Camwader Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I thought I’d make this my first post on Britmodeller since the garage appears in the background of so many of my other model photos. I had no plan or intention to create a diorama like this - it just evolved over the years. In the first instance I just wanted a floor and back wall to photograph 1/6th scale bikes against, but then I found some diecast Snap-on tool cabinets on Ebay which fitted well. After that I obviously needed a bench, shelves etc, so they were duly made - and all the other clutter was added as and when I saw something suitable. One of the things I like about it is that I can put toys of just about any other scale or subject in there and it works. Here's a selection of photos taken over the last few years. 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Good greif, that's pretty amazing! Where do you keep it? In the garage? If yes, can we have a photo of the 1/6th garage in the 1/1 garage? And a 1/100th copy of the 1/6th garage on a shelf in the 1/6th garage? Rearguards, a rather stunned Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I swore that this was the real deal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 One gob well and truly smacked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 That is sooooo...impressive!!! Wery well done. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Until the last photo, I was starting to suspect that you were having us on and that was you're real garage. Amazing work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzulscha Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 I'll go along with Gorby. I was looking for the garage model in your garage. Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camwader Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) Thanks for the comments everyone. I have fun conning people that don't know I'm a modeller in to thinking it is my real garage - usually when there's a Harley or something interesting in it. Originally it had two ends and a back, but I wanted to be able to do a video walk around of bikes in the garage, so that meant making an extra long side. Having added that it ended up too narrow, so I widened it with an extra strip of floor down each side, which also meant I could take the sides off while leaving most of the 'furniture' in place. It generally lives in my back bedroom. Edited April 9, 2018 by Camwader 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Total Gobsmackedness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Wow. As has already been said, I looked at a few of the photos and thought this was a real garage. It has an amazing collection of bits and pieces!! Out of interest, where did you get the little model of the Tamiya Grasshopper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camwader Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Bigred, I found the Grasshopper on Ebay - Tamiya made a whole range of 1/6th scale models of their RC buggies but I don't think they were ever officially imported or stocked in the UK. I only found them by chance, years after they'd ceased production. I've also got a Hornet, both bought from Japan. Just Google 'Tamiya Buggy Collection'. You don't get the scale box or instructions, I had to make those myself. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Bluddy 'ell! What scale is the photographer? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Every time I look I see something I missed the first time. Very well done indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Camwader. Truly OUTSTANDING workmanship. A Skilful modeler can make anything he makes look SO realistic and liken ordinary objects in a diorama to look SO AUTHENTIC.. you have done that. pretty NEAT... Absolutely AMAZING and ASTOUNDING Diorama... are you sure you don't work in film making models for Wallace and Gromit.... love Wallace tucked in there et al.. KUDOS.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camwader Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the MDman Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 You are just kidding us right? Really confusion to look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian T Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 I was looking in the first picture to see where the model garage was ....... incredible work and detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Yep. Wot they said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 That is truly fantastic, love it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 What a great place to store models that you have, they are look so in place, at home. It never ceases to impress me how the imagination of others can create such a diorama/setting with such convince-ablility VERY impressive. thanks for sharing Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camwader Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 Thanks for the new comments since my last response. Here's a few new photos showing the mundane origins of some of the pieces in there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Man that is awesome.....I thought that was your own garage at first (apparently I wasn't alone).....Just wow! And wow again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 orsum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PZRGREN Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Nothing short of incredible! I was convinced it was a real garage and not 1/6th! It is a work of art. Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camwader Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 This is a lot more than I had in mind when I started the project: Harley Davidson Fat Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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