When Simple isn't Simple
Nov 19, 2023 08:49:53 #
My son and a friend each have blue Honda Fits. I wanted to make a dry snow globe for each with a blue Fit inside. The smallest Fit I could find was a light blue 1/64 from China, and I bought large enough globes for the cars. Painting the car dark blue didn't turn out well, so I ordered two more cars from China - both dark blue.
Although I could just about get the car into the globe, there wasn't really room for anything else. Scratch the globe. Then I found plastic display cases that would be perfect - sort of. I still want to add 1/64 items to the plastic case, but most are too large, and I would have to get a larger case. Buying a larger case and bits of "furniture" for it would raise the price to ridiculous levels - like close to $100.
There is no such thing as a simple job.
Although I could just about get the car into the globe, there wasn't really room for anything else. Scratch the globe. Then I found plastic display cases that would be perfect - sort of. I still want to add 1/64 items to the plastic case, but most are too large, and I would have to get a larger case. Buying a larger case and bits of "furniture" for it would raise the price to ridiculous levels - like close to $100.
There is no such thing as a simple job.
Nov 19, 2023 09:42:17 #
Nov 19, 2023 09:56:16 #
Chance Logan wrote:
Interesting dilemma. Made me think 'when simple doesn't Fit.'
I'm not giving up on this, but I have to match the display case and the stuff I put inside it.
Nov 19, 2023 12:11:10 #
Maybe you can find a Honda Fit that is HO model train gauge which is 1/87 scale, smaller than 1/64. If so there would be a lot of other things you could get for it that you could stuff in the globe like buildings, train trestles, landscape materials, trees, people, etc. You could make a regular diorama to go in the globe. Just a thought.
Nov 19, 2023 13:00:49 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
Maybe you can find a Honda Fit that is HO model train gauge which is 1/87 scale, smaller than 1/64. If so there would be a lot of other things you could get for it that you could stuff in the globe like buildings, train trestles, landscape materials, trees, people, etc. You could make a regular diorama to go in the globe. Just a thought.
I already ordered two 1/64. I didn't know what scale the HO size was. Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.
Nov 20, 2023 07:46:13 #
Nov 20, 2023 08:17:04 #
twowindsbear wrote:
Maybe 3-D print your items?
Thanks. There are cheap 3-D printed items for sale online, but the seller says that they look like they were printed, and I would have to paint them. I came up with a solution (below). I have street signs and shrubs that will go with that. I think I'm all set now.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09FHFZYSH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Nov 20, 2023 08:25:10 #
Nov 20, 2023 08:29:59 #
LovetheMts wrote:
S gauge trains are 1/64- try American Flyer or S-gauge for your search
Thanks for that.
Nov 20, 2023 08:42:06 #
Nov 20, 2023 08:46:46 #
sourdough58 wrote:
Jerry, I hope to see a photo of your finished project.
With the bolts, I was referring to another project - putting a trailer hitch on a garden cart. Pictures to follow. I'd like to put a similar hitch on a large leaf vac, but that would be a bit more complicated.
Nov 20, 2023 08:52:19 #
jerryc41 wrote:
My son and a friend each have blue Honda Fits. I ... (show quote)
This is the project I would l would like photos of thanks.
Nov 20, 2023 09:23:09 #
sourdough58 wrote:
This is the project I would l would like photos of thanks.
Okay. It will be a week or more before the display case arrives. The cars are coming from China, so who knows?
Nov 20, 2023 10:53:28 #
Nov 20, 2023 11:13:49 #
jerryc41 wrote:
My son and a friend each have blue Honda Fits. I ... (show quote)
What is the correlation between a Fit and furniture? Maybe just add a dog or cat -- something one might carry in a Fit.
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