3 Bay Car Shop

[Sirfoldalot]

Tony -- That's amazing!

 

[goscrewyourselves]

Sherrel,

Thank you, appreciate your kind words.

 

[santafewillie]

That's looking really good Tony.

 

[KB02]

Indeed. The lighting looks really good.

 

[migalyto]

Looking good Tony!

 

[goscrewyourselves]

Thanks gents, it's getting there slowly.

 

[goscrewyourselves]

So now comes the "patience test" - the detail. Started out by priming all of the benches and cabinets:

Each piece is no longer than 1" and not much more than 1/2" at the tallest point. I still have three more cabinets (with doors) and 5 fire extinguishers to go as well as the walk ways and so forth.

Painting these things is going to be SOOO much fun

 

[migalyto]

Tony,

Looks great. Detailing them is going to be a challenge, but will make one heck of a difference.

 

[goscrewyourselves]

Mike,

Thank you it is getting there. Now the fiddly stuff starts so I'll probably be living in my optivisor for awhile

 

[Olie]

Get one of these.....
https://www.adafruit.com/product/636

 

[goscrewyourselves]

Thanks - that looks like a nice addition and, from the pictures on their site, could very well come in very handy.

 

[Olie]

I have a 30" computer monitor so projecting up on that would make a world of difference. Might actually be too big. They make one for use with a TV as well. Modern technology is surreal.

 

[flyboy2610]

I bough one of these:
https://www.harborfreight.com/desktop-magnifying-lamp-60642.html

I have been very pleased with it. I used it extensively when painting the trim on my Walthers Champion Packing Plant kit.

 

[goscrewyourselves]

Either item would be handy but, for the moment, I'm just going to stick with the Optivisor. Honestly, I have no plans to do anything so small that I (currently) need anything more than the optivisor to see so it is all good.

For future reference though, both items would be, could be, invaluable

 

[goscrewyourselves]

A little more done. Added the second walkway as well as a railing along the "Track Bumper" as well as the steps leading down into the pits although the pics don't show them they are there:

 

[Olie]

Looking good. Really coming together nicely

 

[goscrewyourselves]

Thanks Olie.

 

[goscrewyourselves]

A couple more railings put in:

 

[ShermanHill]

Great looking service bay, Tony. The only thing I would add is a few more vertical posts holding up the catwalks. 2 every 12 scale feet or so..

 

[goscrewyourselves]

Ahh, yep - your probably right there, or I could run H-Beams the length of the walkways and use one more set of verticle H-Beams. The H-Beams I am using are scaled 10" beams. The length of the walkway is a scale 50' - 55' of the top of my head.