Distraction In The Pits

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This is my first attempt at a diorama of any kind and it seems more appropriate in the 'Drag Racing' forum than in 'Dioramas' so here goes......

I used my Studebaker Gasser (extensively modified from a damaged DM coupe) and my brother, Larry's, '48 Studebaker M16 race car hauler (mostly scratchbuilt using a much modified Ertl pickup cab) to try and depict a circa 1962 drag strip pits scenario.
The 'players' all had to be modified to suit the scene including craned necks and hands/arms re-positioned to suit their given tasks. Paints are mostly acrylics with model railway grass and gravel, and the abused 'chain-link' fence is scratchbuilt using tubing, wire and screen etc. The torque wrench in the 'engine-guy's' hands is hand-made from aluminum tubing, sheet and wire.

For obvious reasons, I call the diorama "Distraction In The Pits".

[Magic Photos]

This cool, love it.

['70 Grande]

Really nice diorama... made me belly-laugh when I first looked at it; its great!

[crazyjim]

I LOVE it!!! What a great idea and it looks so BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH good! Alright now, what did you use for the chain link fence?

[cobraman]

Neat idea !

[southpier]

_{tells a story}

[b_lever1]

Very nice now if you fast forwarded to today. Love your skills I'd put it in both if they let you.

[ScaleDale]

A new meaning for "Attention in the pits. Attention in the pits..." Super Stacks Stocks in the staging lanes?

Dale

[Dyno Davo]

[jeffs396]

Excellent Cliff!

[DrewCfromSC]

very nice detailing! Thanks for sharing.

Drew

[PappyD340]

That looks mighty FINE Clifford!

[george 53]

So THAT's wat the Studie was for!!! Well, it came out GREAT!Haulers really nice too! As for the dio, Nice to see the priorities haven't changed over the years!!!!

[Silver Foxx]

Your builds are beautiful , putting them in a diorama is a great idea , love your sense of humour.

[Davewilly]

very nice looking diorama

[Studemax]

Gotta love it.

[rustybill1960]

beautiful and very shiny!

Fantastic diorama over all

Thank You for sharing

Later

Russ

[GoatGuy]

I agree, thanks for sharing. A great idea.