An early pic of the shop

[LUKE'57]

Now that's not cheating. From one modeler to another, that's just superior research. LOL

[Honoturtle]

Stunning!!
Very realistic.

[Dean23]

That shop is awesome, I really need to build a cool diorama to display my cars. So what all did you use to build the shop?

[LUKE'57]

About the only thing bought, except for the glue and paint, was a couple of sheets of Midwest Products clapboard siding that I glued to a piece of styrofoam that a recorder or something was shipped in. If you can get something like that to serve as the basis for a building it makes getting it square very simple. The rest was a mixture of things around the house and stuff I picked up along my way. The roof is some plastic sheet like they use on the new small political and advertising signs that has a square cross section in the corrogations and the chain link fence is the metal mesh from an old auto air cleaner with some pieces of steel rod for the posts and bracing. The wooden privacy fence is just some popsicle sticks with the smaller diagonals made from corn dog sticks. I still have to stain them. I've got a bad habit of walking through the world looking at full size stuff but seeing it in 1/25 scale. The gravel on the parking lot is three or four colors of model railroad track ballast leftovers that I got from a friend.

[exhaust smoke]

Originally Posted by NOMADGAMER

I cheated, and found another picture!

Arghhhh! A giant stealing the cars!!!

Fantastic looking garage diorama!

[KTem]

Awesome! It looks realistic and it really has a cool atmosphere to it. Good job!

[brady_381need72c10]

Originally Posted by NOMADGAMER

I cheated, and found another picture!

^still looks to realistic to me!

[tackbradley]

ok i didnt read this whole thread, but, i saw the first pic and totally thought it was a real shop...after i scrolled down it blew my mind to see it was a model...good freakin job my man!!!

[LUKE'57]

Thanks ya'll. Wait until you see the two story combination movie theater and museum I'm working on, big parking lot surrounded by a concrete wall and maybe some shrubbery thrown in for good measure.

[wrexink]

AWESOME!!! Here is a link to my diorama.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=658471

[NOMADGAMER]

that two story sounds very interesting.

[LUKE'57]

Hey wrexink, that shop is pretty tough. Looks like a good place to built just about anything you'd want to race or ride in.

[wrexink]

Originally Posted by LUKE'57

Hey wrexink, that shop is pretty tough. Looks like a good place to built just about anything you'd want to race or ride in.

thanks! i just put biger better lit pics on it

Its like one of thoes shops you see on the power block special on spike tv. lol

[tonioseven]

Awesome stuff, Luke!

[ChevyRidinLow]

wwwooowww That Is Absolutely Freakin Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aawweessoommeee Talent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!