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Fujimi Garage and Tools: completed

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:21:04 +0000

Hello Everybody!

I started building this kit in April of 2019. After more than eighty hours spread out over the past seven years, it's finally completed! There is a WIP thread in case you're interested in the details.

With that being done, here are the photos.

Here's a little more of the detail in what I call "the busy corner."

Due to the layout of the diorama, there aren't many good angles to shoot photos from.

This top-down view shows how little space there is to work with.

Last but not least, my traditional Display Case Shot.

As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to post any comments.

David G.

Truck Yard/ Light Industrial Scene Diorama - Photos with a few updates!!

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:02:54 +0000

Did some updating to the video clip I posted with this diorama, I posted some months back. A few more updates, then I'll be done with it. Hope you all like the results.

Dismantle

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:13:35 +0000

A D8500 Farm Tractor

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:56:54 +0000

my DINER : the interior (scale 1/25)

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:23:36 +0000

Park Place II

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:30:54 +0000

I originally posted this model in the "everything else" forum. I'm a relatively new member and thought that was the place for this type of thing. Another member who viewed it remarked that it could be posted here as well. This is a model that I built in technical school in 1987. It was scratch built using the actual building plans. The model was finished before the building was started. I'm still unclear as to the criteria that defines a diorama here, but I do have another model in this forum. A Kenworth truck model. Building this was an enjoyable and rewarding experience for a first time model of this type. I'm not sure what became of it after graduating. The building owner didn't want it. It was a real p.i.t.a. hauling it back and forth from school and home during construction.

City Scape

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 02:13:00 +0000

Found these pics,forgot all about these.

American Graffiti diorama by Perth and Districts Model Club Western Australia

Sat, 31 Dec 2022 14:31:57 +0000

Here in Perth our very active model club produces one giant diorama each year. We get together at a member's home to construct and paint the baseboards and then individuals produce the cars and buildings necessary to complete the scene. We endeavour to do at least three shows a year - we debut at our own Model Car Spectacular, then WASMEX, which is an IPMS style show of all genres of building and the W.A. Hot Rod and Street Machine Spectacular. This schedule had been interrupted somewhat by COVID but we just finished our final showing for our American Graffiti diorama. I will include photos here of each of the three displays - you will see that it changed a bit from venue to venue.

If you are as big a fan of the movie as I am, I am sure you will recognise many of the cars and the scenes.

Cheers

Alan

Tank diorama

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:59:43 +0000

My friend built this for me.

Truck Yard/ Light Industrial Scene Diorama Section 2

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:50:30 +0000

Not much left to do on this second section. The Emek excavator, was highly modified with details to enhance the overall look.

Loading & Unloading Truck Diorama

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:40:44 +0000

These are photos of clip I put up showcasing loading and unloading of vehicles. I made a few changes, removing the guy working on truck tyres and replaced everything behind the wall with vegetation and a guy taking a piss. Enjoy the photos.

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Car repair shop

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 23:56:34 +0000

This is the completion of the first shop that I've built since moving back to Iowa. The premise is that it was originally built in 1873 as a newspaper publishing structure. Over many decades is has evolved into a classic car repair building.

I learn a lot form each garage that I build, but from this one, I learned a lot of things not to do, and a lot of things to do in order. There were way too many times when I had to play contortionist, for things that I could have done easily at the bench, in an earlier construction period.

Truck Yard/ Light Industrial Scene Diorama - Section One

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 06:19:11 +0000

Here are photos of 1:24 scale 'Truck Yard - Section 1', that I am currently working on. Not totally done yet, but adding smaller details and weathering as I go along. So far so good. Hope you all like the results so far. Still needs some cleaning up here and there from the grass fibers. Section two of the diorama will start soon.

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American Restomod Workshop now has a crew.

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 19:41:29 +0000

I present to you my 95% finished diorama. It was a long but fairly enjoyable project. Below is a link to the WIP thread. Comments/suggestions welcome.

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/151082-4-bay-day-2-hobby-garage/

Get out

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:53:25 +0000

I think I may have posted this already.Its an easy guess.

Truck Yard/ Light Industrial Scene Diorama - Section 3

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 19:08:19 +0000

Here is Section 3 of the 1:24 Truck Yard diorama extension. This was actually supposed to be section 2, but due to the arrangement and distance of section 1, I had to build section 3 Before section 2. This only came to realization after seeing that section one was going to be a Little too close to be able to justify the distance between these two dioramas. So I will have to build section 2 to create the distance necessary, to make it plausible to connect this section 3 diorama. Regardless, the second section would not be too complicated to build and would take less time. As mentioned Before, additional figures will be added, when I am satisfied with the details, weathering and placement of Everything. This section (NR. 3), is about 85% complete. Hope you all like the results so far.

Most of the models here, most of you have already seen, whilst others might be seeing them for the first time. I'm trying to integrate everything, so as to flow between all 3 dioramas will go together seamlessly.

the search for the fitz

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:06:01 +0000

i based this diorama on the famous were are they? painting of the ss arthur m anderson and ss william clay ford searching for the fitz at 2:00 am est on the morning of 11 november 1975 which i will also include a picture of
i resin printed the the two models of the ships and brush painted them apple barrel matte black and apple barrel matte white and apple barrel matte tuscan red
i used clay to make the stormy waters and brush painted it apple barrel admiral blue and apple barrel matte white
when the capt of the anderson bernie cooper decided to go back out to search and the capt of the ford donald erickson also joined him and the two boats went slowly at only a few knots as they left the safety of whitefish into gale force winds at around 10 pm est 10 nov it took them till 2 am est 11 nov to reach the location were the fitz was last known to be and started a search all they found were a couple damaged life boats from the fitz and other bits of debris no crew
this diorama is tribute to those brave crews of these two boats who risked their own lives going back out into that storm to look for their missing fellow sailors

The search for the fitz.mp4

1/24 Garage Diorama - First Build

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 22:09:28 +0000

This is my first attempt at a dio, which I've just finished. I wanted a simple backdrop to photograph single cars, and one that could be easily moved around. The main structure is made from plywood, and the contents are comprised of a mixture of scratch building & 3D printed purchases. There is a WIP thread here for more details:

https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/201541-124-garage-photo-backdrop

Comments & questions welcome. Thanks for looking.

Garage that will never be finshed

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:43:18 +0000

This was on the old board and someone was asking where they all went. HerE is mine. I wasn't smart enough to keep it small. I got tons of junk to put in here. The rusty hood is a a hood off a 66 Nova. It disappeared in the trunk of my car. I found it years later UNDER the spare tire with this nice coating of real rust on it. I drag it out and take photos of models once in a while. Built to resemble a friends garage I used to work on his race car in. Needs to be mounted to a piece of plywood and some gluing done on the walls again. The tool box deal in teh corner is all one piece. All the BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH is glued to it. The whole thing removes as one piece.

Trailer setting

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:57:05 +0000

Got this from Hobby Lobby as a winter project. All parts are pre-colored and need to be glued (glue included) and a lot of things need to be formed/created from the materials provided. Pillows, bedding, window coverings, etc. Some of this is kind of fun and some of it is challenging but overall enjoyable for something different. I included a couple of figures to liven things up.

Revell Honest John Missle Transporter

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 20:11:27 +0000

I just joined MCM to post a recent truck I completed. In doing so I posted another truck model I built almost twenty five years ago. I don't know if this qualifies as a "diorama", but this my version of the original issue Revell Honest John missle transporter kit in 1:48 scale. Too many homemade items to list. Very basic kit. Parts from other kits were also used. Hope you like it.

Shop I built for taking pics of finished builds

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 02:23:32 +0000

walls and floor are paper products along with the roll up doors and side door are from a seller on ebay, tools,machinery were from the Great Garages 1/24th kit,lift from the AMT kit and parts box. The loft was scratched built from basswood,Plastistuct and figures are from various products. Pay no attention to the sky background as my first intention was to do an outside theme and changed my mind about that but it was too late to try and remove the paper from the foam board. All in all I think I had it done in 3 months and am quite happy with how it came out. This is my 3rd shop that I have built selling the other 2 to club members. The link to the in progress pics is below. Thanks for looking and Happy Modeling

https://public.fotki.com/62704/model-car-related-albums/hot-rod-garage/

Here is my 1969 Camaro Diorama.....

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:27:35 +0000

1968 Shelby GT500 Barn find !!

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:41:46 +0000

This started out life as a "show" build complete with all the cool features like full engine wiring / plumbing - carpeted / detailed interior - brake lines with parking brake cables - wheel valve stems - MV headlight lenses (Thank You Marc Nellis !!!) and full polished perfect red paint. It got destroyed at the first local show it attended due to a lack of care on the part of the host (different story). Note to self (and others) do not participate in a model contest at a Motorcycle / tattoo show that serves alcohol !! Well it sat in my bitter abyss forever than one day I had a vision and here it is !!! I built the building using craft and popsicle sticks. It was weathered using "weather it" and then was dusted using my lovely fine sand collected from the backs of 1:1 cars that drive on dirt roads.

The little details that count

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:33:55 +0000

Details for a Massey Furgensson. It's the little details... Weathering done using Citadel earth brown, sponge technique, dust effect by MIG & brown akrylic wash/black oil pin wash. The scale is 1:24.