1/64 Scale Junkyard Diorama and This is How I Built it!

[@randybrinkley2277]

Nice job. Popsicle sticks is what I use for lumber and wood fencing

[@grumpymosteller5286]

Awesome job.. May I say that you should get some more damaged cars in the yard and a few customer cars. Can't wait to see more.

[@microlocity]

Thank you! I like your idea. I do have some more old/damaged cars that I can add. I would like to do a short motion video with customer/mechanic interaction.

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Pick up with a fender and some heads in the box would look great.

[@oscarmayorga1375]

Awsome work..all you need is a couple of Yunkyard 🐕 Dogs.but over all great job

[@microlocity]

Thank you! Maybe I'll add some in the future.

[@georgegriviski3288]

@@microlocity speaking of Junkyard dogs.....SOME models of Hot Wheels and Matchbox have dogs molded into the inside of the cars... just cut the doors off (or tailgate depending where they are located) and the dogs would be exposed also make some REALLY small food bowls and place them between the garage doors.

[@microlocity]

That's a pretty good idea. I do have an old Mercury station wagon with two dogs in the back. I will look through my old cars and see if I have any more with dogs in them. I like the food bowl idea. Thanks

[@dalephilip1081]

Great job I learned a lot of great ideas don't change a thing looks really cool Thank you

[@t3true-games]

So funny looking at the cars you have in this junkyard.. I have almost ALL of these from a kid also! good idea to use the old cars for a junk yard.. funny my identical iroc is this prestine also!

[@microlocity]

Very cool! I always liked that iroc. I needed to find a use for all my old beat up cars. Thanks for watching!

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

Very cool , I want to start making a junk yard now , 2022 .

[@microlocity]

Thanks! It was fun to build 👍

[@698rocky]

Thanks for sharing it looks great

[@microlocity]

Thank you!

[@m.phoenix6865]

This looks really cool and inspires me to start my own, I was thinking about smashing cars in a table vise.

[@microlocity]

Thank you! You should try and start your own. It was a lot of fun to build. Check out my latest video about my diorama challenge. Might be a fun way for you to get started. I like your vise idea.

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Problem with that is they just look like hotwheels or matchboxes smashed in a vise. You have to think in scale what those car parts would look like dented smashed missing ect. You can thin down metal using a dremel or make fenders roofs hoods trunks out of paper cardstock tinfoil to look like dented smashed missing or removed parts. Cutting doors hoods trunks and leaving them open (like in a real salvage yard) looks so much better then just cars lined up. tires flattened or removed cars sitting on them or rims add realism also. Just take a walk through your local salvage yard taking pictures and vids will be a boon when doing things like this.

[@DiecastCollectionVideoarts]

Nice work on the diorama. Great walkthrough on it assembly.

[@microlocity]

Thank you!

[@ab666666]

awesome job! I’m looking forward to seeing your next diorama :D

[@microlocity]

Thank you!

[@anokescustom]

Nice!! Very Nice!

[@microlocity]

Thank you!

[@anokescustom]

@@microlocity Thank you for showing us!

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

Great job on this diorama shows a lot of imagination. Here's a few ideas for you. Get a scale ruler it will help out a lot. For studs being more in scale when doing framing or fence get yourself a bag of coffee stirrers and different sized popsicle sticks. They are in scale with 2 x 4's 2x6's ect. The gravel you can simulate using course sand use pvp and water or mod podge to glue them down then using shades of white to greys it makes a realistic gravel yard. If you try and solder again use a small torch it will do the job of heating up and flowing over the soldering iron which just doesn't heat up enough. The hot glue on the fence can be saved easy enough cut back the excess with a good exacto blade then paint the fence and glue. If you grime up and do a bit of rust on that fencing it will end up looking so much better as an old salvage yard. Finally the printed signs if you use a wet cloth on the back side and wear the thickness of the paper down they look much more realistic and can be grimed up and aged also. The cars in the yard there's a modeler out there that specializes in doing crashed wrecked burned and just old grimey cars. I'll try and get his name he does very interesting things including broken windshields bent bumpers fenders and such. He keeps them in scale by using paper cardstock and tinfoil to make the steel of the cars. Try doing the doors out of cardstock next time much thinner you just make half cuts in the material to get the segments. Can even use some flat plastic and do a section with windows in it at scale eye level. Very cool shot through peaking into the shop.

[@microlocity]

Thank you for all the tips! That's a lot of good info that I will use in the future. I really wanted the soldering to work. I will definitely try the small torch idea. I think I will eventually go back and add a few changes and details to the diorama. Since you mentioned about adding rust on the chain link fence, I will probably do that as well as add some weathering on the building. Again, thank you.

[@rustymechanicsukabumi7145]

Great 👍👍👍👍

[@microlocity]

Thank you!

[@richardbradley6038]

This turned out great! I made a diarama for model cars years ago and have been adding to it over the years. I have bought some accessories to put in it like Pepsi machines, a tire changer, an electrical transformer, etc.

[@microlocity]

Thanks! It seems like I will be doing the same thing because I already have more ideas and changes in mind. It will be fun adding more accessories.

[@99shadows66]

I am currently building a similar diorama, yours gave me some good ideas! Thanks for posting.

[@microlocity]

Thank you for watching!

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

Hi , I started building my own junkyard.I like your ground that you have with a very small amount of green , what type of rocks did you use for the ground ? . I am not sure what I am going to use for the ground to put the junk cars on ? If you have time check out my last few videos of my junkyard , thanks Mike Espo.

[@microlocity]

Hi Mike, the rocks actually came from my driveway. I picked out ones that I would be able to smash into smaller pieces. I used a hammer and started smashing away lol. I wish I would have made them just a little smaller. I glued them down with Modge Podge. I spread a nice layer of the glue to my base and sprinkled the rocks on. After that, I mixed some Modge Podge and water untill I was able to spray it with a spray bottle. I sprayed the mixture over all of the rocks and sprinkled some of the finer rock dust and some green stuff. Then sprayed a final layer of the glue mix. The green stuff is fall foliage from Hobby Lobby. It kinda feels like foam.

[@microlocity]

Your junkyard is looking great! I'll have to get caught up on your last couple videos.

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

@@microlocity That is awesome , if you see the wood board i am using , i did only some spots in brown , using old food spices . Thanks for the info , it helped . Mike .

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

@@microlocity Ok thanks , It took me a while to find the perfect crane , that would be able to lift up storage containers , but the one i found will do a good job .

[@tommywilson5449]

I was wondering where do you get the wood for the garage framing

[@microlocity]

I cut the wood myself, using a table saw. I know Hobby Lobby and other craft stores sell hobby wood. I would think they would have a similar size.

[@badboydeeman]

Great Job. What type of rock did you use for the gravel?

[@microlocity]

Thanks! I'm not sure what type it is. I would guess limestone. It was gravel from my driveway that I just smashed with a hammer to make smaller pieces.

[@zollodiecast]

very cool, you said you had issues with trying to solder the metal pieces, no sure if you tried, but make sure to use A LOT of flux on both pieces before you try adding lead or tin, try pre-tinning the pieces you want to join as well. Good luck with the channel, I subbed as well.

[@microlocity]

Thank you! I'm going to try and test out some more soldering.

[@foscoe2496]

We’re u get the wire at

[@microlocity]

The wire I had, but you can buy it at a hardware store.

[@foscoe2496]

Where did you get the Decals that how did you make them

[@microlocity]

I made the decals on my computer. They are printed are regular paper and I used Modge Podge to glue them on.

[@foscoe2496]

what kind of paper did you use

[@microlocity]

@@foscoe2496 it is just regular printer paper.

[@foscoe2496]

@@microlocity on word

[@microlocity]

@@foscoe2496 I think it was a paint program.

[@SIKKBETO]

What size is your plywood base?

[@microlocity]

The base is 1/2 inch plywood.

[@foscoe2496]

i need the plans for the buliding

[@microlocity]

I'm sorry but there are no plans for the building. I just made it up as I was building it.

[@foscoe2496]

@@microlocity ok

[@ryuk5089]

very nice diorama ! subscribe 100 ! goes to you ! greetings from Germany ! the idea for a diorama for you is a GAS Station !!! in Germany we called ( Tankstelle )

[@microlocity]

Thank you! In honor of you being the 100th subscriber, I will place something in my next diorama with a little shout out to you. My next diorama will definitely have a gas station in it! Greetings from the U.S.!

[@SargeWolf010]

1:64 Car Dealerships [Hotwheels one side Matchbox on the other] could even add Corgi, Husky, Kenner, M2, Maisto, GreenLight, Majorette, Tomica, Etc. Dealerships along a highway 🤯😅