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Post by geezerman on Apr 26, 2016 6:05:32 GMT -6
I dropped my photo backdrop dio trying to get it back up on it's 6' high shelf. Will have to rebuild. but, only on a much lighter base.
This first photo shows taking the wreck out side on the picnic table where I had room to see if I could remove the remaining stuff.
Managed to get stuff removed with minimal damage.
Inside my 'shop', this is a piece of old 1" thick building foam. 24" X 36", on top of an art table next to my bench, where I will try to rebuild it.
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Post by dogfish7 on Apr 26, 2016 6:38:22 GMT -6
Just be very gentle with it.
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Post by geezerman on Apr 27, 2016 13:38:58 GMT -6
The garage is getting a new back wall. This is a piece of 5/8" construction foam. It has been laying around for years. Just big enough with a minor trimming. It won't be warping like the old foamboard did.
A character flaw, I guess, but I usually save tag ends of stuff. Comes in handy some times.
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Post by bob29579 on Apr 27, 2016 14:17:22 GMT -6
The building foam will bend and flex alone, won't it ?
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Post by geezerman on Apr 28, 2016 3:56:09 GMT -6
The building foam will bend and flex alone, won't it ?
The thickness' that I'm using for the base and for the back wall won't. 1" for the base and 5/8" for the back wall. they'll snap when bent, first.
The thin 1/4" foamboard, which is foam sandwiched between card board, would go all wonky with temperature change. When I would take the garage out in the sun for fotos the roof would almost curl up on itself ! (exaggeration).
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Post by bob29579 on Apr 28, 2016 12:18:40 GMT -6
Good to know.
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Post by dogfish7 on Apr 29, 2016 6:17:16 GMT -6
What will you use as a sealer on the foam Clay?
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Post by geezerman on Apr 29, 2016 8:14:23 GMT -6
What will you use as a sealer on the foam Clay?
Putting some windows in the back wall. Might show some back ground light thru the open front door. Back side shown here, beveled to eliminate the thick wall showing, 
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Post by dogfish7 on Apr 29, 2016 13:34:12 GMT -6
That's a good point. 
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Post by geezerman on Apr 29, 2016 14:44:59 GMT -6
Addressing some of the damage, the shop truck had taken a hit. Might need it to chase some parts.
A little history, This model was built in 2006. In a moment of brilliant inspiration, I had made a set of 6 carb scoops out of elbow macaroni. Checking it out several months later, out in the studio shed, I discovered that some vermin had eaten all of the macaroni. I later got some plastic scoops to replace them.
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Post by dogfish7 on Apr 30, 2016 8:00:05 GMT -6
Good thing for us, they don't like styrene:) 
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Post by bob29579 on Apr 30, 2016 16:01:30 GMT -6
Ha. Yea, never use anything organic or it will disappear with time.
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Post by geezerman on May 1, 2016 4:52:18 GMT -6
Next is the old beater I had setting in front of the garage with a for sale sign.
Story on this one is that it's the one that cured me from using salt to create weathering effects ( I use fine, filtered actual dirt now). I had this looking pretty good, but again, out in the shed studio, mother nature threw me a curve ball. After some time had elapsed I found a thin layer of moisture over certain portions and whitish residue had formed. Florida humidity had saturated all of the salt that I had used. Model was never the same.
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Post by dogfish7 on May 1, 2016 7:20:51 GMT -6
Hmmmmm .... that's a very good point. We have high humidity here in western Washington as well, but haven't noticed any residue yet.
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Post by geezerman on May 1, 2016 19:33:36 GMT -6
This 40 Ford junker was the first model built specifically for the garage. Built while the garage was under construction.
Rebuild will have blacktop out front !
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