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Thanks Dale, more good info. Yes, the Canon is 12mp, the Nikon 24. I didn't realize that about photobucket compression, I'm very much a beginner. And I'm the only person in Switzerland with no iPhone!

That is one truely amazing diorama. Exquisitly detailed and very sick at the same time!

But I just know I would head for the kitchen for a coffee and take the hobby table with me....

Excellent work, as always.

Very ambitious modelling and a convincing result. I like it a lot!

I was once in an Australian Valiant that hit a sheep at high speed and simply came to a shuddering, squealing stop - end of front end, end of journey (and of course end of the poor sheep).

Thanks Mike, very sharp photos. I will definitely give that Tamron lens a look. And thanks Brian, I also used a tripod and timer. This site is really worth it's weight in gold for such information. Again, many thanks!!!

Thanks Erik, that's something I needed to know. I've already done all those experiments but will keep it mind. Thanks again.

Thanks so much all of you for your time and input. The divergance of opinion here is such that I'm left not really knowing what to do next. I've already experimented with most of the above suggestions about camera settings and I do use a tripod but even my best shots (see below) are not as fully in focus as all the shots you've posted above. I think the photos I've posted so far are OK for the forum but a magazine is thinking of featuring my models and needs high quality, in focus pics. I'm prepared to invest some money and the camera I'm using belongs to my son so I was thinking of buying my own anyway. Right now I could get a Nikon D3200 18-55 VR new for $500 (that might sound expensive in the US but it's a good sale price here) - any opinions on that choice? This has more than twice the pixel count (24 million) as the Canon I'm using but a similar lens. Could I expect better results?

Fabulous!

I had the Chrysler too (the green one) and gave it away because I didn't like the finish. The Edsel's paint was quite a bit better. But here too you have mold seams and the like that you can't fix. But like you say, it was a quick, fun build and doesn't look out of place in the vitrine.

Very nice work. I wouldn't have thought one should mess with the MKII but that's a really tastefull shape you've created there. It's a shame there aren't more kits of English cars in this scale.

Thanks, that's a great sight - never seen it before.

Extaordinary creations and a lot of fun. Some of them are almost verging on tasteful! My favourite is the Austin with the bar.

Very nice indeed.

Stunning!!! Two of the most scrumptious automotive illustrations I've ever seen.

Nice painting. Makes me wonder where you go surfing.

I put Modelhaus 59/60 hubcaps on my 59 El Camino which is currently in Under Glass, Pick-ups etc. I was a bit generous with the black paint but they do look like what you're looking for.

Thanks for further comments. This is the "BMF Before Paint" method, as described by Marcos Cruz in his Opel Gt post (scroll down in Under Glass).This works particularly well with the Zero base coats I used here, which go on thinly but cover quite well. The script is then carefully exposed before the heavier clear coats. Also, the script on this model is particularly well molded which worked to my advantage.

Man that is really nice! Beautiful paint and everything else just right too.

Thanks everybody. Yes, that was the main problem with this kit but the imperfections are less visible because it's black. There was roughness around the window frames but this could be sanded smooth and covered with foil.

Nice looking model. Love that colour, nicely applied too.

Thanks so much everybody. I don't have more pictures of the bed load. Actually the load is there to cover the bed floor which I'm going to re-do with a new improved method. Maybe I'll take some new shots when that's done. This is another curbside with the hood glued shut. The main reason I do this is because once I get started detailing an engine bay I know it's going to take a loooooong time till that model is finished.

Excellent! The yellowed interior looks just right.

Mike, what a great moment to look back on. It occurs to me that I've NEVER been in a Cadillac of any sort. But I did once go to an American car show near Zürich with my boss in his 66 Mercury convertible. I was 40-something at the time but felt like a little kid.