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Update from yesterday ... roof & side panels are all on, I had planned on doing those in thin plywood, but ease of gluing & painting won out. Of course, there is a bit of a weight penalty ...












Outside is not that pretty, but then it's not supposed to be seen ... One panel I've left loose so I can fit a window. I still need to fit some handles & cut + test fit the "glass", then it's on to thinking about the door

Nicely done JR, looking forward to seeing it painted will you paint the base board a concrete colour or do you have more cunning plans

andyaus wrote:

Nicely done JR, looking forward to seeing it painted will you paint the base board a concrete colour or do you have more cunning plans

I'm not sure about the floor colour, I'll have to check what poster paints I have ... possibly a light grey or pale green "painted" floor rather than "concrete".

As for the garage, I think the size dictates using rattle cans, I'm really thinking primers (white for the panel work, grey for the blockwork & red oxide for the steelwork) & a little in the way of washes/detailing.

You might be in for a bit of a wait, it's really not spraying weather here any more.

Door made (1.5mm sheet, 1.5mm x 10mm strips, 1.5mm x 15mm strips) & fitted, window fitted, and a few bits of conduit for fake sockets/switches.

Next thing to do is some light fittings

amazing Jonny I love the door

you sir, are a freak!

amazing

I've been working on some lights ...


Chunk hacksawed off 32mm aluminium bar left over from my Lotus Europa wheels:






Faced off & 5mm hole drilled through:






Lower faced dished:





Drilled & counterbored deep enough for a 10mm LED:









Turned to more of a cone shape:





1.5mm holes drilled & tapped to M2 to screw support chains on ... TBH I don't like this, I'll be relying on the LED wiring to hold everything up instead.

Process repeated for two more lights, + LEDs wired in:






Little chance of doing any spraying for a while, so I've temporarily installed all my bits & bobs, + added a few scale posters:





Room lights off & LEDs powered up ... they're not a perfect solution, the light is very blue & focused too tightly ...










... and as it's only half a garage (with half the lights) any car going in is not that well lit & needs a bit of fill from outside:

think those screws on the gas bottles need some touchup otherwise that hole setup is so cool

I think the 1970s 1:12 motorsports team crew would really feel at home there.