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Many thanks for the contact Doug..... and I will certainly follow up your advice. David

Good advice Raymond thanks...... I shall have a look at the Phrozen DLP printer, and also the Photon before parting with my hard earned cash! Just like you started out, I learned how to use FreeCAD software which I found quite good actually, although I had nothing to compare it to, if I am honest. Then I uploaded my files to Shapeways and I was very pleased with their service and also the results. Even the cost surprised me, which was much less than I had expected. They are excellent people to deal with, because I was making a few mistakes with the early files and they not only corrected some of them for me, but also advised me how to correct others for myself. So far I have only designed one product and had the item printed by Shapeways, which is a 1:24 scale Rolls-Royce 6-cylinder engine. Recently I do keep thinking that I would really like to do my own 3D printing, providing the cost is not too scary. My dream would be to 3D print a 1:24 scale Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud body shell but of course I do realise that this is way too ambitious at this early stage! During the past couple of years I have successfully moulded and resin cast such a body shell, which was my first attempt at producing a two-part mould and I was happy with the result. I have seen body shells 3D printed by other members on these forums and I can appreciate how complex the process is. David

There is a photo shoot taking place inside the ground floor showroom of Hooper & Co, which is for a feature that is to be published in the Sunday Times Magazine colour supplement......... this is naturally good publicity for the coach builders' portfolio and on this occasion the managing director is keeping well out of the frame, but of course he is maintaining a watchful eye from a discreet distance. David

The following photographs represent my first attempt at using a wet surface for the street and pavements. Rather than go down the route of using artificial water, I opted to try real water which was brushed liberally onto the road surface. This is what I would call ' Sunshine after the Rain ' and Mr Rivers is looking out of the showroom window, while a gentleman is perusing a nice 1938 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville at his leisure. David

Many thanks Mitchy..... that is a good effect for wood grain on styrene, and I feel confident to have a go myself! David

Eric...... the closer you get to look at this diorama, the more detail you can see. Well deserved first prize, and as another member commented, to produce such a good diorama of a real place in Arizona USA from your home country of Holland is not an easy thing to do. David

Oh I see..... got it. Absolutely safe.

The test cell has definately turned out nicely. Would there have been some sort of mesh guard over the moving parts of the engine? We don't want test engineers going too close to those pulleys while wearing a tie...... or maybe only Rolls-Royce engineers would wear a tie? Could be a danger to fingers or long hair, or any item of clothing. David

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