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shannwah 05-11-2013 11:15 PM

Sam's Garage
 
Hey everyone.

Seeing all the great garage builds starting lately sparked my interest, so I thought I'd give it a go....and what such fun am I having!!!

Rather than just work towards the finished product, I'm doing a few different stages to cover the "lifecycle" of my garage...before it becomes a car garage.....and will have a little fun with it along the way.

So the space I'm working with is quite small, the diorama itself is only around 850mm x 450mm x 550mm. It's more of a backdrop with just the two walls rather than a full "drive in" garage.

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...8265695480.jpg

Most of you probably already know Sam.

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...509_233516.jpg

And here's some items to fill it....

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...3493054817.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...3513238233.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...8271834054.jpg

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http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...3513570349.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...8271035689.jpg


So we pick up the story to find our hero has just finished building his house. It's just hit lock up stage and the garage is being used as a bit of a work area/storage room/rubbish dump!!

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...p/DSC_0002.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...p/DSC_0015.jpg

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http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...p/DSC_0007.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...p/DSC_0006.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...p/DSC_0004.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...p/DSC_0002.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...p/DSC_0001.jpg


More developments to come.

jeepster73 05-11-2013 11:24 PM

Thats a pretty sweet set up....looks great

scottanthony 05-11-2013 11:34 PM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
Holy Friggin WOW!!!!!!
I need some stairs and a sheet of the brick stuff..









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Norton 05-11-2013 11:39 PM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
Awesome man! I have to admit though the pic of the grinder before it was made worried me:shock:.

WIP, I get it,lol.

Norton 05-11-2013 11:42 PM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
Love it all but, the pizza boxes thru me over the edge!

97gmctruck 05-11-2013 11:43 PM

Aaawwww. Scott is somebody jealous??? Lol

Mt.Dew 05-12-2013 06:49 AM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
Sam is quite the wood worker, but he needs to clean his $#!t up.:lmao:Looks Great!"thumbsup"

kay9 05-12-2013 07:01 AM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
wowzers that is some awesome craft men ship there mate great work...just need's a lcd tv on the wall and sam should tidt up abit to lol

Wicked Monkey 05-12-2013 07:05 AM

Freakin' awesome!

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Ricochet 05-12-2013 07:23 AM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
Looking forward to the next installment. No need to tidy up just push all the stuff to the sides, then it'll be like a real garage.

shannwah 05-13-2013 05:27 AM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
Thanks so much for all your great comments guys, really appreciated.


So what's a garage without a fridge?....................


..........well.......a garage without a fridge!!!


http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...DSC_0001-1.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...DSC_0009_2.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...DSC_0007-1.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...8443521800.jpg


This is a kit and is for dollhouses. I added the LED myself. The wires run out the back and through a hole in the wall to a battery and a switch. I'm not that good to put a switch in the door when it opens!!!

So right now Sam is in the middle of getting more power and lights into the place. I'll keep you posted.

Ricochet 05-13-2013 05:32 AM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
Where's the beer ?

SEMIJOE 05-13-2013 06:03 AM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
looks awesome man, really kool

c.a.r. 05-13-2013 08:28 AM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
Just...awesome. I found myself browsing dollhouse accessories on eBay whilst looking for some scale stuff the other day! I need some drinks cups / bottles...

shannwah 06-03-2013 02:00 AM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
So....

Somebody recently learned how to solder....hasn't that opened up a world of possibilities!!!

Here's my take on flourescent lighting.

I figured, why not try shining two LED's into either end of a tube and see how it lights up. I tried a few different things like different kinds of drinking straws and some plastic tubing, but in the end came back to the good old box of styrene as it seems to work the best. i think the result is quite effective.

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...515_220352.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...516_225329.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...516_230834.jpg

And the result......

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...DSC_0010_2.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...DSC_0011_2.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...3513364773.jpg

And the old ping pong ball trick for ceiling lights with LED's....

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...514_222302.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...514_223548.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...DSC_0005_2.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...DSC_0007_2.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...DSC_0003_2.jpg


And now the cleanup begins.....well when Sam says clean up, he really means "move stuff around"....and when he says begins, he really means "think about it"!!!!

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...DSC_0012_2.jpg


This should help....

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...13067669-1.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...DSC_0013_2.jpg

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Sam is still working on power outlets....

shannwah 06-06-2013 05:24 AM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
Small update......


Up until now this place has been running on magical cosmic energy. It's time to hook up to the grid.....


http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...p/DSC_0032.jpg

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shannwah 06-08-2013 07:36 PM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
So Sam has finished the clean up....

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...p/DSC_0109.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...p/DSC_0111.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...p/DSC_0107.jpg


Almost ready to actually move in to the house. There's been a delay with the tradies doing the floors which has held things up a bit. For now, it's time for Sam to kick back and relax. This weekend he's off to the National Cupcake Bakeoff. Nothin' beats a good Blueberry Swirl!!!

shannwah 06-09-2013 06:47 AM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
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Enjoy!

shannwah 06-10-2013 02:43 AM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
Here's some shots of the trailer parked in here for now. Sam is planning to build another shed out the back to move it to.


http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...p/DSC_0114.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...DSC_0002-1.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...DSC_0004-1.jpg

And I think this is probably my favorite shot of the whole build so far......

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...DSC_0002_2.jpg

shannwah 06-10-2013 04:46 AM

Re: Sam's Garage
 
Thankyou very much.


So while Sam was away for the weekend in Cupcake Bliss City, his good friend Dexter asked if he could use the garage space.

He wasn't too big on the details, but he sure did keep the place clean!.........


http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...DSC_0007-2.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...p/DSC_0005.jpg


(Sorry to those of you who may not be familiar with Dex's work and do not get the joke. Lets just say he had a killer of a time!)


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