First Post On Under Glass

[m408]

Nothing trick. No detail. Just what was in the box. Didn't even know about clear coating when I built it. Part of my used car lot diorama, so I guess I can blame the dust on that. Forgive the lousy photos, still trying to figure out lighting.

I know not as nice as the rest of the builds here, but thought that I would show some stuff anyhow.

[Raul_Perez]

Good job, Milt!!

Remember, building great models is like having a fast car, the more time and $$ you spend, the faster you get to go!

Keep up the good work and we'll be taking lessons from you pretty soon!

[m408]

Good job, Milt!!

Remember, building great models is like having a fast car, the more time and $$ you spend, the faster you get to go!

Keep up the good work and we'll be taking lessons from you pretty soon!

Thanks Raul, I'm trying, but still have a long way to go.

[3men2s]

I have been building since 1977 and I still have a long way to go

and I think thats what I love about this hobbie, you will never stop

getting better. back then we did not have forums like this

were you can learn from the best no matter where we live.

back then we did not have so many manufactures dedicated

in this hobbie, IT IS INSANE.....Man for the looks of this corvette you started

running. WHAT IS YOU NEXT PROJECT?

Edited March 14, 2008 by 3men2s

[ismaelg]

You are off to a great start! Cool subject by the way

Marathon runners started out walking before running, so take baby steps at a time and you'll be running soon. Make sure to cover the basics well (like clean assembly) before stepping up complexity. From the pics you are already there.

One suggestion: Don't touch this model in the future. Keep it as is so you can always go back to it and compare progress on other builds. Keep it as 3D history...

Thanks,

[m408]

Thanks for the kind words guys. I had been out of model building for 40 years. Xmas before last, one of my grand daughters got me a couple of kits, and thus it began. The vette was about the third of my new building life. First one was a 31 Ford sedan. Tube glue and all brush painted, not even rattle can. I still have it and when I get down on my skills, or lack of the same, I look at it, and feel a little better.

[evilone]

yo bro ive only been in this hobby fora year and a half

iv got a second place trophy and still am scratching my head why i got it

ive gotppls choice and am shocked about it due to the fact my ride wasnt detailed at all and the rest were highly deailed

ive also landed 5 photo shoots

and from what i can see that vette can serve me without even trying

great build cant wait to see more and hopefully you can get to play with the big boys in this hobby god knows i wish i can

keep on going bro and dont let ppl get you down homie

[Aaronw]

That doesn't look bad at all. Sure it doesn't have a lot of added detail but from what I can see the paint is well done and the fit is good and if you can do that you are doing fine.

As far as the photos, your lighting problem looks like its your white balance. Cameras are set up for daylight photos, if you shoot indoors with incandecent or flourescent lights you need to adjust the camera. Compared to daylight Incandecent tends to shift towards yellow or brown, flourecent towards blue or red. By telling your camera what kind of lighting you are using it will shift the colors to compensate.

Each camera is a little different but its usually a fairly simple adjustment, mine has a picture of the sun for daylight, a lightbulb for incandecent and a tube for flourescent lights.

[m408]

That doesn't look bad at all. Sure it doesn't have a lot of added detail but from what I can see the paint is well done and the fit is good and if you can do that you are doing fine.

As far as the photos, your lighting problem looks like its your white balance. Cameras are set up for daylight photos, if you shoot indoors with incandecent or flourescent lights you need to adjust the camera. Compared to daylight Incandecent tends to shift towards yellow or brown, flourecent towards blue or red. By telling your camera what kind of lighting you are using it will shift the colors to compensate.

Each camera is a little different but its usually a fairly simple adjustment, mine has a picture of the sun for daylight, a lightbulb for incandecent and a tube for flourescent lights.

Thanks Aaron,

Getting the "advanced" user guide out right now. It has a bunch of good stuff that I'm going to try. Also going to upgrade my free photobucket account to allow for larger pixel counts.

Thanks again for the help.