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I'm glad you've decided against the cage. That compressor looks so good nothing should interfere or distract. -- Russ

Nice to see new progress! Looking great.

And speaking of progress, where have you been? -- Russ

Fantastic work on that air compressor! Did you use solder for the air hose?

Ray --

Yes, solder works nicely. It's easy to bend and holds its shape.

I guess, when I was young, you could have said that about me, too! -- Russ

I have begun to scout around for details to add in and around the garage.  Most of what I show here are prints of 3D files I have been able to find from various sources on the internet. 



The tires and wheel rims are painted, and finished.  The tools laying on the floor, the stool, bench vise, tool box and radio (barely visible behind the stairs) have yet to be painted and aged.  As time goes on, I will continue to add additional clutter, auto parts, and tools to the scene.  The copper fire extinguisher on the shelf unit is my own 3D creation and still needs additional work for completion.



To the side of the garage are cast off auto parts and mechanical junk, also still awaiting paint and aging (all 3D prints).  The 16 gallon metal oil drum is my own creation using .005" copper sheet.  I pressed the ribs into the flat sheet of copper and then rolled and soldered the "tube" together, added a bottom to the drum with the same copper sheet material and completed the build by soldering .032" brass wire to the bottom and top rims.  The soft copper made it easy to add a few dents and dings into the side of the barrel.

Stuart

Not bad. What CAD program do you use? -- Russ

For the stuff I create I use SketchUp. SketchUp works well so long as what you are creating does not include any organic shapes or contours. It's great for things that are geometric in nature. Also, in order to prepare an STL file, to send to your 3D printer, you will need to subscribe to the pro version of SketchUp. Hope this helps.

Stuart

Thanks, Stuart. I have some older versions of SketchUp but they won't work with Apple's 64 bit operating system. I very much enjoyed using them when the program was free but the idea of an annual subscription annoys me. I agree with your assessment of the program. -- Russ

the glass face's on the gas pumps turned out great 

Nice parts. You wouldn't believe how many individual parts (and time) it takes to equip a workshop like this.

Bernhard

Bernhard -

I am beginning to discover the truth of your statement!

Stuart

It looks great! I love those tires and spoked wheels. The handmade oil drum is fantastic! I tried making a 1/24th scale oil drum that way, using brass. It didn't work very well. I'll have to give copper a try.

Nice work