1/35 scale auto repair shop

[Frederic Testard]

What a nice story, Dallas. You alone are sure exploring more concepts along one topic than many in many topics.
I love the fake coin image...

[finescalerr]

Dallas, you really must spend more time with your therapist .... -- ssuR

[Malachi Constant]

Dallas, you really must spend more time with your therapist .... -- ssuR

Oh, I dunno ... the little airplane kit cost $18 and it builds SIX planes ... took me about 2 hours to build one of them ... so that's about $1.50/hr ... cheaper than any therapy ... and you have to stay really, really calm to stand any chance of getting one of those tiny little parts to go where you want it!  Put one part in place, put down the tweezers, push back, breath deep ... it's quite ... well, it's quite insane really ... but very meditative. 

Touching on what Dave said ... we used to see those airplanes and such hanging in shops, because more of them were privately owned and reflected the personalities of those individuals ... now it's all cookie-cutter franchises and chain stores.  So, we'll step back in time and throw in a few "personal" items amidst the "normal" auto shop details ... couple of models here and there on the shelves, etc.

PS -- Not to brag or anything, but Mr. Mudgeon has the biggest fake coin around ... 35x actual size! 

Cheers,
Dallas

[Chuck Doan]

Of course you will do the rigging on those planes, right?

[Frederic Testard]

You better not feed his madness, Chuck...

[danpickard]

Geez Dallas,
I'm not really sure which part is more insane...the actual effort of putting together the micro plane kit, or the "alternative" SBS documentation of the build process.  Perhaps let me suggest for next time though, take a few extra of those "therapy pills" the Doc gave you, and try a bit of stop-motion animation with the SBS to load up on youtube, complete with overdubbed pretend comments and modelling tips from the little dude building toys in the garage...thats bound to get you certified for sure!!!

Creative, entertaining and ...scary.  Thanks for letting the quirky side of your model building be captured in an interesting fashion.  Always good to drop in on this thread to see where your head has gone too today

Cheers,
Dan

[Ray Dunakin]

What fun!! Certainly made my very rough day a little bit brighter.

[Malachi Constant]

Thanks all!  Assembling that little airplane with a pair of tweezers in each hand was certainly an interesting experience ... had a lot of fun putting together the cartoon panels. 

Most recent efforts have gone to organizing all the little bits and pieces that are starting spread all over the place.   Got some nice little boxes at Ikea to hold Vallejo & Reaper paint bottles ... some others to store the growing collection of photo-etched and laser-cut parts safely ... some neat little jewelry containers from Michaels to hold the little detail parts as they get painted and store them safely until they're fixed in place ...

Also made a pair of "soft touch" tweezers by taking an extra pair and coating the tips with "liquid electrical tape" -- so I can handle painted parts without scratching, etc ...

Figured out a bunch of the detailing I'd like to do for Mudgeon's workbench ... so look forward to getting to that as soon as I finish sorting all this junk into the proper containers! 

Cheers,
Dallas

[Malachi Constant]

Starting to prep and sort out possible details to go on a shelf over Mudgeon's desk ... it's just a small shelf above the bench and below the window.  Any/all thoughts and ideas welcome. 

Cheers,
Dallas

[DaKra]

The little key is awesome, and an ideal part for photo etching in nickel silver and brass.  Actually a repair shop would likely have a little board of hooks for customer's ignition keys etc.   Might want to make one of those.

The Wehrmacht gas mask canister is an unlikely object for a prewar US gas station, though after the war, they might turn up in odd places as vet souvenirs. 

I see the small VC wrench is way too thick.  I do make them in a thinner black colored material, included in the small tool and Old Car Junk sets.   If you don't have any, LMK, I will send some. 

Dave   

[Malachi Constant]

Silly me ... I was looking at that canister as a Thermos!  Guess I'll have to make some modifications to that ... maybe if I just chop off the top and reshape it.  Will have to cruise the old web for some photos.  Speaking of which, the blobby gray thing is an "apple" from a Tamiya set ... I'll either reshape that to actually look like an apple or make one out of Magic Sculp.

More keys?  Yes ... there will be tiny nails along the front of the shelf with a bunch of keys ... and a couple on the little tags as shown.

Hmm ... little black wrenches might be handy ... I'll take you up on that.  Thanks!  Dallas

[Junior]

Looking great Dallas! What´s in the background - another of Mr. Mudgeon´s hobby projects? Maybe a boat

Anders

[Chuck Doan]

Thats an apple? Maybe cut off the stem and it could be a stale muffin...

[Junior]

Maybe it´s an apple in a flower pot

Anders

[Malachi Constant]

The Wehrmacht gas mask canister is an unlikely object for a prewar US gas station, though after the war, they might turn up in odd places as vet souvenirs. 

Eh ... coffee ... mustard gas ... what's the difference? 

Well, I found another generic canister that I'll use on the end of the shelf ... thought about making up a thermos, but this will be partly obscured by the drill press and I just want something about that size at the end of the shelf.  Who knows ... maybe it's a cookie jar.  Got in touch with Dave, and he'll send me some of those thinner tools ... meanwhile, I have a couple photo-etch pieces  that will work.

The apple/muffin/pin-cushion ... well now, we'll just have to see.  Might be able to reshape that, but it's hard as heck to hold!  Keeps flying out of my fingers (maybe a bit of wire glued into one side or bottom) ... or I'll just sculpt one.  Like the idea of the apple, silverware, lunch-type things up on the shelf ...

Maybe it would be easier to make a muffin ... we'll see ... or maybe I could find a fuzzy lint ball the right size for a peach. 

Anders -- Yes ... it's a boat, and there are some tiny little photo-etch parts to go with it.  Got three different sizes of little boats ... thought they'd make interesting shelf items for our little hobbyist!

Cheers,
Dallas