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"Easy Pickins"
- Thread starter Steve Ski
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Steve Ski
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Thank you kindly, Gents. Yall are very encouraging and I appreciate the compliments. Sometimes it's like, "So why did I start this?" and then you realize you can't quit now, HA! I wish I could say these are all my ideas, but I'm piggy-backing off so many great dio builders it's not even funny. Laslo Adobe's books are very helpful, and YT vids, of course, and just plain stumble across something that actually works, lol.
Thanks, again, Gents!
Thanks, again, Gents!
Steve Ski
Well-known member
Lean-to/Shop Layout
Moving right along we have the basic layout for the lean-to/shop area. I will certainly need to make more grass tufts of the light green variety and some tall chutes as well, but this portion should be much less laborious. Once this area is completed with the Harley and Ranger locations tested, I will close this area out.
As you can see from these different angle shots there is a sense of something missing, at least to me there is. I’m thinking more tools hanging from the fence wall and some of the beam portions, plus I think the top of the barrel needs some kind of additional feature. I was thinking the smaller chain, but not sure. I’m open to suggestions if ya got em.
Glenn has found some great cluttered shop pics I need to dig into, but if yall got any more suggestions, let er rip. I need this shop area looking old and slightly neglected, dusted out, and as realistic as possible. I’m also considering a cobweb or two in the rafter beam support areas. In this scale this is very possible as it would not be too difficult to make, but I will forego the geometry involved in a larger web. That would be an interesting project I’m not really into right now, HA!
Thanks for watchin and please holler if ya got any suggestions. Cheers, Ski.
Moving right along we have the basic layout for the lean-to/shop area. I will certainly need to make more grass tufts of the light green variety and some tall chutes as well, but this portion should be much less laborious. Once this area is completed with the Harley and Ranger locations tested, I will close this area out.
As you can see from these different angle shots there is a sense of something missing, at least to me there is. I’m thinking more tools hanging from the fence wall and some of the beam portions, plus I think the top of the barrel needs some kind of additional feature. I was thinking the smaller chain, but not sure. I’m open to suggestions if ya got em.
Glenn has found some great cluttered shop pics I need to dig into, but if yall got any more suggestions, let er rip. I need this shop area looking old and slightly neglected, dusted out, and as realistic as possible. I’m also considering a cobweb or two in the rafter beam support areas. In this scale this is very possible as it would not be too difficult to make, but I will forego the geometry involved in a larger web. That would be an interesting project I’m not really into right now, HA!
Thanks for watchin and please holler if ya got any suggestions. Cheers, Ski.
paddy
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Dead cheap and could be used as parts, scale is 1/10 but bikes come in all sizes, maybe a rusty frame or complete without wheels. includes a nice old pump, but you might be better to scratch the whole lot
Steve Ski
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Now that would be a great idea, Paddy, but it's way the bloomin heck over there, and I'm way over here, HA!
Actually, they are available over here at double the price with delivery in mid-April, ouch! That might take up more space than I can afford, but that bike sure does look very tempting. I'm going to be limited to rags, cig butts/packs, small items. Glenn's got some pics of shops full of junk, so I'll be pondering more items.
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Steve Ski
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Beer Bottle and Clipboards, What the?
Yep, that about sums it up, alright. Needing more smaller items I’ve gotten some great suggestions, so back to the bench before anymore grass is placed. I made a loop-type clip board, then realized I also needed a standard spring-type clipboard as well. I printed up vintage French sale receipts from the net, cig pack labels, and some box layouts, but I will forgo the card board box. It doesn’t fit in the scene correctly and it’s too unrealistic in appearance. I really don’t feel like going through the trouble to make that item work, so on to the rest.
As you can see from the bench photo, I’ve made a small metal barrel for odds and ends, tools, etc., plus there is a hanging peg-board in there for placing tools across a 2x4 that will be placed between the heavy beams above the second fence rail. Plus, in that mess is a chunk of heavy sprue for a larger heavy pry bar, and more gears, whatever. There is a set of three horse shoes in there too, but they are slightly covered up. Those will hang by the gate entry, one on the ground, and all of them rusted up good. The empty beer bottles will be dropped in innocuous locations to add to a neglected shop appearance.
I still need to make several oily rags and get them placed, plus I do have a very small grape box on top of the large wine barrel, not photographed. I’ve gone through my kid’s old toys for broken mechanical items trying to find funky odds and ends that will fit the scene without too much suspicion. I’m running out of easy options, lol.
Lastly, I need to keep in mind the dust factor in the end so that everything has a decent coat of dust, but yet there is still a path through the shop for walking. We’ve all seen it, a well beaten path through a mess of junk with only enough room to walk safely. This won’t be that bad, but close enough to see that this place is very close to being abandon. That’s why I wasn’t concerned about adding anything atop the wine barrel outside. This winery has probably been shut down or the owner has ceased operations for a time, who knows.
So, if you have any more suggestions, please let me know. Yall have come up with some great ones, so don’t stop now, HA!
Thanks for watchin. Cheers, Ski.
P.S. Once this shop is done then the fun begins again. I’ll be adding some hanging moss from the rafters once the roof gets installed, following Lazlo Adoba’s tutorial.
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Yep, that about sums it up, alright. Needing more smaller items I’ve gotten some great suggestions, so back to the bench before anymore grass is placed. I made a loop-type clip board, then realized I also needed a standard spring-type clipboard as well. I printed up vintage French sale receipts from the net, cig pack labels, and some box layouts, but I will forgo the card board box. It doesn’t fit in the scene correctly and it’s too unrealistic in appearance. I really don’t feel like going through the trouble to make that item work, so on to the rest.
As you can see from the bench photo, I’ve made a small metal barrel for odds and ends, tools, etc., plus there is a hanging peg-board in there for placing tools across a 2x4 that will be placed between the heavy beams above the second fence rail. Plus, in that mess is a chunk of heavy sprue for a larger heavy pry bar, and more gears, whatever. There is a set of three horse shoes in there too, but they are slightly covered up. Those will hang by the gate entry, one on the ground, and all of them rusted up good. The empty beer bottles will be dropped in innocuous locations to add to a neglected shop appearance.
I still need to make several oily rags and get them placed, plus I do have a very small grape box on top of the large wine barrel, not photographed. I’ve gone through my kid’s old toys for broken mechanical items trying to find funky odds and ends that will fit the scene without too much suspicion. I’m running out of easy options, lol.
Lastly, I need to keep in mind the dust factor in the end so that everything has a decent coat of dust, but yet there is still a path through the shop for walking. We’ve all seen it, a well beaten path through a mess of junk with only enough room to walk safely. This won’t be that bad, but close enough to see that this place is very close to being abandon. That’s why I wasn’t concerned about adding anything atop the wine barrel outside. This winery has probably been shut down or the owner has ceased operations for a time, who knows.
So, if you have any more suggestions, please let me know. Yall have come up with some great ones, so don’t stop now, HA!
Thanks for watchin. Cheers, Ski.
P.S. Once this shop is done then the fun begins again. I’ll be adding some hanging moss from the rafters once the roof gets installed, following Lazlo Adoba’s tutorial.
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So many ideas, just let it flow Steve! 
