I got into scale garage building about 4 years ago. Saw many different setups, during which time I gathered ideas for my garage.
Started building mine when I moved to my new workshop about 2 years ago. The space allocated to my garage is 1.2m x .7m, which, at that time, I thought it would be big enough. In reality, it is never big enough, because the ideas keep rolling in and you soon run out of space. My only way to make it bigger is UP, meaning a second floor.
Did someone say roof garden? Maybe one day 
The first part to build was the upstairs office. No business runs well without an office so it was important to have one
Having an upstairs office gives management a good view of production in the garage below. So a platform was raised in one corner and is supported at the opposite corner with one pillar. Next, how to get up there.
A cardboard template was cut to scale. I measured the stairs in my house. Never did I ever imagine how difficult it is to start and end a flight of stairs in specific positions. Respect to construction workers for getting it right (most of the time)
Staircase finished with a pillar for support under the landing. Affixed to the floor at both the pillar and the lower step. Time to add some safety features to the staircase and the upstairs office.
Added front garage wall with door opening cut out large enough for a Wraith to easily fit. In comparison to the height of the ceiling, I think it turned out just fine. I did go to a friend's garage to take measurements. Turned out just fine for size
Railings made from some 1cm x .5cm strips of wood and large match sticks. The office railings were pretty simple to do but the one on the staircase was a different story. I did them by trial and error and I did take quite a while to get them as they are. They are nowhere close to perfect but the mistakes are only 1/10th the size of real life, so they are not easy to spot unless you know what you are looking for. I'm happy with the way they turned out. It is not a strong setup but then, it is only for display and not for function
Enough for today. More to come… |
