Truck 'Loading Bay' Diorama WIP

glimturen skrev:Läckert när det trillar dit detaljer!

Tack. Det mest roligast biten.

Helt fantastiskt snyggt!

Tommy

Tack Tommy

Mycket snyggt!

Håkan

Tackar Håkan.

I decided to redo the wheel guides. I thought they were too small in diameter. So I decided I had to scratch built them from Styrene. There are several design types but the one in the picture I posted below, is the common one.


My version:

This is the design I am basing my version on:


The most difficult in building this guide was getting the angle right. I had to cut three rod sections at an angle to get the curved 90 degree angle that you get in some of these guides. The one in the first prototype picture fortunately has a smooth one flow curve section all the way through. But I am modeling after the above, which has angle sections instead of the smooth curved version in the picture.















The finished model. I think it looks better than the one I had earlier:






Still continue to add details. Added a fire extinguisher to the docking bay:




The mounted extinguisher on the side of the bay door:



Decided to add an old two-wheel cart on the dock. Added interest:






Most wonder how I weather certain normal areas in my dioramas. Well. Nothing new or fantastic. I use real dust or dirt that I gathered from the ground at my work place. I even used dried much from my neighbors farm yard. They are the best.

Fint knåpande med "Wheel guides" och annat!

Tackar.

Mycket snyggt som vanligt 😉

Madre de Dios!
Du har ju till och med gjort halvtaffliga svetsfogar på de där "wheel guides"

cas skrev:Madre de Dios!
Du har ju till och med gjort halvtaffliga svetsfogar på de där "wheel guides"

Forklift WIP:
Did some detail work on the forklift to give it some character. This is a Dinky toy model I bought at my local grocery store. The price was 'ok' and on top of it, it is 1/24 scale. To my surprise this model is pretty close to the real thing in accuracy. So I did not have to do too much extra work to get it to look descent. I added the hydraulics, strobe, extra lighting and cabling bind to the framework of the forklift.






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Made a lock for one of the opening, which I'not too sure what it is used for; but according to my prototype pic, it has a gas-tank lock on the right side of the chassis. So I made it to look like the one in my pic.













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Added some small details to the steering wheel:



Scraped away the extra stud that was on the forks:



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Added an extra link from the steering wheel to the base of the forklift floor:



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Since this forklift was missing peddles, I scratch built a pair:



An over view of the forklift ready to paint:



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I decided I will be making a sign for this building. I saw this children's alphabet with magnets on the
back to be placed on a refrigerator. I chose the letters I wanted and removed the magnets from the
back.





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Letters painted, weathered and mounted. I am still contemplating if I should have done it any other way:





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The forklift painted and weathered. Looks much better than in its original state. I see I forgot to add the logo before weathering(Darn it!!!) See if I can still add it.

























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I used some kind of grease( don't know what kind) Otherwise, I usually use machine grease, mixed with black paint. Then I just apply it on the areas that has it on the real model. Like on the rack below:

Bokstäverna livar allt upp bygget!

The fork certainly had a lift!

Tack mannen. Yep! Det var svart att undvika.

Vilken uppgradering av trucken! Fantastiskt

Pluspoäng för bokstäverna, typsnittet passar tidsmässigt in perfekt till lastbryggan - lite 80-tals feeling


Tommy

Tack Tommy.

Mycket snyggt jobbat, Charles! Svårt att tro att trucken varit en leksak!

Håkan

Tack för det Håkan. Jo. Det blev lite skildnad. Nu har jag börjat med trailern. Önskar mig lycka till. Kommer behöver det.

Jag är nästan stum av beundran! Skitläckert!

That weathering is sooo perfect!
Amazing!

Tack så mycket cas o glimturen

Nu har jag gjort lite ute bilder på dioramat:

Det där är riktigt, riktigt bra!

Det ser helt fantastiskt ut, Charles

Bygge, målning, vädring är som vanligt kvalitetsmässigt ett par snäpp över vad jag trodde var möjligt att göra ...men jag börjar vänja mig vid det nu

Men det som jag tycker är mest imponerande är hur du även lyckas återskapa texturer och ytor. Helt fantastiskt!
Dina utomhusbilder med skuggor och naturligt ljus gör att det börjar bli riktigt svårt att se vad som är modell och "på riktigt"....


Tommy