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Imperial Creative Engineering => Dioramas => Topic started by: CustomCreator on February 10, 2015, 08:16:13 PM

Title: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on February 10, 2015, 08:16:13 PM

Back at the workbench for the first time in 4 months. Going for a busted down gas station complete with a totally scratch build garage door!

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/IMG_6562_zpsbvxxzlg4.jpg)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/IMG_6563_zpsc6ttwlyl.jpg)

 Estimated time of completion? 2016 probably.....lol
(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/IMG_6564_zpsfh87cqlz.jpg)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: Clonehead on February 11, 2015, 03:17:10 AM

Looks cool so far

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on February 11, 2015, 06:12:03 AM

Yea, I know it's not a lot to show right now, but I didn't have the right sized wood to start trimming out the garage....lol

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: Tamer on February 12, 2015, 04:04:42 AM

Sounds great. First update to the front page.

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on February 17, 2015, 08:54:15 PM

Started framing the garage door. Most of this will be hidden, but it's gotta be legit
(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/wood_zpsx6updk8x.jpg)

Cut out the wood for the door, has to be the most even cutting I've done yet.
(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/door_zpsdy2xa3wl.jpg)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: hemble on February 18, 2015, 03:14:20 AM

Coming along great mate.

Ron

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: Tamer on February 18, 2015, 03:46:43 AM

I love the realism you are able to achieve on the three and three quarter scale. It will be great to see this one progress.

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on February 18, 2015, 04:46:06 AM

Actually, it's 1/12 scale... :)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: Tamer on February 19, 2015, 06:54:54 AM

Quote from: CustomCreator on February 18, 2015, 04:46:06 AM

Actually, it's 1/12 scale... :)

Whatever scale I like the realism.

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on February 19, 2015, 08:34:57 PM

Mocked up the door tonight. Won't have that big a gap at the finish, just not ready to install yet. Will add a bigger header above to hide any gaps. Still needs details of course

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/10991072_715723371881977_9150835830401825724_n_zps7u1u4zbq.jpg)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: Tamer on February 20, 2015, 05:59:01 AM

Looks like a nice garage door to me.

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on February 24, 2015, 08:38:56 PM

Got some details up on the door. Now I just need to connect them together and get them lined up just right

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/IMG_6694_zps8l5pn06f.jpg)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/IMG_6695_zps6b1uvnw7.jpg)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: Tamer on February 25, 2015, 03:50:20 AM

That garage door is looking fantastic. Update to the front page.

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on February 26, 2015, 08:14:29 PM

HAD to get some paint on this thing. This is just the base coat. Experimenting with crackle medium but it's not working how I want it to, so we'll see

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/10432480_719337754853872_3696602412511547450_n_zps6ziih2hf.jpg)

Messy paint intentional...lol
(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/10801711_719338374853810_7075399227101731033_n_zpsxuvayimf.jpg)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: BenAlius on February 26, 2015, 11:09:09 PM

Wow! I love the detail you give this all!

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: hemble on February 27, 2015, 09:05:51 PM

Looks great.

Ron

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on March 04, 2015, 09:03:03 PM

First color coat on the door. Most of this will be chipped/sanded away
(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/11034264_723031524484495_8437614576290018874_n_zpsfq5cwhlv.jpg)

Third time trying crackle medium, third time it doesn't work...
(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/10981358_723033911150923_7395272134852713709_n_zpsfbkovpfk.jpg)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: Tamer on March 05, 2015, 07:51:30 AM

Looks like you are making some progress.

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on March 10, 2015, 06:56:45 PM

Busted out the sanding drum on the Dremel along with some hand sandpaper to get the wear and tear started.

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/CustomCreator2008002/10474739_10206340900830820_5668005938524167832_n_zpsm748rc5z.jpg)

Bottoms of garage doors get the most abuse, so rounded off the bottom a bit and made it uneven
(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/CustomCreator2008002/11057389_10206340900390809_1941948516729030711_n_zpsyis4amp0.jpg)

Same with thresholds.

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/CustomCreator2008002/10991284_10206340901110827_6892557395728145925_n_zpsleoizf89.jpg)

Well that took about a month....lol
(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/17493_726608240793490_8071570328760364851_n_zpshiblknj8.jpg)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: BenAlius on March 10, 2015, 11:09:06 PM

WOW! Looking crap! And that is meant as a compliment  ;)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: Tamer on March 11, 2015, 03:07:54 AM

Nice progress. Off to share.

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: hemble on March 11, 2015, 04:46:27 AM

The weathered and battered look on the doors looks excellent 10/10.

Ron

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on March 18, 2015, 07:14:14 PM

Got the preliminary awning up over the door. Need to fix up the galvanized roof. Also added drip strip above garage door. Needs weathering still.

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/10675573_731194053668242_8179841884713897046_n_zps27otrip0.jpg)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/11081286_731194077001573_3723198340064219196_n_zps5o4s5dli.jpg)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/11020244_731194100334904_8643624660548579228_n_zpsdmnlibdg.jpg)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: BenAlius on March 18, 2015, 11:06:43 PM

Love it! Great detail!

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: Tamer on March 19, 2015, 02:42:26 AM

Nice, looks like regular one to one size construction.

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: hemble on April 06, 2015, 04:21:28 AM

loving the details keep up the great work.

Ron

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on April 09, 2015, 07:20:11 PM

Started on an ice merchandiser tonight. Going to be a challenge from wood, but I am testing my skills at making wood look like metal....lol. I have some wood putty for any gaps once the glue dries. Still need to add the door and condenser on top. #patience

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/10644902_743937102393937_3540588742211048839_n_zpsc064twgo.jpg)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/11062034_743937122393935_1097164642519568473_n_zpsnao2p26j.jpg)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/15529_743937229060591_9160728477753923301_n_zpsxlvzmbqt.jpg)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/11148604_743937162393931_2993853608305760596_n_zpsbls6y7qi.jpg)

Also added some ground posts in front of the garage frame.

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/10424295_743937185727262_8231633718017291352_n_zpsc0z7778o.jpg)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: hemble on April 11, 2015, 01:13:46 AM

Nice start and is it going to be a ruined one or are you going to have ice in it?

Ron

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on June 23, 2015, 07:12:40 PM

Ruined and rusty most likely.

Still working on this one (I've been real lazy/busy for a while)

Anyway, onto the pictures:

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/11390498_778552508932396_7142291307584961932_n_zpsplzjltig.jpg) (http://s526.photobucket.com/user/CustomCreator2008/media/Service%20Station/11390498_778552508932396_7142291307584961932_n_zpsplzjltig.jpg.html)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/10986629_784934378294209_3465154642597404701_n_zpscuv3kxnc.jpg) (http://s526.photobucket.com/user/CustomCreator2008/media/Service%20Station/10986629_784934378294209_3465154642597404701_n_zpscuv3kxnc.jpg.html)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/10421258_784934411627539_764864842297819580_n_zpssvnsyeoi.jpg) (http://s526.photobucket.com/user/CustomCreator2008/media/Service%20Station/10421258_784934411627539_764864842297819580_n_zpssvnsyeoi.jpg.html)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/11261655_784934441627536_8534193525582175283_n_zpszethmior.jpg) (http://s526.photobucket.com/user/CustomCreator2008/media/Service%20Station/11261655_784934441627536_8534193525582175283_n_zpszethmior.jpg.html)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/11536717_784934461627534_3569670856836157495_n_zpst6xtp38w.jpg) (http://s526.photobucket.com/user/CustomCreator2008/media/Service%20Station/11536717_784934461627534_3569670856836157495_n_zpst6xtp38w.jpg.html)

Still lots of weathering to come!

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: JDeck on June 24, 2015, 08:58:09 PM

Looking good, glad to see you back.

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: hemble on June 25, 2015, 04:53:13 AM

It's looking great.

Ron

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: Tamer on June 27, 2015, 08:30:03 AM

Oh yeah, great update. Extremely realistic looking off to share.

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: mr.Jedi1977 on July 01, 2015, 05:22:17 PM

wow very realistic !! Excellent job

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on July 01, 2015, 05:32:04 PM

Started adding the dark water stains tonight. These will be lightened up a bit as I went pretty dark to start.

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/11226564_788720861248894_1954228906903345862_n_zps5pmckui4.jpg) (http://s526.photobucket.com/user/CustomCreator2008/media/Service%20Station/11226564_788720861248894_1954228906903345862_n_zps5pmckui4.jpg.html)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/11705252_788720944582219_6014453266971585218_n_zpsksy6vsbf.jpg) (http://s526.photobucket.com/user/CustomCreator2008/media/Service%20Station/11705252_788720944582219_6014453266971585218_n_zpsksy6vsbf.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: Tamer on July 02, 2015, 05:46:51 AM

Looks like you are getting close to be complete.

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on August 13, 2015, 07:53:40 PM

Starting on the nitty gritty

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/IMG_7188_zpsfmmshqlf.jpg) (http://s526.photobucket.com/user/CustomCreator2008/media/Service%20Station/IMG_7188_zpsfmmshqlf.jpg.html)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/IMG_7189_zps6xtpxcqv.jpg) (http://s526.photobucket.com/user/CustomCreator2008/media/Service%20Station/IMG_7189_zps6xtpxcqv.jpg.html)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/IMG_7190_zpsl3ibuqqb.jpg) (http://s526.photobucket.com/user/CustomCreator2008/media/Service%20Station/IMG_7190_zpsl3ibuqqb.jpg.html)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/IMG_7191_zpsom36ryts.jpg) (http://s526.photobucket.com/user/CustomCreator2008/media/Service%20Station/IMG_7191_zpsom36ryts.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: Tamer on August 15, 2015, 09:26:00 AM

Wow, that looks fantastic. The level of detail is superb. Off to share.

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: JDeck on August 16, 2015, 10:32:00 AM

The details on this is looking great!! You even have the weeds growing in the cracks. Awesome!!

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on August 25, 2015, 08:11:52 PM

Waiting on some ideas for the building to come to me, I decided to make some props. These are nice because they can be used in numerous shots, and not just "tied" to this one diorama.

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/11215716_815752558545724_5805088689207084860_n_zpsxlu805df.jpg) (http://s526.photobucket.com/user/CustomCreator2008/media/Service%20Station/11215716_815752558545724_5805088689207084860_n_zpsxlu805df.jpg.html)

First coat of black. (You might notice I added double nails to the pallets)
(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/11891254_815752585212388_8918889256645313487_n_zpskjctrp9w.jpg) (http://s526.photobucket.com/user/CustomCreator2008/media/Service%20Station/11891254_815752585212388_8918889256645313487_n_zpskjctrp9w.jpg.html)

(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/11947477_815752571879056_431792956098983173_n_zpsmmxbtjpv.jpg) (http://s526.photobucket.com/user/CustomCreator2008/media/Service%20Station/11947477_815752571879056_431792956098983173_n_zpsmmxbtjpv.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: Tamer on August 26, 2015, 02:51:51 AM

Its details like this that really push a great dio to make it epic. Nice work.

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: hemble on September 02, 2015, 03:29:40 AM

Excellent work, I'm loving the details and weathering.

Ron

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: CustomCreator on October 01, 2015, 07:35:29 PM

Pretty much calling this diorama done. I need to finish the ice merchandiser, but that's kind of on the back burner.

Last pic:
(http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc346/CustomCreator2008/Service%20Station/tmnt_zpslwkvtvst.png)

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: Tamer on October 02, 2015, 02:09:21 AM

Off to share.

Title: Re: Service Station WIP
Post by: BenAlius on October 02, 2015, 07:53:45 AM

Awesome! Just awesome!