How to solve your toy car parking problem
by Deanesh David Nair


My name is Deanesh David Nair and I am from Malaysia. My hobby is constructing 1:64 scale model cities. My current model city is now about 500 square feet in size (roughly 35 feet long and 15 feet wide). Parking garages are an essential inclusion in my model city. I have collected 27 garages up to date. Included are the images of those 27 garages along with the information of each of them.

Any garage brand is acceptable as long as it is realistic and not too "childish" looking. Matchbox and Hot Wheels have many garages but I mostly have garages from China. They are made of plastic. I reject garages that are too "childish" looking and only buy the ones that look more realistic. My 27 garages were carefully chosen to be included in my model city. Sometimes the parking bays in the garages are too small and unrealistic, so I draw my own parking bays on them to ensure the smooth flow of traffic.

I use manila cardboard as the base and a black marker pen and a ruler to draw the parking bays and traffic direction arrows. Then I cut out the manila cardboard base according to the floor shape of the garage and stick it on the garage floor using good quality glue. This makes my garages look more realistic. I call this process "renovating" the garages.

I am hoping to hear from fellow collectors of garages from around the world. Please e-mail me at deanesh@pd.jaring.my
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GARAGE 1
BRAND: HOT WHEELS
NAME: PARKING GARAGE RENOVATION: NO
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 5
PARKING BAYS: 6
CAR WASH: 1
SERVICE AREA: 1

GARAGE 14
BRAND: MATCHBOX
NAME: MOTORCITY HIGH RISE
RENOVATION: NO
ELEVATOR: NO
LEVELS: 6
PARKING BAYS: 12
PETROL PUMPS: 2
AIR PUMP: 1

GARAGE 2
BRAND: 200 TOY
NAME: PARKING GARAGE
RENOVATION: NO
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 4
PARKING BAYS: 7
PETROL PUMPS: 2

GARAGE 15
BRAND: MATCHBOX
NAME: MOTORCITY SUPERSET
RENOVATION: NO
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 4
PARKING BAYS: 16
PETROL PUMPS: 2
AIR PUMP: 1

GARAGE 3
BRAND: TALENTOY
NAME: PARKING GARAGE
RENOVATION: NO
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 6
PARKING BAYS: 12
PETROL PUMPS: 2
SERVICE AREA: 1

GARAGE 16
BRAND: KAI JAL
NAME: MODERN PARKING GAR.
RENOVATION: YES
ELEVATOR: YES
HELIPAD: 2
LEVELS: 6
PARKING BAYS: 12
PETROL PUMPS: 2
SERVICE AREA: 1

GARAGE 4
BRAND: JUMBOS TOY
NAME: PARKING GARAGE
RESTAURANT: YES
RENOVATION: NO
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 5
PARKING BAYS: 8
PETROL PUMPS: 2

GARAGE 17
BRAND: TALENTOY
NAME: PARKING TOWER
RENOVATION: YES
ELEVATOR: NO
LEVELS: 4
PARKING BAYS: 29
CAR WASH: 1
SERVICE AREA: 1

GARAGE 5
BRAND: JUMBOS TOY
NAME:MULTI STORY PRKG. GAR.
RESTAURANT: YES
HELIPAD: YES
RENOVATION: NO
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 7
PARKING BAYS: 11
PETROL PUMPS: 2

GARAGE 18
BRAND: ROAD CHAMPS
NAME: SERVICE CENTER
RENOVATION: YES
ELEVATOR: NO
LEVELS: 3
FREIGHT BAYS: 10
PARKING BAYS: 7
SERVICE AREA: 2

GARAGE 6
BRAND: KID TOYS
NAME: PARKING SQUARE 1
RENOVATION: YES
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 3
PARKING BAYS: 12
PETROL PUMPS: 2
CAR WASH: 1
SERVICE AREA: 1

GARAGE 19
BRAND: NEW-RAY
NAME: TYPE E
RENOVATION: YES
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 3
PARKING BAYS: 10

GARAGE 7
BRAND: KID TOYS
NAME: PARKING TOWER 1
RENOVATION: YES
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 5
PARKING BAYS: 22
PETROL PUMPS: 2
CAR WASH: 1
SERVICE AREA: 1

GARAGE 20
BRAND: REALTOY
NAME: KIDS WORLD FUNNY CAR
PARK
RENOVATION: YES
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 3
PARKING BAYS: 2

GARAGE 8
BRAND: KID TOYS
NAME: EMERGENCY RESCUE
CENTER
RENOVATION: YES
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 3
PARKING BAYS: 18
PETROL PUMPS: 2
CAR WASH: 1
SERVICE AREA: 1

 
 GARAGE 21
BRAND: REALTOY
NAME: ACTION CITY PARKING
GARAGE
RENOVATION: YES
ELEVATOR: NO
LEVELS: 5
PARKING BAYS: 9
PETROL PUMPS: 1
AIR PUMP: 1
AIR DUSTER: 1

GARAGE 9
BRAND: KID TOYS
NAME: PARKING TERMINAL 2
RENOVATION: YES
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 5
PARKING BAYS: 38
PETROL PUMPS: 2
CAR WASH: 1
SERVICE AREA: 1

GARAGE 22
BRAND: REDBOX
NAME: GARAGE PLAYSET
RENOVATION: YES
ELEVATOR: NO
LEVELS: 3
PARKING BAYS: 15
PETROL PUMPS: 2
CAR WASH: 1
SERVICE AREA: 1

GARAGE 10
BRAND: MOLTO PARKING
NAME: 5426
RENOVATION: NO
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 3
PARKING BAYS: 7
PETROL PUMPS: 1
CAR WASH: 1
SERVICE AREA: 1

GARAGE 23
BRAND: REDBOX
NAME: PARKING GARAGE &
SERVICE STATION
RENOVATION: YES
ELEVATOR: YES
HELIPAD: YES
LEVELS: 3
PARKING BAYS: 34
PETROL PUMPS: 2
CAR WASH: 1
SERVICE AREA: 1

GARAGE 11
BRAND: MOLTO PARKING
NAME: 5431
RENOVATION: NO
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 4
PARKING BAYS: 10
PETROL PUMPS: 1
CAR WASH: 1
SERVICE AREA: 1

GARAGE 24
BRAND: TOMY
NAME: NEW TOMICA PARKING
RENOVATION: NO
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 6
PARKING BAYS: 10

GARAGE 12
BRAND: MATCHBOX
NAME: SERVICE CENTER
RENOVATION: NO
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 2
PARKING BAYS: 12
CAR WASH: 1

GARAGE 25
BRAND: TOMY
NAME: 30TH ANNIVERSARY
VERSION
RENOVATION: NO
ELEVATOR: YES
LAVELS: 4
PARKING BAYS: 10
PETROL PUMPS: 2
CAR WASH: 1
SERVICE AREA: 1

GARAGE 13
BRAND: MATCHBOX
NAME: SUPER SERVICE CENTER
RENOVATION: NO
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 2
PARKING BAYS: 3
SERVICE AREA: 5

GARAGE 26
BRAND: TOMY
NAME: HYPER TOMICA PARK.21
RENOVATION: NO
ELEVATOR: YES
HELIPAD: YES
LEVELS: 5
PARKING BAYS: 26

  GARAGE 27
BRAND: CHARTON
NAME: PARKING GARAGE
RENOVATION: YES
ELEVATOR: YES
LEVELS: 3
PARKING BAYS: 16
PETROL PUMPS: 1
CAR WASH: 1
SERVICE AREA: 1