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Here we go, folks, for those of you wanting to build a couple of simple, one-car and tools dioramas, this might be a perfectly good option, thanks to two great FUJIMI kits:

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Dave, I saw that, and I agree, you can probably go a bit larger so that it holds at least two cars. And I would go with cement floors and maybe stucco walls. There are so many variations, but these kits also come with enough plexiglass to cover the top and sides and front so that it ends up encasing the model in a dust free environment.

Lots of options, that's for sure.

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Hey Doc here's a thought. Use a display case for the 1/18th models. You can get a double one, or a single which would be like the Fujimi set.

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These are great for simple starters..... but suffer from detail problems like skinny walls, etc. (not very realistic!). For the cost of one of these kits you could build a dozen or so garages or other basic structures from 3/16" foamboard. The main thing to master is scale, and using a VERY sharp knife to cut the foamboard. There are many threads in the forum explaining how to scale models..... and the internet also is a mine of information.

I don't mean to put down the SMBC offering, but you will have to add considerable work to it if you want a realistic looking garage.

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Dave, I saw that, and I agree, you can probably go a bit larger so that it holds at least two cars. And I would go with cement floors and maybe stucco walls. There are so many variations, but these kits also come with enough plexiglass to cover the top and sides and front so that it ends up encasing the model in a dust free environment.

Lots of options, that's for sure.

But then being a kid in the early 60's I remember a lot of the local guys in old barn sided garages (in town) mostly one car with swing ot or sliding doors. May had plank or cinder floors. They would have to shift the car to one side or the other in order to work on it!

One was an old carriage house about a car and a half with the old stable in the front that was opened up for more depth! What was unique about this one was it had a wooden floor and a open cellar underneath with wooden posts down the center!

A local ran his stock car out of that garage until it burnt down around 1985!

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I just picked up one of these- might be a pretty decent start to a small scale diorama.

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The garage kit in that one comes out fairly nice. You can get interior stuff from Walther's, by J L Innovative. they have some white metal castings. of several different styles. I had 7 of those garages, and traded them away, back during my Hot Wheel's collecting craze. Now I kick myself for doing so.

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