Hot rod Factory

[philbass]

I start about 1 week a new diorama, initially as a Photobox but change to an entirely different way : It will be a new great diorama, interior of the building but also exterior.
The dimensions of the building are:
height of walls 30 cm
Length: 60 cm
depth: 30 cm
The floor will be about 100 cm X 60 cm

I wanted this building with a "factory" style so i search to made wall of brick.

I used to make the walls with roofmat (it look like blue insulating foam at Home Depot), the bricks are engraved by hand.













I almost finished this difficult stage and I started painting for testing, using acrylics paint.









I also made the sign of the garage and started the doors, which are made in styrene!













After the paint job, including on the door.



I also started the first landing of the staircase leading to the office.



details of the staircase :



Actually my windows are made and the balcony that leads to the roof (scale remains to be done just now). Of course the door is functional







The lettering of the sign is painted and installed





The walls are painted, interior & exterior





I had a little problem with the level of the stairs. Indeed the first level being too low, I had to find a solution to raise up, so i made this concrete level





PS : Sorry for my english, hope you'll understand everything !

[rodburner]

impressive! the walls are really cool, thanks for sharing this so now I have an idea what to do and inspiration!
weather/detail is just right.

[kirbside]

Looks real! Looks like a lot of tedious work, with great results! Very nice!

[lo51merc]

This is FANTASTIC!!!. Extremely fine work for sure. (Will you build one for me???) (Just kidding.) But, would any of us NOT like to have something like this? I don't think so. Good Job!
Gary

[philbass]

Thanks a lot for your comments men, the work go on early !

[moparmarc68]

WOW, love how you did the walls!! It must have took a lot of time but the results are worth every minute it took.

[geezerman35]

Sweet !
the steelwork on the back wall is a great touch !

[philbass]

Thanks all, here is the work in progress for the first floor :





Here is an idea with the floor

[moparmarc68]

Man this just keeps looking better and better!

[rodburner]

Mar 7, 2009 11:17:39 GMT -5 moparmarc68 said:

Man this just keeps looking better and better!

agreed!

[tooltas]

thats very cool

[philbass]

Hi guys, thanks for your comments

Here the work this weekend.

I changed my stairs and the floor of the office. The walls of the office are also started.

The wood floor is made in styren.

[philbass]

Hello boys,

A bit of news?

Ok good, the walls of the office are complete, and having good results with my wood floor, I decided to make the passageway leading to the roof door, in wood too.
For the door that goes from the office in the corridor, I tried to make a sliding door and I am quite happy with the result.
Advance you'll forgive the poor quality photos but keep a lamp of an arm and photos of the other is not the top, I would do more photos in the daylight this weekend.















I particularly like this view!





I also made a test, which I feel transformed, achieving the frame of the glass roof, what do you think?

[philbass]

I start to make the office furniture.

They should all be painted in wood.

An overview



The desk





A low storage cabinet with sliding door to be completed by the following paper, binder and other boxes





2 shooting that I have taken from outside the office!





Well, I worked 2 days on the metal structure that will support the roof.
As usual, it's long because I make each beam with strips of 1mm CP that I cut and I glue!

An overview of the structure which is thus 60 cm long by 30 wide


I kept the height of the canopy



All IPN traverse are riveted, and I said no to all headache do is super long!

I told myself that sometimes it feels not to move and this is my case at the air extractor on the roof and more generally the roof, I feel not to advance !

And finally, the air extractor is aged and raised, I have left the party under the roof is to be done. Here everything is made from scratch.

Next step, the realization of the glass side of the glass can then ask the shingle











Last night I started finalizing the walls of the office:





An idea of the size of the rivets of the door!

[moparmarc68]

All of the rivot details you are putting on this is amazing. What are you using for the rivot heads?