Making Scale Shop Furniture

 

By:  Steve M. 

 
SHELVES:  1. Cut 4 shelves about 3/8 by 1 5/8 inches. Cut 4 corner supports from "L" corner plastic about 1 1/8 inches...
 
2. Run a bead of Testors model cement on the inside of the corner supports (one at a time). Use pieces of 1/4 X 1/4 blusawood for spacing.Glue each corner support flush with the top shelf.
 
3. After glue has dried, sand level.
 
 
 
 
SHOP WORKBENCH: 1. From sheet plastic, cut 1 top 3/4 X 1 3/4 inches. From square plastic cut 4 legs 5/8 inches. 2 front top supports 1 3/8 inches, 2 side top supports 3/8 inches.
 
2. Glue legs to the ends of the front and back top supports. 
 
3. Glue all pieces to the bottom of the bench top.
 
4. After glue has dried, sand level.
 
 
TIRE RACK: 1. Useing a large paper clip, cut the large ends off. From the square plastic, cut 4 tire supports 1 1/2 inches.
 
3. Drill a hole the size of the paperclip at each end of the tire supports. 
 
4. Use Super Glue on this one, as it sticks to the metal paperclip.
 
 
Spray with regular auto primer and let dry. You now have your 1/64 shop workbench, shelves, and tire rack.
 
You can use anything round and cut to size and painted for objects like cans th set on the shelves. Bulsawood can be cut and painted to look like boxes. I used Johnny Lightning decals from the diecast kits for detail, and Johnny Lightning tires and wheels for the tire racks.
 
 

Many thanks to Steve for his contribution... We see shelves and tables going up in shops across the country..

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