garage diorama fully detailed and fully scratch build ...

[crazyrichard]

started on a big wash sink for washing hands .. used copper plate and cut a shape and folded it from one piece .. folded the edges .. kept it a bit rough looking ...

started on a sifon ? to keep the smell away (the bend in the piping)

the sifon ..

painted the sink in metal coat i will add some washes .. already made room next to the bench cabinet ...

[crazyjim]

It's a p trap, Richard. Water stays in the pipe so gases can't get past back up the drain.

[crazyrichard]

thnx jim

the sink is in , painted to look like a old zinc sink ... not sure tbh .. should i keep it or make something new ??

in real life it looks better then on picture but its pretty beat up and weathered ..

i added a shelf with a bar of soap , soap pump and sponge .. then a bucket with sponge and a cloth in the sink ..

if i keep this set up i will add a wall soap dispenser and a towelroll device thingy

opinions are welcome

[crazyrichard]

added a mop .. like the flat one where you put a flat thingy under ....

here how it looks with a bit more distance (vieuwing distance is even further)

[xbazzarex]

that sink is incredible,

i do have a question how did you make the signs on top of the shelf there, the Chevrolet service sign, and the others?

[crazyrichard]

thnx zac ..

the signs >

1.find the sign you want and save it

2.open in photoshop and resize it to the correct size ..maybe alter stuff if you know your way around photoshop.

3.use matte photopaper in your printer.

4.print it from the photoshop program into your printer (if you save it in the correct size it always prints wrong if you print it directly from your pc folders)

5.i recently start using clear tape .. the stuff you use in and around your house ..i bought a wider roll .. so just house tape that is see through. so when you have your print you dont cut it out but put clear tape over the printed sign .. on the front and on the back ....

this seals and protect the print from any glue and makes sure the print stays sharp after gluing.. and it gives it a shiny surface that resembles the smoothness and shine a sign has got ...

6.then cut the sign out and you have a sign , take a marker and with a steady hand go along the side of the paper , that is still white and making that black with a marker (side of the paper) ..gives it extra realism and makes it not look like a printed piece of paper

7. now and this i did on all my signs i took thin copperplate and glued my signs on the copper plate .. after drying cut out the copper around the sign and maybe make the sides black with a marker again so you dont see the copper plate ...

now you can also use thin aluminium or maybe thicker stuff from packaging ..or even cut out metal from a old coke can or something similair

this now alows you, when the glue is dry to slightly bend the sign and give it a curve .. on some i made a real curve and others like the ones loose on the cabinet i kept more straight .. but all got bend a bit ..

you can also use some paint like oil or enamel paint to paint a it of extra rust color along the edges or like i did on the ford sign .. put a drup of clear glue on the sign , spread it even and here and there add some rust pigment ..

here a nother pic of the sink in better daylight , i added 3 decals (waterslide) on the edge and sink , the decal on the sink i made less perfect on purpose

Edited December 22, 2014 by crazyrichard

[bobthehobbyguy]

Wow what a work of art. This is amazing work.

[crazyrichard]

aww thnx bob !!!

made a automatic towel roll dispenser thingy today .. like when you dryed your hands and pulled out a clean part of the roll it rolls itself up

the base

tork logo and under that you see a piece of styrene with 3 layers of medical cloth on it cut to size that will be the actual towel

size idea

on the wall

here you can really see the towel

pics are very close up irl i think it looks better

[crazyjim]

Too much, Richard. I find myself anxiously waiting for your next update. Your dio is exceptionally cool.

[72 Charger]

Too much, Richard. I find myself anxiously waiting for your next update. Your dio is exceptionally cool.

X2 I check every day to see whats new LOL

[crazyrichard]

thnx guys !! thnx !

[peekay]

This keeps getting more and more incredible. Richard, you might be crazy but you are also an artist.

[crazyrichard]

thnx peter ! haha

[FullPowerGarage]

You'll have too watch out for not going away a few days from this topic because he's fasstttt!!

[Ramfins59]

Yep, I also check in on this thread daily just to see what this madman is adding. Absolutely amazing and incredible scratchbuilding talent...!!

[xbazzarex]

thanks for instructions on the signs, everytime i check back this dio gets better and better. that is awesome work!

[crazyrichard]

thnx guys ... but uuuhh i didnt do anything yesterday .. i came home from work and i was soo tired ..ppfft just layed on the sofa with the tv on

[crazyrichard]

i didnt do much , bit tired .. but last night i made a first aid kit and put it on the side of the bench cabinet

put the oil catch cart that was on the space where the sink is now on the corner of the office .. looked best there .

like they parked it there for now

[bobthehobbyguy]

Very nice. How much more are you going to add? This is an amazing diorama.

[crazyrichard]

thnx !! and well i want to add a lot of small details , like make it look alive .

-partswasher

-take out the office bench and make a custom corner sofa with real cussions

-print wrenches on thick paper and spray them chrome , still struggeling with cutting them out ..

-make screwdrivers and all sorts of small tools

-make some larger tools

-axle stands

-jack

-extension cord (rollable)

-electric drill (battery operated)

and more stuff like that

it needs to be full of detail without it looking to stuffed full .. and smalls really add to the whole atmosphere and feel

[crazyrichard]

inbetween x-mass stuff i made a new table for the office , real wooden top , kept it non perfect inlay wise to keep the old feel

2 wielstands gemaakt met banden en velgen als display voor de verkoop ...

took a ford pick up-bench and sprayed it matt beige with a brown wash and painted the buttons chrome .. i will make a panel for the tunnel hole ...

[crazyrichard]

more normal distance

[gasser59]

Nice touch Richard. I'm sure you plan on raising that bench seat when you make the tunnel cover.

[72 Charger]

Dont take this the wrong way Richard its ment to be constructive criticism . I think that your bench seat looks wrong and out of place!. I would of thought that you would of made one of those caddi trunk sofas ?

Dave

[crazyrichard]

thnx guys and no such a sofa for me doenst fit in the theme too 60's and ....and dont worry you can say anything you feel

Edited December 27, 2014 by crazyrichard