D. Krakow Auto Repair in 1/87 scale

[Frederic Testard]

Had you shot a close-up it could be quite difficult to know whether it's 1:1 or 1:87, Anders.

[Junior]

Restroom moved from it´s location behind the tool board wall.

[Junior]

Back where it should be.....

Anders

[Malachi Constant]

Anders --

That is some AMAZING and beautiful work there ... very inspiring ... great atmosphere!

Cheers,
Dallas

[Chuck Doan]

Luv the clutter and coloring!

[BKLN]

Anders, you are killing me.

This is so cool! It is a wonderful idea to hang all those gaskets in front of the window, it really bring out all that delicate detail.

[finescalerr]

I think this model will surpass even the machine shop. -- Russ

[Junior]

Thank you very much guys - encouraging. Will be back soon with more finished work and some closeup pics. for Frédéric.

Anders

[Frederic Testard]

Thanks Anders. I love all the details and thinking you've already put into this garage.

[Junior]

I think this model will surpass even the machine shop. -- Russ

If so it´s because of all the help I got from the great people at this forum. When building the machine shop a year ago I had no help at all.

Anders

[granitechops]

Mock up for locker and restroom area. Don´t know if I need to raise the walls up to the peak...don´t think so. Any suggestions welcome.

It probably would look better if you did meet the roof line, especially if you would be taking photographs in through the open door from the little peoples eye level

I am loving all the detail you are doing, takes me back 50 years to when I was working in one!!

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I agree with the suggestions others have made about flat ceilings with storage above.
I have seen a lot like that, including one that serviced my van until recently

I supppose my thinking had been coloured by my recent research about the 1930s depression era, when placing myself in the shoes of a very hard up owner wishing to add internal rooms, the cheapest option, especially with a low roof, would be to add a few inches to the uprights plus a bit more sheeting, wheras a flat ceiling would require, extra ceiling joists, and quite a few square feet of ceiling sheets.

Just for an alternative approach to partition, a garage I worked in in the 1960s had a 'cage'  of studding at 4ft centres with just chain link fixed to it to about 8 ft high, with a 6ft wide opening, no doors,inside was all the shop machinery, grinders, lathes, cutters, vulcanising stand etc. supposedly so that all dangerous  activity was isolated from the rest of the shop, but anyone could still see if anything had gone wrong

[BKLN]

Don,
your observation regarding extra storage space is dead on. I really like what you did in the packing shed with those pipes under the ceiling. It makes perfect sense and looks really good! (I should really write this in your thread)

Christian

[Ken Hamilton]

Anders, it's a pleasure to take in all those wonderful details.
Beautiful job!!

[Ray Dunakin]

Terrific work! Looks very authentic.

[Junior]

Thanks Ken and Ray. Now heating issues. I have decided not to use shop heaters as Dave (DaKra) made up some really nice radiators. He also sent me this picture from an old catalog. Would this be TOO much for just the garage and the little office building? The two buildings will not be surrounded by other buildings and are located about two miles from nearest town. Without this boiler how would the hot water be supplied? The boiler house would fit nicely at the back of the garage see next page.

Anders