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Lovefordgalaxie

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  1. A few examples No flash, macro on, 4 inches away, medium ISO: Macros by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr No flash, macro on, camera touching the car, high ISO: Macros by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr
  2. My brother has the newest Iphone. He loves those things. Me? I have Chinese Smartphone branded "Android" that I paid 20 Dollars for, and it takes better pictures than my brother's 600 Dollars phone. Prices here in Brazil. Ask me how loud was my laughter when we compared pictures... Anyway, none of them can take pictures as nice as my simple Sony Cyber-Shot (to stay digital) I can adjust the flash, can adjust ISO level, exposure time, she can take pictures with very low light without pixelating the shot, something that the cell phones can't, not to mention I can set the macro, so the pictures can be taken from the interior of a model car with the actual lens carrier touching the model. And my camera is a cheap one, imagine what can be done with a professional camera. No chance a cell phone can do the same. If I'm willing to wait for the pictures to get processed, my 35mm Zenit 19 can make circles around the Sony. She won't make a call, or get online, but will take great photos.
  3. It looks nice. I kitbashed mine with a 302 Ford tough.
  4. Most of that happen when people use a cell phone to take pictures of the models. That's what I think. i'm old fashioned I know, and for me a phone is a phone and not a camera or a computer.
  5. Got it!!!!! talk about something that isn't what it looks...
  6. It's a real beaut Richard!!!!
  7. If I were one of those guys with money falling from their arses, I would do something I dream about: I would buy the real Batmobile, the one Barris built ruining a Lincoln Futura for, and had it restored back to be a full stock Lincoln Futura the way it was first on display by FoMoCo. Then I would glue a bumper sticker to it saying phuque you Barris!!! Someone deleted my last phrase. If it was one of the admins, he could had the decency of leaving a note. Thet's why I'm editing the post, to put it back.
  8. I like it better when the car is old. Modern cars don't attract at all, and I don't read about them, so this is taking a while... One thing is sure: I never saw a version of it on the street.
  9. This one may be the most perfect model car I've seen!!!
  10. Maybe too many parts that look very very real??
  11. I'm old fashioned. I love to see a 50's or 60's style drawing of the car. The same style of drawing used on the real car brochures and ads. For me, that's super cool. A picture of the real car will never be fare to the content of the box, and will create some false expectations. A picture of the built kit may also lead to mistakes, as not often the builder used correct colors and it can even has assembly errors due to the built kit being a prototype kit. Example? On the Revell 1957 Ford both pictures of the engine show the fuel line and fuel pump assembled sideways. Also valve covers the wrong color. Misplaced air cleaner, fails to show the mold lines on the chrome, the hubcaps have only one FORD lettering, etc. So, taking all of this into consideration, and not only my personal preference by artwork, It's best to draw a nice art work, that everybody knows it's an artistic representation, and to avoid a lot of trouble.
  12. I agree that it was a difficult choice to start, but we had a winner, and it proves that even the more obscure subject can be found. Next Friday God permitting, i'll give you guys another odd ball obscure thing to have fun with
  13. Agreed. Now take a look at those two and see the similarities: 1902 Darracq: 1902 Darracq par Túlio Lazzaroni Lovefordgalaxie, on ipernity 1902 Dennis: 1902 Dennis par Túlio Lazzaroni Lovefordgalaxie, on ipernity They looked like each other. Manufacturers copied what was working and were quick to discard what didn't, and because the times were crazy and wooly, they did try some really wild things!!! Not much before those cars were made, radiators were behind the engine or under it, exposed to damage. Someone installed it in front of the engine above the frame rails, and voilá, everibody started doing the same.
  14. I mixed Testors flat black and flat white enamels until I got to a tone close enough to the reference pictures I have of the real car. After I decaled the seats I clear coated with semi gloss clear.
  15. This is a Monogram model kit. It's a very old build, I think I built it around '94, or '95 when cars around here still had yellow licence plates with two letters and four numbers. It's my only Chrysler product, as I'm not a fan, I'm more into Fords, like you will notice if you see my builds When I moved, back in '07, this model broke, it's easy to see at the windshield corners where I glued it back together. I left the old Dodge inside a box for a long time, because I couldn't decide if I would strip the paint to do a better repair, or not, but decided to just glue it, and let it show it's "battle scars" like the old guy he is The car came molded in metallic blue, wich I hated, and also came with that oversized Monogrem tires and wheels. The wheels were not the steel wheels correct for a Super Bee of this vintage, so I solved two problems at once replacing the tire/wheel combo with items from my parts box. I didn't do a great job on it when I built it, as I didn't use to do a lot of research at the time. I just found out about the wheels because of a magazine picture. The paint used was Colorgin brand spray can bought at a super market. Foil is household aluminum foil kept in place with white glue. 1969 Dodge Super Bee by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1969 Dodge Super Bee by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1969 Dodge Super Bee by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1969 Dodge Super Bee by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1969 Dodge Super Bee by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1969 Dodge Super Bee by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr
  16. I just don't get tired of looking at this car. Had to watch the first two movies again... I just refused to watch the fish movie.
  17. I don't know if he copied a Panhard, but many of the cars of the period looked a lot similar to each other.
  18. Thanks Lee and Marcos!!! Much appreciated!! This is what I was aiming for: Undercarriage by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Undercarriage by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr It's the underside of my '74 Galaxie, a 40 year old car that has only being repainted and never restored. The engine has being out to be rebuilt about 30K miles ago, and I only drive the car on nice paved roads, but she had her share of dirt roads on her life.
  19. The answer is: 1904 Bonadei. A car built by Claudio Bonadei, born in Italy, living in Brazil in 1904. He built the car inside his workshop using a engine imported from France, and fabricating the rest of the car. After the car was completed, he realized he couldn't get the car out of the workshop, so he just hammered the wall down!!!! http://scuderiabrazil.blogspot.com.br/2013/12/claudio-bonadei.html Our Winner of the week: MikeMc
  20. I have a great trick to paint whitewalls. It's old, but works really well. Go to a architectural supply store and get a circle template. There are plastic sheets with dozens of sizes of circles, that are used to hand draw at art schools as well. You just have to pick the circle that is more correct for the tire you have, tape the others to avoid overspray, carefully tape the tire tight to the template from behind, leaving it centered with the circle you chose and just airbrush some acrylic paint on the tire in mist coats. Man, that works like a charm!!! No brush marks, no excess paint covering the lettering on the tires, and a perfect edge on the whitewall. This is the circle template I use more often (I have two, one in inches and one in millimeters): Circle Template by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Those are examples of tires painted with the circle template: 1949 Mercury Eight Coupe by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1957 Ford Custom Tudor by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1960 Ford Starliner by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr
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