The base for Nick Anderson's hot rod garage is a wooden display board that he bought at Hobby Lobby. The garage door is made from vinyl blinds and framed with hobby sticks. Nick poured Plaster of Paris, and when dry, he carved the concrete blocks and brick with an X-Acto knife. The oil tank is made...

James Craike's hot rod garage features a 1934 Ford five-window coupe finished with Tamiya red, and a paddy wagon. He put decals from various models on the walls. The garage kits and tools are from Fujimi. James built this diorama in approximately six months.

This diorama features a Rat Fink model and an Outlaw -- all built and painted. The fence painting was done by hand with acrylic paints; it was copied from the kit box. "My favorite Rat Fink kit is the one with the junkyard on the box art," says Dan.

This is the least seen side of Dan's junkyard diorama. He added the "No Parking" painted letters for realism. Notice the missing letter where there once was a fence board that fell off and was replaced.