Sideways Garage

[Sideways-King]

Hi TamiyaClub friends,

A few years back I did a very quick mock garage wall scene to shoot photos of my RC cars for my showroom entries. Having been very busy lately starting up RadshapeRC.com getting to build personal cars has been an escape from the madness and after I recently uploaded my Dark Impact, which I used a photo tent to shoot the images, all seemed to look a bit bland for my liking. I personally like a bit of drama in the images so I've decided to embark on a new garage scene to shoot all my up and coming cars but with the emphasis being on easy to pack away and store items. I really enjoyed building static kits when I had a break from RC cars and it was a good excuse therefore to put on my old scratch building hat and use the excellent 'Evergreen' styrene products to make some little detailed shelving and boxes again. I would like to share with you some of the builds which I intend to keep adding too whenever I get half an hour or so as it really is inexpensive and easy to use material.

This is the old scene you may remember ....

Here is the first of many, the workbench, made with angle sections for the legs, flat cut to size pieces for the top, back and leg braces and some mesh used from an old pencil holder for the peg board back held in place by more angle sections....

All painted up and awaiting the draw. The hardest thing sometimes is to weather items when modelling and trying to get a scale looking garage it will naturally need to have the used look. Over the builds I will scratch, graffiti and rough up the parts to make it look more like my real garage.... I can be like a bull in a china shop sometimes, LOL!

More tomorrow friends.....

[Spetz83]

Very cool

Look forward to seeing more pictures

[taliesin]

Where are the SnapOn calendar babes? No garage is complete without them!!

Great looking project you've got going there.

[Sideways-King]

Where are the SnapOn calendar babes? No garage is complete without them!!

Great looking project you've got going there.

I have actually done a Pirelli calendar but as this is a site for all ages I thought best not to!

[Skottoman]

I think that is very cool. Really makes the cars look that much more realistic.

Nice job, can't wait to see the final outcome.

Cheers,

Skottoman

[Sideways-King]

Cheers Skottoman

Here's some racking made up with 'Evergreens' Styrene 'I' beams, 'L' angles and flat sections for supports and shelves. Sprayed using Halfords auto paints. Didn't know wether to make a couple of these or not? I will probably wait until I start piecing the garage together to see if more is needed. Total time to build...... Max's bath time which mummy was doing this time, which is about 30mins.

Next up Toolbox and Oil Stores......

[SRB Bloke]

Can I say first, I love the garage theme your working on. Its given me ideas but nothing concrete yet...

Can you tell how easy it is to use polyweld, how you apply it, is it instant, does it dry hard ie can it be sanded if excess squeezes out. Sorry to ask all the questions, but I've tried asking the ebay companies selling it but never got a reply..

[Sideways-King]

Can I say first, I love the garage theme your working on. Its given me ideas but nothing concrete yet...

Can you tell how easy it is to use polyweld, how you apply it, is it instant, does it dry hard ie can it be sanded if excess squeezes out. Sorry to ask all the questions, but I've tried asking the ebay companies selling it but never got a reply..

Hi SRB Bloke Thanks for your comments. It's really easy stuff to use. Simply put the two mating parts together first, even large flat pieces like panels then you dip your brush in the Polyweld and brush along the two pieces where they join. It melts the two parts together very quickly and it takes but seconds. Polyweld evaporates if you leave the lid off for too long and if the brush gets stiff it simply goes soft again when you dip it in the liquid. Overspill wise there isn't alot because it evaporates that quick, hence the reason you put the two parts together first unlike supergluing. You'll probably find that you'll be giving two or three strokes on long pieces. Sanding or filing the Styrene is simple enough and with the extrusions available also the things you can build is infinte.

It's inexpensive. A bottle of the liquid cost £2.50, a cheap brush is all thats needed for this type of work I found so £1 I guess, and a good craft knife set. The flat pieces need only a score mark then when you bend the piece it breaks apart in a perfect line. My hobby knife set has plenty of different style blades and a mitre box for doing angles, plus it's a lot easier to cut the extrusions straight in a mitre box.

Give it a go my friend.......

[SRB Bloke]

Thanks for that, it sounds unusual to someone who's always used glue you actually put between two items you want to stick, that you put the pieces together then apply on the edge. I'm guessing its a strong joint..?

I want to make some mods to a Sand Scorcher body, ie. need curved bits. I've been told submerge in hot water them bend, have you done this at all..

Forgot to mention, like the new website. Hopefully you'll be doing more SRB parts soon, Scorcher alloys will probably sell well at the moment...

[Sideways-King]

Thanks for that, it sounds unusual to someone who's always used glue you actually put between two items you want to stick, that you put the pieces together then apply on the edge. I'm guessing its a strong joint..?

I want to make some mods to a Sand Scorcher body, ie. need curved bits. I've been told submerge in hot water them bend, have you done this at all..

Forgot to mention, like the new website. Hopefully you'll be doing more SRB parts soon, Scorcher alloys will probably sell well at the moment...

It does seem a bit alien to touch the parts with the plastic weld after mating than the other way round I know! Yes it is very strong also. Put it like this you can get two pieces say A4 size and as thin, say 100gsm thick, lay one flat stand the other one on its end and then brush the liquid on and it's stuck fast. It actually enfused, or melts, the two parts together making really one piece. You could then place a straw type section, thin with minimal foot print, use the plastic weld, leave for a few seconds and pick the lot up!

As with curving if you use thin pieces anyway they should conform easily. But I guess with the thicker material you could submerge in water, I haven't tried it personally but I see no reason why it wouldn't.

SRB parts are being done by our CAD department at present, chassis and bumpers to start with. It's funny to me everyday seeing large engineering projects on real 1:1 cars like the Morgan Aero 8 chassis we do and then having all the RC stuff now starting to come to fruition. It raised some eyebrows when I embarked on this project first with various colleagues here, as i'm sure everyone on here is aware when you mention RC to the unanitiated they think of £10 (or $10) toys and not what we all know. Since we began selling just before Christmas theres alot of bears with sore heads after eating ALOT of humble pie LOL!

Back to the garage photoscene....... Just finished a replica toolbox. Forgot to pick my camera up on this one though until nearly the end - too busy tapping my foot to the 'Kings of Leon'!

Made with 'L' angle extrusions for internal support and for the draw handles and flat pieces everywhere else. Sprayed in Halfords Ford Cardinal Red then finished off with some Humbrol Silver for the draw handles. Finally some replica stickers printed off onto laser gloss adhesive paper and a few vinyl die cut stickers.

In the background you'll see an origami version which used to be available as a free download on the Yamaha website but now they only have 1/12th scale motorbikes which are still good fun. Try them out at Yamaha.

First coat of paint.....

Laser printed decals......

Finished item awaiting wheels

Until next time.......

[Sideways-King]

Another quick build, approximately half an hour again this time as an oil container unit for drums to sit in the bottom. I used 35mm camera film cases as the drums and sprayed them up then placed some vinyl cut stickers on the unit and the drums.

Until next time....

[Leethal Driver]

Ingenious stuff!

[Sideways-King]

Ingenious stuff!

Thanks Leethal Driver

Last of the big furniture! Storage cupboard. Made with flat sheet, 'L' angle sections and 'I' beam sections. Some round tube section was used for hang pegs and rail on the end and also the flip up bottom panel. Sprayed in acrylic gunmetal grey from a can I found at the back of the shelf which must be 15+ years old. It gave an almost galvanised look as it was that thick spraying on, but it all added to the used and abused look so it's OK

Main sections measued out.....

Sides on.....

Front on.....

Shelves up and flip lid on....

Hangers and rails on.....

Sprayed up and obligatory stickers applied !

Brick wall photoshoped and printed off on A4 Laser paper then mounted on MDF.

Starting to take shape now

[Cooltoys]

Great styrene work.. I should try to make some..

[SRB Bloke]

Looking good Chris, thought maybe some lattice beams strecthing across the room might give the room even more depth. I'm sure by the time its finished there will be airgun hoses and everything in this shot. Your imagination is good at this, but the car lift will be the more complicated to build..!!!!

Its looking good, whats going to be the first car visiting the garage...

[Sideways-King]

Looking good Chris, thought maybe some lattice beams strecthing across the room might give the room even more depth. I'm sure by the time its finished there will be airgun hoses and everything in this shot. Your imagination is good at this, but the car lift will be the more complicated to build..!!!!

Its looking good, whats going to be the first car visiting the garage...

I'm thinking of light sockets and plugs on the wall, I did try some windows at one point but with various images I couldn't get the feel of anything realistic. I've been working on and off for a while on various cars and the first shoot will be a drift RX7 I've recently finished. Followed by a new build Grasshopper and Hotshot I've just finished.... with some of our parts on though Still on the workbench is a Subaru Brat and Lunchbox which both need the bodies finishing really and a modded Boomerang hybrid thingy me bob.

My plan is to now start shooting in this layout soon and just add little bits as I go along, vice, pillar drill, car lift, jack, ramps, axle stands, welder etc., so I will keep posting them here and they will just be popping up as and when I do a new car showroom entry.

Thanks for everyones interest

[lee172]

awesome stuff

cant say ive seen anything like it before, but i'm sure we'll see more from now on.

[Jonny Retro]

Really not sure about the floor ... but the plasticard work is outstanding

Whatever happend to the Yamaha papercraft pages? There used to be files for a couple of dozen sorts of critter there, and a dozen or so "seasonal" peices ... It was bizarre, but I loved the fact you could download plans to make your own Coelacanth of all things from a motor manufacturer ...

Getting back to the plans for the toolbox, oil cans etc, I remember building those myself (as well as most of the bikes) a while back - good stuff.

Hypothetically, do you think it would cause a problem if, say, a member had downloaded those plans in the past (as we're speaking hypothetically, let's call him "Ronny Jetro" ), and offered to send them to anyone who pm'ed him, asking for them & giving their email address?

[Sideways-King]

Really not sure about the floor ... but the plasticard work is outstanding

Whatever happend to the Yamaha papercraft pages? There used to be files for a couple of dozen sorts of critter there, and a dozen or so "seasonal" peices ... It was bizarre, but I loved the fact you could download plans to make your own Coelacanth of all things from a motor manufacturer ...

Getting back to the plans for the toolbox, oil cans etc, I remember building those myself (as well as most of the bikes) a while back - good stuff.

Hypothetically, do you think it would cause a problem if, say, a member had downloaded those plans in the past (as we're speaking hypothetically, let's call him "Ronny Jetro" ), and offered to send them to anyone who pm'ed him, asking for them & giving their email address?

Your right that they come and go and they are a bit thin on the ground at the moment. I don't see why a PM would cause a problem to hand them out, it's when you put them up on another site like this without permission you'd get your hands slapped, hence I put the Yamaha link in. A request to see if you have, with no financial gain, shouldn't be an issue. Besides we're talking about papercraft plans and not the blueprint for the R1

The floor is the only thing I haven't looked at yet as essentially it's my desk top so your right again it's not to scale and does look a bit odd. It was always mean't to be a quick to erect set and easily stored away under the desk when not in use. It certainly isn't on perminent display with my little one attacking everything RC related 'can I have, can I have!'....

Cheers for the comment Jonny Retro

[Jonny Retro]

I don't know if Yamaha have had a change of heart, but the toolbox etc seem to be on the site at the momet - http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/enter.../kit/index.html, along with all the animals - http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/enter...raft/index.html