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Anglia105E

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  1. First of all I must say thanks to Gary ( Gramps46 ) for mentioning Peter Mc Kercher and Guilherme Holtz, both of whom I had not heard of previously. Having looked at their photography of scale model car dioramas I can see they are on very much the same level of expertise as Michael Paul Smith. The Hooper & Co building has undergone extensive improvements recently, and has now been reinstated in the far corner of the diorama. I have posted a few photos to show the changes, which include the polished crimson red floors of the two showrooms, where Rolls-Royce Phantoms from the 1920's and 1930's are on show. The front of the building on the upper levels has a Royal crest, a flag pole and a chimney stack. On the far side of the ground floor showroom there is the wooden staircase with a brass hand rail, and this structure has blended seamlessly into the corner aspect of the building. Work continues on the latest Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud build, and this one has real leather upholstery for the seating, as well as polished walnut burr dashboard and a real fabric headlining to the roof interior. Thanks for looking and I hope this project is of some interest. David
  2. Welcome to Model Cars Magazine forum Paul, from a fellow model maker in Derbyshire, England. It's nice to see someone using ' England ' rather than UK David
  3. That's okay Dale in Australia, your comment is honest and welcome, and this topic is about FX3vette's build not mine. David
  4. I remember the Ford Sierra XR4i because at the time they were produced here in England I was working for a Ford dealer, both trucks and cars. As others have said here, it was possible to extract a significant amount of power from the Cosworth engine, especially with a turbo fitted. David W.
  5. I really like this build and it's a superb scale model. Looks like a real car in the first of your photos especially. You can easily fix the shiny interior seating and the road wheels are stunning. Revell kits are so well manufactured, I have built several Rolls-Royce Silver Clouds and also the London bus by Revell which is a huge build. From here in England I have done a lot of research for a Rolls-Royce motor car that was owned by Margaret L. Sayward-Wilson of Victoria, British Columbia. I was able to obtain some very useful information from the Royal Colwood Golf Club and also the Rolls-Royce Foundation of North America and Canada in Pennsylvania. I do like the dark red colour of your Camaro, which photographs great outdoors. I am photographing my 1:24 scale diorama and the scale models indoors, using 100 watt daylight bulbs. Noticed your engine detail under the hood.... very impressice and nicely done! One photo below. David J. Watson
  6. Excellent detailed work Eric, and the time taken to get it right will be well worth it. Like you I make good progress for a day or two then something goes badly, and it takes a few days of struggling to get back to where I was before, only with a better result. All part of the scale model building experience I guess. David W.
  7. Many thanks Phil, and it's all coming together nicely now. One year hard work.... six months to exhibition stand day. David
  8. Sorry I don't know of any resin casting suppliers that do the '65 Pontiac Bonneville Wagon, and I have so far been unsuccessful in locating a resin cast body for a 1968 Pontiac Parisienne 4-door RHD Canada. ( nobody seems to have produced a kit for the Parisienne as far as I can see ). David J. Watson ( UK )
  9. Here is a brief update on current work in progress with the Hooper & Co 1958 diorama. Both the ground floor and first floor showrooms now have highly polished crimson red floor surfaces and the staircase is a stand alone model in it's own right. The main entrance door has been given a coat of gloss black as well as a brass door knob. Interior improvements for the main building include framed paintings for the walls, a wall clock, and extensive foam board panelling to the opening wall. A flag pole and a chimney stack are being added to the roof area, while further street lamps are being molded and cast. Meanwhile up on the second floor, which is for office space not a showroom, I have laid a cranberry felt carpet. Few more photos to show progress. David W.
  10. Thanks Ellen for mentioning the adhesives.... Only last night I super-glued two small pieces of foam board together to support a 3D printed street lamp. This was paper side to paper side, so I've survived! When I used contact adhesive with foam board I did notice that the core between the two layers was eaten away by the adhesive.... Yikes !!! David
  11. Hope you don't mind me chippin' in on this topic, but I totally agree with Ellen, in that making your own accurate buildings from foam core ( we call it foam board here in UK ) is far more satisfying than buying a ready-made scale model building. Having got to the stage where the building in my diorama is almost finished on the outside, I am now enjoying the process of detailing the inside space. Foam core is my material of choice to fabricate the walls and the sides of the staircase, and I am finding it such a wonderful material to work with. Watched a few videos to observe how model makers who know what they're doing tackle the design and build of a real building. I particularly want my Hooper & Co building to look exactly as it was in 1958 and this applies to the surrounding streets, vehicles, people and street furniture. Of course I understand that if someone wants to create a diorama in 1:64 or 1:43 or 1:76 scale, then maybe there are some good ready-made buildings available, unlike working in 1:24 scale. David Watson
  12. The Mustang is looking really good Chris and the wheels do look right too. I have a Hubley promo from 1959 of the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, and although this could be converted along similar lines to your Mustang build, I shall keep the Hubley in original blue plastic or resin. The car is 8 1/2" long in 1:24 scale and I also have the Franklin Mint diecast version of the 1955 car. David Watson
  13. Chris, Your work on the Mustang is really very interesting, and thanks for your comments on my Morris Minor Traveller build. Just been looking at your red interior for the Mustang, and I have just completed my crimson red leather interior for my Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud build in 1:24 scale. For this I have used real crimson red leather by cutting out individual pieces of leather, and carefully glueing them into place. Some photos here of the leather interior for your attention. The scale of 1:12 and 1:11 is a nice scale to be working in I thinks, although I do like 1:24 also. David
  14. Very nice looking kit..... and I don't think Streetblisters are available in UK, are they Hasegawa? I think white wheels with a white car would go well, but with a black car maybe chrome or gold ? David
  15. From your photo of the building Dave I can see a remarkable similarity to the Hooper & Co building, and the interesting thing is, they had a vehicle lift to move Daimler carriages and Rolls-Royce motor cars up to the first floor showroom from the ground floor. At some time during the past years the vehicle lift was replaced with the Bennett House entrance, the one with the ancient Greek style pillars. I shall have a look at the Bobby Rahal MB building in Pittsburg Pa using Google..... it does sound interesting, and I do like Packards. Had I not chosen 1:24 scale Rolls-Royce Silver Clouds my choice would have been American cars of the 1940's and 1950's, which would also have been much easier to source as kits. David
  16. Work continues on the staircase, now that I have made a brass hand rail for the stairs. Picked up a pair of brass knitting needles from a local antique centre for only £1 and cut both ends to 45 degrees. The spindles are in place but not yet glued, and there are three more scratchbuilt spindles to add. Positioning the brass rail between the finials was particularly difficult, but got there in the end. David
  17. Thanks a lot Dave, and it's good to hear that this building does resemble a multi story auto dealer. The floors of the showrooms on three floors will be finished in crimson red over the plywood, with two coats of yacht varnish over the crimson red acrylic. Just ordered the Tamiya Toyoda AA kit in 1:24 scale which I shall convert to an Austin FX3 Taxi that was produced from 1948 to 1958. This older style taxi will look much better in the 1958 diorama than the newer style Austin FX4 taxi, produced from 1958 onwards. The Toyoda is the closest design of motor car that I could find for an FX3 conversion build. David
  18. More work in progress with the floors and walls of the Hooper & Co building, which is now focused on the staircase that goes up to the first floor from the ground floor. Few photos showing the figures and the left hand drive Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud from Canada. David
  19. Really nice diorama Ellen, and sorry to hear that it got damaged. I shall be transporting my first diorama to my first ever show next year in June 2018, and I shall be so worried about damaging any of the scale models. The Hooper & Co building itself is very strong in construction and also very light weight, but some of the car models are quite fragile, especially mirrors, roof aerials and the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy hood mascot. Good luck with the rebuilding of Florence ! David
  20. You've made a good start Chuck, and this diorama has a lot of potential. You can let your imagination run freely as you build the whole scene. David
  21. Thanks a lot to Gary and Eric, and such comments are most encouraging for me. I shall continue to post images of the 1958 Hooper & Co diorama in 1:24 scale as it progresses. The Rolls-Royce models are my favourites but there are 20 vehicles available for this project and the photography that goes with it. Still have to build two Silver Clouds, a Morris Minor Traveller and a Morgan 4/4, with many more figures needed for a busy city scene in London SW1. David
  22. The Shapeways park bench is now in place and nearly completed, while the vintage ladies bicycle is a work in progress. Also working on a staircase assembly kit in real wood for the diorama, which will go from the ground floor showroom up to the first floor showroom. Some moulding and casting going on, and also the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud 1955 build. This car will have real leather upholstery, walnut grain dashboard and door trims, with a real fabric headlining inside the body shell and rear quarter mirrors inside. David
  23. Thank you Chris, that's an interesting Mustang build and I shall watch your chassis build closely because I need to build a very similar chassis for a 1:24 scale Morris Minor Traveller here in UK. Like yours, the Morris chassis doesn't need to be seen, so it is purely to mount the axles really. David
  24. Thank you Michael, and here is a photo of two new elements of the diorama that arrived today. Once fully painted they will add to the realism I think. David
  25. Very nice build Michi, the colour combination works well, superb engine detail and nicely put together tilting front end too. Like the detailed explanation of how you built the car also. David ( Anglia105E )
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