1/35 scale auto repair shop

[jacq01]

 
   

PS -- Ed is right ... O scale is roughly 3/4 the size of 1:35.   In reverse, 1:35 is about a third larger than O scale.

   a good sample of aritmatics 

   fantastic modeling and presenting it, keep up these exercises 

   Jacq

[DaKra]

Math... makes my head hurt, I'm still counting on my fingers.     I always liked Geometry though.     

The LED illuminated dial is a good idea.  Actually the prototype for the radio model is an HO version with a lighted dial.   I scaled the kit up for Dallas, but removed the cut outs in the relevant parts to house the micro LED.  Over on RR-Line Dallas mentioned adding an interior, which is also cool.

But I think the radio in a car garage should be more of a prop and not call too much attention to itself.    Put the effort into a disassembled motor, that would be such a great focal point for this diorama.     

Anyway, glad the radio went together so well, it really looks the part.   The apples and paper bag look great, too.     

Dave
 

[Philip Smith]

Dave, Ponder this.
Why not make it a larger floor model radio in 48th......

Nice additions Dallas!

[DaKra]

Hi Phillip

For an O scale floor model I'd do an illuminated juke box, anything less is cheating.      This radio kit is no problem to scale down to 1/48.   Its right behind a couple of other projects.

Dave     

[Malachi Constant]

Its right behind a couple of other projects.    

One of those dang well better be the {top secret} special order item!  Remember ... you've got a deadline and we can't have you cracking under pressure:

[finescalerr]

Dallas, methinks you require urgent therapy. -- ssuR

[Malachi Constant]

Well, I was fortunate to receive a nice little package of goodies from ScaleHardware.com for my birthday ... so I got to looking at those, and the various other laser-cut and photo-etched hardware items on hand ... started thinking about "normal" uses for these parts ... and quickly skated off on another demented tangent! 



While exploring the dementia, I couldn't help wonder if that idea might be a little too "modern art" for our 1940s garage scene.  So I consulted our old friend the internet and quickly found this article in the January 1946 issue of Popular Mechanics ... and we were off.  (Of course the pun is intended)

Dallas, methinks you require urgent therapy. -- ssuR

Oops ... should have read this first, I could have made a nuts-n-bolts therapist while I was at it! 

Cheers,
Dallas

[Chuck Doan]

I'm speechless. (oddly enuf I can still type).

[Philip Smith]

I have one of those from the restaurant years. It' s a waitress a customer gave me wife years ago.
Pretty cool episode, keep it up! 

[DaKra]

haha      Its always a kick to see where and how VC parts turn up; I would never have imagined this one!

[Mobilgas]

Dallas,     Heres something that might be of interest??

[Malachi Constant]

It certainly is!  Fills the mind with all sorts of distracting notions ... but I'm on a mission now ... no more bolt sculptures until a few other things get put together. 

(I especially like the motorcycles with the hex nut wheels -- if those are fat enough, you don't even need a kickstand.)

Thanks!
Dallas

[Malachi Constant]

Time to start making use of those electrical sockets.  One cord goes from the outlet to the fan, which seems to make sense ... the other two just seem to dead-end. Yup ... those are dummy ends for the grinder and drill-press that go on the bench. Each of those will get a cord with an end glued to the back of the bench to make installation manageable. 



And here we place the bench to see how things look.



Installed the shelf brackets with little scale nails that will probably disappear into the shadows and never be seen ... but you just never know!  Also, the fan got a neat little photo-etched ID /serial number plate. Found this in a 1/35 Maybach engine kit scavenged for shop parts.



And some really, really tiny nails that definitely will be seen to hang the keys. This is the .004" steel wire from Ngineering.com -- neat stuff! Used a felting needle to VERY carefully poke a hole in the edge of the shelf, then pushed the wire in place with a tiny dab of ACC on the end. The keys should be touched up with slightly varying shades of color ... I may or may not remember to do that! 



All comments, thoughts and ideas welcome!
None of the stuff on the wall is glued in place at this point, so NOW is the time ... and I'm a bit cross-eyed from those tiny little key nails and stuff ... so your input really is valuable! Too much junk ... not enough junk ... wrong junk ... whatever your thoughts might be (a few notes below regarding certain items).



Ah-ha! Mr. Nutty's shelf (new name for the bolt man). The boat is still mounted on its original casting blob. Plan to use a slightly larger boat (which is shorter than the base of this one) ... possibly convert it to a sailboat ... and mount it on a suitable little display base.



Again ... all comments, thoughts and ideas welcome (and appreciated)!
None of the stuff on the wall is glued in place at this point, so NOW is the time ... and a few quick notes:
-- The wagon wheel looks a bit heavy in its black base coat ... but that will get a rather worn white-wash, so it should drop back a good bit.
-- The girlie spark plug sign is a fresh copy ... have another one that's been thinned and toned down quite a bit.
-- Not concerned about the items on the metal shelf at this point ... just put a few things there so it wouldn't be starkly empty for the pix.
-- The area to the left of the bench will get a tire rack with various details below ... so that area isn't being addressed right now ... and, of course, one day Mr. Mudgeon will get a proper bench that isn't stuck together with scotch tape!

Cheers,
Dallas

[finescalerr]

It's really coming along. -- Russ

[Junior]

Great to see all details in one place now. I wouldn´t change anything and when all the primed parts gets some paint they will blend in beautifully. Even the fan is improved - incredible! Wonder if those Italian keys will work in the US?

Tiny N-scale loco speaker in the radio and Russ´ new CD on the air would be neat............

Anders