A new scale for me -- Yikes!

**Sakrison** · #1 06-10-2021, 09:20 PM

My friend, a superb plastic car modeler, is building a model for me of one of my dream cars -- a 1934 Ford four-door sedan. In return, I'm building for him a 1/25-scale garage diorama to display and photograph his amazingly realistic car models. This is a new scale for me, nearly four times the size of my RR structures, but it's been interesting and fun.

The interior walls are a paper texture sheet from texture.com, framed with basswood that has been stained with my alcohol-&-shoe-dye weathering goop. The windows and doors are also paper -- the windows built up from the wall texture sheet, the doors from my "digital parts bin." I will add exterior walls, wood floor, and partial roof, all from paper textures framed with basswood. Then I will clutter it up with lots of paper details -- posters, signs, tools, toolboxes, parts boxes, and cans, maybe some tires and a few car parts.

I'm enjoying the project, but I'm awfully glad my model RR isn't 1/25 scale. I would need a much bigger workbench -- and a bigger basement!

--David

**asettico** · #2 06-11-2021, 02:45 AM

Nice build and very interesting mix of materials.

**Kevin WS** · #3 06-11-2021, 03:12 AM

Very nice. The "paper" wood and basswood combine nicely.

Look forward to seeing the finished result!

Have you thought of making the building so it "splits " diagonally? This would then give your friend two halves in which to display models if he so wishes...

**Vermin_King** · #4 06-11-2021, 07:10 AM

When I got to '1/25' , I was wondering how you were going to give it strength, and then I got to 'basswood'. Laminating an extra layer of card or two between the interior and exterior walls might not be a bad idea.

It really is shaping up nicely. Not that I would expect anything else.

**Priya** · #5 06-11-2021, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Sakrison

My friend, a superb plastic car modeler, is building a model for me of one of my dream cars -- a 1934 Ford four-door sedan. In return, I'm building for him a 1/25-scale garage diorama to display and photograph his amazingly realistic car models. This is a new scale for me, nearly four times the size of my RR structures, but it's been interesting and fun.

The interior walls are a paper texture sheet from texture.com, framed with basswood that has been stained with my alcohol-&-shoe-dye weathering goop. The windows and doors are also paper -- the windows built up from the wall texture sheet, the doors from my "digital parts bin." I will add exterior walls, wood floor, and partial roof, all from paper textures framed with basswood. Then I will clutter it up with lots of paper details -- posters, signs, tools, toolboxes, parts boxes, and cans, maybe some tires and a few car parts.

I'm enjoying the project, but I'm awfully glad my model RR isn't 1/25 scale. I would need a much bigger workbench -- and a bigger basement!

--David

Sooo good & nice . I too like to make one .

**DriveWRX** · #6 06-11-2021, 11:20 AM

Beautiful garage! Great choice of "building" materials.
The windows are my favorite part, they look so real.

Thanks for the inspiration!

**Texman** · #7 06-11-2021, 11:28 AM

That looks really nice. Throw some "Piston Cup" trophies on the shelves....

**gotham** · #8 06-11-2021, 11:50 AM

Great looking 'set' for photographs and display.

**Philip** · #9 06-11-2021, 02:02 PM

That's so good. Looking forward to the details.

**skidoosnopro** · #10 06-12-2021, 07:16 AM

Amazing work . Was wondering if you could share the file of the interior boards?
I am starting work on my buildings for my HO West Side lumber and I would love to use that for the interior of some. But I can't find it on the texture.com

Thank you

Wonderful work as always