jriley49 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I'm new to the forum, so I thought I start by showing my model shop. I tend to build everything all at once. When I'm building engines, I build 20 or so at once, chassis, the same. Even when painting, I tend to prime a dozen cars at once. I'm not anywhere near as good as some of you, but what I lack in detail, I make up for in volume! These are pix from about 6 mos ago. Newer pix to come soon. JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 You got a great set up there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baugher Garage Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 That's some serious bizness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Buckaroo Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Sheesch - that is just mind boggling. Very nice , and I am impressed with your work ethic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAT-T Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 JOHN, ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH SHELF SPACE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skypower Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Holy smokes that's a lot of builds going on at once. Nice setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemi Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I'm impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Duster Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 You are the Henry Ford of 1:25 scale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Can I have your shop? Please? Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Ray Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Very nice man! If you ever feel the need to get rid of a couple of those top fuel cars, I'll gladly provide you a shipping address...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Impressive but why do so many of the same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 somebody looks a little "OCD" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jriley49 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 A "little" OCD? I'm HUGE OCD!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric N. Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 HOLY ASSEMBLY LINE! I love it. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 nice to see a budget set-up once in a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaBrown Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 It's True, everything is bigger in Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jriley49 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Impressive but why do so many of the same thing? Hi Jim, It looks like lots of the same thing, but the white cars are all just the base car waiting for me to decide which engine, wheels, paint, etc. I only build real drag racers, and since there is a limited supply of donor kits, they all look the same in the beginning. I try to go for the odd cars when I can. For instance, right now I'm working on the Cerny Moody dragster from the 70's with the "airplane style" rear wing. I just finished Garlits' first RE, the one with the rail chassis showing out the front. But I found some pix of that car with a massive rear wing, (pre-Winternationals debut of the full bodied car) so that is the version I built. I'll be getting pix up soon of the cars I'm doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydime Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 OK, I know I'm not the only one thinking of this. If this is your workbench, with all these fine in progress works, then I'd sure like to see the display case(s) or shelf/shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jriley49 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 OK, I know I'm not the only one thinking of this. If this is your workbench, with all these fine in progress works, then I'd sure like to see the display case(s) or shelf/shelves. I have this terrible 9 ft tall wood cabinet in my office with lots of shelves. It has about 200 completed cars in it. It's dark and a really lousy display. I'm planning a display made of tempered glass, like the ones you see in stores. I will replace the wood structure with the glass shelves and then put more glass shelves on the wall behind my desk. Time frame? End of summer/fall? I've got to get it done, I'm running out of space in the shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Great Model Shop! Very Clean too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydime Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) I'm running out of space in the shop! Oh, I'd say that's an understatement. It's all good though. At least, your workspace isn't just unorganized chaos, right? Edited March 26, 2014 by Skydime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 John, you will be busy the rest of your life with all those to finish, and how in the world do you find anything on your workbench, it's way too clean!! Just messing with ya, you have a mighty fine set-up there, keep them builds coming!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale W. Verts Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I come to this website (and this hobby) for a refreshing and a wholesome good time. A cleansing of the soul if you will. Then I run across a SICK post like this one... Awesome, man. Just awesome. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Very impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jriley49 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 So I figured I should put some newer pix up. The first group were from about 6 months ago. For those that joked I needed more shelf space - I added a whole extra shelf above the previous ones and made the back wall shelves deeper. I've made a lot of progress on the cars. Still, nothing is finished. Doing this many cars at once, you can imagine the inventory control problems I have. So I try to get the engines at least sitting in a chassis, tires a least next to the car, rear wings placed behind the engine and so on. So If you notice a wrong engine on a car, or the wrong wheels for a car, it is likely I haven't finalized which car those parts go to. I just have them placed there to make sure I have the right count. I added shelves above and made the back shelves deeper I'm using the space as efficiently as possible - I'm hanging my painting stands from the rafters There are fewer all white cars now, but still plenty. It will keep me busy for a while. Each shelf on the back wall fits 2 rows of funny cars and 1 row of dragsters. This looks like a used race car lot! What I like to do most is unique cars. Here's Garlits' shortie and the one time he ever ran with wheel pants. Behind Garlits you might have noticed the Peterson & Fritz streamliner from the 1970's, The body was easy, making my own decals is going to be a bear! I made the wedges for Goodall's and Prudhomme's cars above. The after market wedges and wedges from the kits were not right. This is the mustang wall. Everything from Tasca to The Blue Max to John Force is over here. The top shelf has Vega FC's, a bunch of extra FC & TF chassis and various tins. And the shelf above that has a ton of extra bodies. Yes, I actually do finish some. Here's the awful display stand in my office. It holds about 200 cars. Once I get everything cleaned up (you can see dust on everything) I will post better pix of the cars I've completed and those I'm working on. I've been doing this for about 43 years, so I've collected all this stuff over time. I'm lucky my wife wants me to do this. She says it helps me relax, I think it keeps me out of her way! JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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