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Nice pink piping going to the exhaust muffler Pat..... ( yes, I know you intend to paint the piping )..... I bet you are pleased with the cooling tower, it is brilliant! David

First of all Matt, I must say that your interior has been completed to a very high standard, and...... you have gone the extra mile by explaining in detail how the interior tub must be fitted. Clearly, this is not an easy procedure. I encountered similar problems with a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud interior tub, although nowhere near as complicated as this build of yours. I haven't seen one of these 1:16 Revell Porsche 356B kits done before, so this topic was very interesting. The red interior and silver bodywork combination works so well for an old Porsche, and is that a Triumph TR3A in the background, or a TR2 even? David

I like this 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria build of yours Tulio, and as someone already said, these cars would usually be two tone paint but the single colour dark blue looks beautiful. The original stock wheels are the right choice for this Victoria and your handmade tyres are brilliant..... how do you make those? David

Third photo shoot, and this one features the 1950 Bedford Duple OB coach . Waiting at the bus stop are two ladies who are making their way to work on a dark December morning. The sun is just coming up and the coach is still showing lights, approaching the end of the night shift. Strange swirls of colour play on the side of the coach, cast by the shadows of the tree's branches and the dramatic light of the new day dawning. Warm comfortable seats and soft interior lights await the first passengers of the morning. The coach driver smiles and welcomes them aboard. David

That side of the machine shop is looking really good now Pat, and the dyno fits in there nicely. All tripping hazards avoided! David

Continued with a second photo shoot today...... this time featuring the red London bus, the black taxi cab and the gold Jaguar MK I. Once again, the single lamp used was low down, and then the lamp was gradually moved closer to the subject. The most interesting shots were shooting into the light, and also those that showed the light from the windows against the backdrop over to the left side of the building. Lots of experimental stuff going on, with heights, angles, distances, lighting effects, composition and while most shots were done with the camera on blocks and a self timer set, some were also done completely freehand, even with zoom. David

Yes, that works as a book cover illustration I think..... it has a kind of fabric-like texture to it. David

What an interesting website that is Tulio, and the guy has made some marvellous scale models in metal. I really enjoyed reading the ' How it is done ' section.... which talks about tyres being made from the soles of slippers! David

Thanks Gary...... I am working on shadows and reflections, and also searching for that elusive ' golden ' composition! By that I mean the sort of composition that immediately shouts pure genius. It's in there somewhere ( or out there somewhere ). David

The heavy wiring cable running through the chrome ring brackets transforms this object into something real and tangible ( sorry don't know the correct name for the brackets Pat ). Excellent photography of yours, to show us these images...... the project continues! David

Experimenting with different lighting conditions, and also the position of the tree. Attempting to filter the sunlight through the branches and the foliage of the tree, in order to create interesting shadows on the green tarpaulin that is partly covering the wooden crate. Only one of the 100 watt daylight bulbs is being used for most of these shots and the lamp is placed low down, and behind the tree, as though the sun is low in the sky. David

Create Space is the Print on Demand company owned by Amazon, and my novels are listed on the Amazon website. These are the three book covers. David

Bruce.... maybe ' quiff ' has one meaning in Canada, and America, and then another different meaning in England? That's entirely possible. The word quiff originates from the French word ' coiffe ', so I thought with part of Canada being French.... maybe the word would have the same meaning. It was the Tin Tin character from the old vintage films that came to mind when the word was mentioned. Anyway Bruce, we may both be right...... David

Sorry to have to correct you Bruce, but..... The quiff is a hairstyle that combines the 1950s pompadour hairstyle, the 1950s flattop, and sometimes a mohawk. The hairstyle was a staple in the British 'Teddy Boy' movement, but became popular again in Europe in the early 1980s and faced a resurgence in popularity during the 1990s.[1] David

Jesse....... I think the small stained windows are a significant improvement on the other simple windows, and you have done well at that scale. This is something that worries me about trying 1:43 scale, and you are working in 1:87 which is even harder. I find that 1:24 is probably the smallest that I can go. Anyway, the conversion to a sketch for your Warner Fixx seems to have worked and I like those office spaces, with the furniture and the wall signs looking correct to scale. Your story and characters are beginning to come alive in your mind, and this process will fit in with your book writing of course. I remember you saying that you are a writer, and I myself have written and published three novels, while working on my fourth novel. These books have been self published with the help of Create Space in the USA and I find them an excellent company to deal with. My novels are set in Cornwall, England and they are detective stories that follow on with each paperback novel. My books are not illustrated but you can incorporate this Peterbilt project into your books, which will be an exciting and interesting platform for your work, in both types of media actually. David

The dyno looks good Pat, and your wooden pallet is better than mine....... I shall have to make the next one look more realistic! David

Jc, you were asking about signs and paintings..... and my technique is more or less along the lines of Pat's method. I find the painting or sign on Google Images, then insert the image into a Microsoft Word document, where I can reduce the image to a specific size or calculate 1/24th of the actual size. Then I print the small painting or sign on either regular paper, or thin card or possibly photo paper, using a cheap ink jet printer and if the image does not already include a frame, I make a frame for the painting out of balsa and paint or varnish it. For registration number plates I use Microsoft Paint to create the license plate, and then follow the Microsoft Word method to print the plates, before glueing the printed image onto cut out styrene plates for the model vehicle. David

Interesting theory Matt..... and you have a similar sense of story telling to mine, when it comes to imagining what might be going on in the diorama scene. This is what I find so fascinating about the whole concept of building the scale model setting, and how it leads you into a miniature world that can be almost real. Your ' ginger-quiffed ' character could even be Tin Tin ? David

Thank you JC, Pat and Gary..... you are correct in assuming that it is a Rolls-Royce engine Pat, and in fact it is a 6 cylinder in-line 7.7 litre engine from the 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Cabriolet de Ville. The large wooden crate does not contain a motor car, although the Bedford OLBD dropside lorry is able to carry a small car, such as the yellow Morgan 4/4 that I placed on the load area for some earlier photography. Inside the crate, as you suggested there could be some furniture, as Hoopers are in need of some furniture for their sparsely furnished showrooms and offices. Alternatively, the crate might be from the Rolls-Royce factory in Crewe and it might well contain a stock order of Rolls-Royce parts, which due to the crate's size could be body panels, chassis members, axle and suspension components, exhaust silence systems and maybe windscreen glass assemblies. I see you have the kettle on the stove, just below the excellent fire extinguisher in your diorama garage setting. Those items in the Fujimi kit just make me want to build them and paint them.... I noticed two stoves, two tools cabinets, a sink and tap, a trolley on castors and did they have a trolley jack like that in 1958?..... I've already put together the fire extinguisher and the kettle, and these small detailed parts just help to make a scene more authentic and interesting. Someone in a different topic did mention that Fujimi figures are much more accurate to 1:24 scale than the Tamiya ones, which are closer to 1:35..... and very important when it comes to placing a driver figure in the seat of a 1:24 scale car. David

Tried out some Vallejo acrylic paints, which I haven't used before. Applied a coat of Dead Flesh to the wooden crate, and then applied a further coat of Bone White over the first coat before it dried. Seems to be a more interesting wood effect than just the bare balsa and lollipop sticks wood. Here are a few more photos of the loaded wooden crate and the wooden pallet. The Bedford lorry driver is loading up ready to go, and attending to his tarpaulin and ropes. David

Interesting unusual model that artillery tractor JC.... you don't see those every day! The diesel tank on the artillery tractor looks very similar to the tank on your boat deck. As regards the stained glass windows, I think you might be struggling to achieve an effect that will be noticed, due to the small size. I thought maybe dots of different colours, like red, blue and yellow paint which could be smudged slightly...... but as I say, this might not show up to well at that scale. The steps work well and the overall appearance of the boat is very good. David

David from Australia....... Brilliant work going on here with this BDA Ford Escort, and I really like what you have achieved with the two figures and the seat belt harness setup. Also, the diorama base sets off your nicely done build of this kit. Your attention to detail is excellent and you must be well pleased with the overall result. Myself, I particularly like the position of the driver's hands on the steering wheel, and also the way the navigator (co-driver) is holding the pace notes and looking slightly to one side at the driver. Interesting choice of subject David, and the Italeri kit is a bit of a challenge in some areas..... well done indeed! David from England

Thanks for the information Bill David

Chris.... The file Copy.txt has my reply message in it. David

Just tried replying to your topic, but cannot get past " Page 404 Error " - Not sure what's going on? Copy.txt