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Posted By: Oldgas 1953 Buick Dealer Diorama 1/25 Scale - Fri Feb 18 2022 08:35 PM
Here's my 1/25 scale 1953 Buick dealer showroom, service and used cars. I've had a few of the parts and an idea in my head for over a decade. The showroom/parts building was a hardware store display I found in an antique shop. It was the correct scale, so I ripped out the guts and replaced them with showroom and parts counter photos and built the billboards from scratch. The service building is hashed together from various G-scale model train building components. The roof is actual corrugated metal. The lighting is all LED powered by AA batteries. Took quite a bit of looking to find what I wanted for the used car lot lights. An air meter and a mechanic with his arms up for posing under the lift rack are my next project. And the wife says it needs some landscaping of some kind.

Just to give you an idea of size, the whole thing is about 36" long.

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Posted By: Oldgas Re: 1953 Buick Dealer Diorama 1/25 Scale - Fri Feb 18 2022 08:36 PM
More pics of the '53 Buick Dealership Diorama

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Posted By: Oldgas Re: 1953 Buick Dealer Diorama 1/25 Scale - Fri Feb 18 2022 08:39 PM
More pics of the '53 Buick Dealership Diorama

My 1969 body shop & Zephyr station diorama is shown at this link:
http://www.oldgarage.com/photo-galleries/auto-service-dioramas/

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Posted By: RetroPetro Re: 1953 Buick Dealer Diorama 1/25 Scale - Fri Feb 18 2022 10:32 PM
That is really cool Jim. Nice work. I like the Buick and Shell theme. cool
Neat little details like the fan belts.
Posted By: SandPCollector Re: 1953 Buick Dealer Diorama 1/25 Scale - Sat Feb 19 2022 12:30 AM
The model railroader inside me appreciates the amount of time it takes to put something like this together. Nice looking diorama!
Posted By: RandyM Re: 1953 Buick Dealer Diorama 1/25 Scale - Sat Feb 19 2022 01:47 PM
Fantastic! Very well done. What great detail. You do great work Jim.

One very small observation. The air hose the mechanic is using looks a little out of scale. It must be difficult to find the right stuff to use and then get it to scale. Keep up the great work. It is a joy to see.
Posted By: Ohio Oil Re: 1953 Buick Dealer Diorama 1/25 Scale - Sat Feb 19 2022 02:20 PM
The lights and signage on the used car lot look great.
Posted By: Done4 Re: 1953 Buick Dealer Diorama 1/25 Scale - Sat Feb 19 2022 09:15 PM
Great job Jim! I have a couple that I really enjoy also.
Posted By: Novaman Re: 1953 Buick Dealer Diorama 1/25 Scale - Sat Feb 19 2022 09:23 PM
Jim. Awesome job! Your talent shows smile
Posted By: Shellubrication Re: 1953 Buick Dealer Diorama 1/25 Scale - Sun Feb 20 2022 02:43 AM
Great craftsmanship. Looks great!
Posted By: Gas Pump Rob Re: 1953 Buick Dealer Diorama 1/25 Scale - Sun Feb 20 2022 03:48 AM
Amazing attention to detail Jim! Thanks for sharing.

Rob
Posted By: Oldgas Re: 1953 Buick Dealer Diorama 1/25 Scale - Mon Feb 28 2022 08:26 PM
I added an air meter and Shell globe, both made from scratch. Built a new mechanic from a kit that allowed me to position his arms up, so he looks at home on the rack.

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Posted By: SandPCollector Re: 1953 Buick Dealer Diorama 1/25 Scale - Mon Feb 28 2022 08:40 PM
Good job, I like the look on them both. That's the thing about modeling a scene, the more you look at it the more you think of additional details to add! Thanks for sharing.
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