Anglia105E

Nice job on the muffler Mark....... just remind me please..... this Lotus is a 1:24 scale model car is it?.... or is it 1:12 scale? David

As usual, your attention to detail is first class Tulio, and I like all 1940's and 1950's motor cars, including American, British, French and Italian too. David

" The microwave's digital display will make a table "........ of course, and why not. Nothing goes to waste, Pat. I like the way your eye is drawn to the window in the room, and then you notice what is in the next room. Creates a feeling of space and depth. David

As others on here have said Mark, your skilled scratch building for this project is something to admire, and indeed learn from. Certainly, this type of work is beyond my skill level, and I like the 3D drawings showing your detailed understanding of each component part. David

The old Monogram kits of the 1930's motor cars are so interesting and well made too. Your build is really nice Dominik and I do like that paint colour. You seem to have got the lighting just perfect to show off the model beautifully in the photos. Well done! David

Oh yes, I see now. The crushed corner shows up more clearly after you applied primer, and then very clearly once you applied silver or aluminium. At the moment I am building an early 1950's Bedford dropside lorry ( truck ) to carry various different loads around the diorama. Placed a built Tamiya Morgan 4/4 sports car on the load area of the lorry, which looks absolutely perfect, in terms of both size and colour. I need to scratch build a couple of ramps for the Morgan to be hauled up onto the truck, and also scratch build a tarpaulin cover and ropes.The roping and sheeting items can be stored in the box rack on top of the cab roof. David

I really like your roller shutter door Pat, and I notice the damaged area down in the bottom left corner, which is so typical of the kind of damage you very often see with these real doors. Maybe someone tried to break into the garage.... or maybe a mechanic brought the door down on an obstruction of some kind.... You could so easily have made this door with no damage, but it's just like the weathering and ageing techniques that make a diorama much more interesting and authentic. You are going to tell me now that you damaged the door while making it, and it is accidental rather than intentional ? Certainly, the roller shutter door looks real from your photo of the end wall. Thr chain is correct to scale also. David

My first thought Mike, was that the tubes were six vertical induction trumpets..... like you get on some V8 engines...... no, it's a battery ! David

Thanks a lot Pat, and the video link seems to be working too. The main problem with this, is the short length of roadway and generally the relatively small space overall. David

Thanks Gary, and here is the video file, copy and pasted into this post message...... not sure if that works either ? https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Q3RlbVZF6-p-0mQ_WcqJ2HHxo0F_NfYY David

Here is a link to the small video on my Google Drive, which is the file mentioned above 101_1225.MOV https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Q3RlbVZ David

I've had this idea for a while now, and decided to set it up this weekend. From the four attached photos you can probably see what I am trying to do, and there is the first test video which is very simple, and there is more that can be done to develop the idea. There is a Silver Cloud rolling chassis that carries the camera and then a length of fishing line is attached to the front of the rolling chassis, leading forward along St James's Street to a couple of pivot points behind the foamboard wall. The line passes around these two nails and back down the street to one of two screws on the underside of the taxi cab. A second length of line leads from the second screw underneath the taxi to the end of the street, where I can pull the line. The idea is, that when I pull the line it causes the taxi to travel towards the camera and it appears to be passing a stationary bus. At the same time this pulling motion causes the rolling chassis to travel along St James's Street past Hoopers which is on the left, and past the moving taxi in the opposite direction which is on the right. Tying the knots in the fishing line was difficult, and originally I tried to use grey cotton thread, but this was too visible and it snapped under load. I think this idea has potential and it could turn to be interesting. David 101_1225.MOV

Hope you do well at the show Art, this model is very nicely finished and your attention to detail is top class. Unusual choice of subject and it has worked so well for you. David

Good result Pat, and looks like one happy and smiling 1:1 Dodge owner ! David

Having cut the interior seating tub in half, I am now cutting away the sides of each half tub, to leave only the actual seats themselves. From the photos that follow, you may be able to see the rear door hinge vertical parts that are getting in the way of the front seats. Still needs some clever tweaking to get the right fit. The boot floor needs to be made from sheet polystyrene, with a carpet material added, then there is the roof aerial to make from fuse wire and solder, also the Spirit of Ecstasy bonnet ( hood ) mascot and both front and rear number plates ( license plates ) to do. Detailed painting of the hub caps on the wheels has to be done, and two front fog lamps have to be fitted from the Minicraft donor kit. David

For my Rolls-Royce scale model cars I use Meguiars Deep Crystal Carnauba Wax...... and it is beautiful !!!! Only use the polish 5 days after the paint has finished drying. David

Very nice build, William..... and interesting paint colour too David

Thanks very much Anders....... and I find that black and white photography really suits the 1950's period. David

Absolutely realistic Marcos...... externally, underside and engine..... brilliant build and I like the colour too. David

You have no need to worry Gary, the Emhar Bedford kit is really nice to build, also it is of excellent quality. You get a choice of two different end panels for the tank and a choice of decals too. My box had quite a few extra parts that seemed to belong to the tipper truck version of the kit. As well as the tanker and the dropside LWB truck, Emhar do the tipper and the recovery breakdown truck. The instruction sheet is laid out in a way that is not similar to other kit manufacturers, but it soon becomes clear what they mean, and these instructions are certainly much easier to understand than those of Heller for example. The Bedford Tanker took me one month to build, as compared with the Revell London Routemaster Bus, which took me two months, mainly because the bus has almost 400 parts. You might find the wheels a bit tricky, but as long as you are careful and take your time they are okay. David

Work continues with the fitting of the seats and improving the fit of the chassis to the body. The exhaust system does look better now and the front bumper has been fitted. The engine is installed but needs further detailing. David

Alex...... I agree with Ray, in that if we are paying that amount of money for a Model Factory Hiro kit then the fit of the parts should be much better than this. I have a friend who runs a model car building business locally, and he is building a MFH McLaren F1 model car in 1:12 scale which cost over £500.00, and even that is needing extensive work to make parts fit. Surely, if Tamiya can do it in 1:24 scale then why not MFH ? Your work so far is fantastic, by the way ! David

Patrick........ I like that shot of the view through the window into the test room, and those two chairs are really good now that you have the brown paint on them. David

Thanks David John..... and just as I am constantly learning as I go, it is nice to know that others like yourself can pick up small tips here and there. Only yesterday I suddenly realised why the interior seating tub does not fit...... the interior door panels are part of the sides of the styrene tub, and also the interior door panels are part of the diecast Franklin Mint doors. Stupidly, I am trying to make the interior door panels fit twice !!! Will try cutting away those sides of the interior tub and leave only the two seats. David

Thank you for your comments Gary and David, and I wonder if the gentleman bought the motor car? Just about to start the next build for this diorama, which is an Emhar Bedford Dropside Truck ( Lorry ) and this will be the second Bedford for the scene. The other Bedford as you may remember is a petrol tanker, so this dropside lorry will be carrying an assortment of different loads, such as building bricks, lengths of timber or steel, possibly sacks of coal, cable drums, beer barrels or maybe a small motor car. There will be a tarpaulin sheet to cover some of the loads, with roping and sheeting scratch built properly and accurately. David