Anglia105E

I think it is so important to photograph a scale model car within a diorama type of scenario, rather than just a plain background, and furthermore I take some pride if I manage to achieve a degree of realism that makes the viewer wonder . . . is this a real car, or is it a model car? David

Thank you Mike . . . Your comment is much appreciated ! David

I really like the paint colour that you have chosen for this Revell Jaguar XK 120 Mario . . . Your diorama work and photos are very realistic. David W.

Cheers !

Thanks David . . . and that was my intention, to create a very '50's feel . . . David

Thanks Harry . . . A great compliment indeed ! David

Pleased to see that my photos have motivated you to build a Hudson . . . so thank you ! David

Thank you Louis . . . glad you like them ! David

Thanks a lot Mario . . . much appreciated ! David

Thank you kindly John . . . and here is a photo of the ' location ' when viewed from above . . . Certainly, a most enjoyable kit to build, and they are more difficult to find now on Ebay. David

Many thanks for your comment Bob . . . David

Thanks David . . . The Moebius Hudson models are really good, and I have enjoyed building two of these kits so far. As you noticed, I have used various filters and adjustments to enhance my original photographs. I would say an old newspaper print is precisely the kind of feel that I am trying to achieve. David W.

Many thanks Larry . . . David

I should do something about those cardboard edges Bruce, but thanks for the compliment all the same ! David

Thank you Glen . . . David

Thanks very much James . . . David

Here are a few photographs of my Moebius 1953 Hudson Hornet in 1:24 scale . . . These are taken inside a basement garage under natural daylight. David

That is truly a thing of beauty Louis . . . You must be very proud of what you have achieved . . . A masterpiece indeed. David

Thank you Peter, and this means that TAMIYA have actually got the wheel diameter for the Lotus Super 7 perfectly to scale, which is precisely what I would expect from them. David

Andrew . . . I have just checked the precise dimensions of my Anglia body shell, also the wheelbase and the wheel diameter. The Tamiya Lotus Super 7 wheels have a diameter of 14.5 mm, which is exactly 0.75 mm too large, because the 1:24 scale measurement should be 13.75 mm By taking 14.5 mm and multiplying by 24, this gives 348 mm . . . which is 13.70 inches for the full size road wheel. So to summarise: 13 inch wheel = 330 mm and divide by 24 = 13.75 mm For me personally, I can live with the 0.75 mm being slightly too large for the Tamiya wheels on my Anglia build . . . I managed to pick up a Lotus Super 7 donor kit for £15 and I noticed the set of wheels and tyres from Motobitz are also £15 . . . David

Hi Andrew . . . How about the 1:24 Tamiya Lotus Super 7 Series II kit ? This would be a typical donor kit for a 1:24 Ford Anglia 105E resin body build. The 13" steel wheels would fit nicely onto the Anglia and the Lotus Cortina . . . I am currently building my second Anglia 105E in 1:24 scale, and this one has a 3D resin printed body. David

That idea really works as a small diorama Shawn . . . I shall be interested to see where you go with this ! David

François . . . This is scale model engineering at the absolute highest level . . . David

Two carburettors I do understand . . . but why two ignition coils ? . . . Would it be 2 x 6 volts ? David

Looks like you got a really good result on the driver's side / offside / right hand side ( if you building this car as a RHD ), but if this is going to be a LHD car then we are talking passenger side / nearside / left hand side . . . I am really surprised to see super glue used in that way, but you clearly know what you are doing because that process has worked brilliantly ! I could not help but smile at Pierre's comment regarding the removal of the door handles and windshield wipers . . . He has a good point of course, but are you brave enough to go down that route? Those door handles do need improvement I must agree, and I did grind off the wipers on my most recent Silver Cloud build . . . I then fitted two wiper arms and blades from the Tamiya Jaguar MK 2 kit, which look great on the Rolls-Royce, but now if I want to build the Jaguar there are no wiper arms and blades in the kit box ! David W.