Shit man, I'm so impressed by this. Do you have any forums/websites that you visit related to this?

thnx nick and yes this is the best one >>

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?act=idx



here is the drum in daylight .. maybe add a round filler opening ...



took 2 pics in the garden today , to bad most of the time there is always something in the pic that gives away the scale , but when i will shoot on location in the nature park i think i will be able to make cool shots with nice farsights

started on the "promised" details ,

the graveyard .... started some dressing up , tried to use stuff that gives a old feel and also maybe more agricultural

the glue was not dry and some paint was just aplied on the pics so thats what is shiney , that will dry up ..

placed the barrel , a ford rear fender , old iron bend plate (is actual metal) , old iron wheel thing , old rack



close up again shiney will dry up , the bung added in the barrel

since its weekend ... >>


added a old fan housing



by placing it in front it adss some depth



now working on a battery used copper paint for the contacts .. when thats dry i can do the box it self



and started a backside for the sign , like a weather vain idea

It's truly a piece of art! just like the hotrod garage you build.

Next project: Old skool showroom?? than you have the complete car company!

Greetz Kevin

thnx kevin , i feel this one detail wise looks better then the garage .. so in the future i want to make a nother gargage , a bit smaller though ..

idea's for future dio's are > a old barn with surrounding , a american diner ...


painted and weathered the addition to the sign , fotoshopped the background away ... my wife was taking a nap on the couch , not the best shot hahahahahaha



added some smalls in the graveyard > put a ford taillight on the fender , added 2 valvecovers , a radiator , put a hook on the fence maybe i can hang like a chain on that later on and added a rusty header ...

i had more but i'm very selective what i put in , most things that seemed cool did not look that great .. it needs to look like general stuff trown in the corner .. not like to staged



shots in the daylight outside



above the left pole beside the pumps i added a old style anouncement speaker , could play some music for the customers also haha
i will add some wiring to that later ..
also need to build some lighting , like spotlights and stuff

Looks smashing, but I kinda feel that the dirt doesn't look too much like gravel anymore, kinda more like a manure pit.

thnx and whell i walked through it a few times and parked some cars there

Studiyng the little details on this diorama takes more time than it takes for you to add even more Love how you used to hours to stage things so that they don't look staged
Whenever I see somethign I think you could do better, there is suddenly an update where you have made that detail better, I almost feel honoured to be allowed to watch this

haha thnx

added a tyre and a rim and tyre , only glued in place will get some washes later



close up , the rust methos is i think the most realistic result i ever achieved ..



i was not happy with the gravel and like nicklass said it had a bit of a manure pit look
, the tone went to much towards the rust of the rusted parts , so i redid that more khaki , the dirt is sanded slightly and made a tad more matte again