the company to one single warehouse adjoined to the original shop. The company stayed at this pace for years, creating some of the most known concepts yet never receiving any credit. The dedicated workers never had a problem with this they had become the most profitable machine shop in the country. Then something happened, the computer. Business was down by the end of the month. The final nail in the coffin was china. With GM working more and more conjoined with foreign agencies. The shop was near foreclosure, and in a last grasp for survival they started restoring cars. Unfortunately the company was gone by 1993, leaving a hallowed out building behind, striped of almost all machines, tool, and cars. The building was laid to rest hoping for best yet expecting the worst.

The year now is 2012, and the building has been brought back to life. Discovered by the city officials the building was found exactly as left, just a bit of dust and mild graffiti. Upon inspection more and more things had been left, most notable was the last project they ever worked on a MG-TC, just barely touched the frame was found completed in the old shop with the original body in the main shop. Also notable were the rafters, or more so what they contained, with GM deserting them they hadn’t paid much heed to GM destruction policy of any prototype information. As such numerous full sized original drawings have been left the most notable still hanging on the wall; it is suspected that this was the next car they would build before GM dropped out. An amazing build it appears that they would have had a potential super car if completed. Other drawings lying around were a new sport station wagon, and a 911 look alike. Yet the most amazing artifact lays carelessly hung on the wall. A original 53 corvette body, but not just a normal one, a prototype for a modern age one, GM considered to drop the stingray and go back to original and this shop was originally set to build it, the only physical modifications are a new rear fender and a smoothed hood, but the markings across the body are extremely significant, showing the planed modifications, resulting in probably a beautiful car.

The cars and documents are now being sent to the Hennery Ford museum for freshing up and then being put on display. The MG is being sent across seas to be assembled then sent to the original owner

thanks for looking, your coments aprecated

Edited March 16, 2012 by Hippie

[GTMust]

Very interesting storyline and a great start to the dio!

Is the 1/32 or 1/24? The MG looks a little like the Matchbox 1/32 scale model but could also be the 1/24 Monogram. Or even the 1/16 Entex? Whatever....... it's coming together nicely!

Tony

[crazyjim]

Excellent story and even better diorama. Hope you're going to post more pics.

[Eshaver]

Nice start............................. Ed Shaver

[Mike Kucaba]

Nice story and execution.That's probably the Mono diecast model.Looks good with the hood all polished,might be a good way to do it as a full build.

[Dr. Cranky]

The graffiti is a wonderful touch. The whole scene has all the right atmosphere . . .

[Danno]

Nice.

= Nice.

[Mercman]

I like the Corvette hanging in the rafters. Good start.

[1zebra3]

WOW this is very cool!!

[Hippie]

thanks eveyone.

the model is a MG-TC kit from monogram. its part of the metal master series hence the body, the planed paint is black fenders, a british raceing green body, and the hood will stay polished.

also, any advise on this would be helpful. i'm not toaly sure what to contune on wiht, i have some duct work made, some tables, and some pipes to go in but besides that i'm not sure what else to add.

thanks.

[Hippie]

hello thanks again for the coments.

the mg has been sent away, and were futher going throught the place, to our surpise some of the other back buildings are still full. i'm guseing they were storage, and the owners weren't wroyed about saving that stuff, so far we've found a 55 chevy fiberglass body half way through modifications, a 32 sedan choped up to a drag car and arovette,

Now back to reality

I wasn't overall happy wiht the color it seamed to bright so re weathered everthing, i think it looks better, i think half of my probelm is the lighting and camera. the building has its own lighting, so i turn of all lights and take the pics at night, so its more acurate light, in real life its perfet, but now i think it looks good on camera. also i added the duct work to cary machine shaveings away, some signs, and a scalfoding for a airconditoner.

the quality isn't the best the darker i get the shots the less clear thy pictures get.

thanks guys.

Edited March 16, 2012 by Hippie