happy grumpy Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 build a few years back. This kit fits together very well. I only have 2 pictures of it but the outdoor lighting makes it really shine. No extra details just out of the box.
Zippi Posted October 18, 2021 Posted October 18, 2021 Nice looking Ford. Great job on the pics. Makes it look like a 1:1.
Zippi Posted October 18, 2021 Posted October 18, 2021 2 hours ago, happy grumpy said: build a few years back. This kit fits together very well. I only have 2 pictures of it but the outdoor lighting makes it really shine. No extra details just out of the box. I don't see the pics Mario.
happy grumpy Posted October 18, 2021 Author Posted October 18, 2021 thanks Zippi, I forgot to drag the photos in the first post, must be a noob thing ?
the goon Posted October 18, 2021 Posted October 18, 2021 Beauty. My favorite 50's Ford. Photos look very realistic. Mark
thatz4u Posted October 18, 2021 Posted October 18, 2021 well done, do you build anything other than stock???
espo Posted October 18, 2021 Posted October 18, 2021 Great looking paint and very realistic looking photos. Having owned one of these in white many years ago I have a soft spot for this kit and the way in which you built it this is a great representation of a base model '57 Ford.
happy grumpy Posted October 18, 2021 Author Posted October 18, 2021 Al, I mostly build stock,nothing against customization,but I really enjoy looking at what people do to soup up an old car to something they were never designed to do.It's amazing the creativity these customs show.I will from time to time scratch built or modify a car or truck like I did modify a Chevy truck to make a crew cab or a sleeper with a few hints at customization but that's about it. It is a personal preference.
cobraman Posted October 19, 2021 Posted October 19, 2021 Very well done. As others have mentioned your photos are nice.
slusher Posted October 20, 2021 Posted October 20, 2021 Great looking Ford. Looks so realistic i your pictures very nice work!
Hoffman Posted October 20, 2021 Posted October 20, 2021 Mario, your model is great, and I love the photos! This might sound silly, but I'd love to see what your base looks like; the platform you placed the model on for the shot. The depth of field is really good. The background and foreground are not wildly out of focus or obviously distinct, one from the other. The way the model is positioned in front of the background, it looks in scale, blends right in and is very convincing. I've just been doing sort of 'in studio' photos up to now but would like to try outdoors. It looks like you know how to do this really well.
1959scudetto Posted October 20, 2021 Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/18/2021 at 2:53 AM, Zippi said: Nice looking Ford. Great job on the pics. Makes it look like a 1:1. Very nice photos in the outdoor settings - looks good with the blackwall tires and dog dish hub caps.
happy grumpy Posted October 20, 2021 Author Posted October 20, 2021 Tim, my base is a simple piece of MDF about 24 in x 36 in painted light gray with a little weathering to look like worn asphalt in sunlight. I use a small foldable coffee table to hold it at about 3 to 4 feet off the ground. I use it indoors also but it's less convincing but it does the job. The difficulty is to find the right angle and distance between you foreground and background. I had a lot of hit and miss but after la lot of trial and error . I got good results. I was inspired by the work of Michael Paul Smith, he used a simple point and shoot camera to photograph his die cast cars and mixing his building models with the die cast and the real background, it just blew my mind. I use a SLR canon T3 digital camera with a 300mm lens for most of my photos. When I need to extend the depth of field, like outside, one example would be the Ford C600 that I posted recently, I use a technique know as focus stacking. In a nutshell, you take several photos of your subject by focusing on the foreground first, then each other picture going from the front to infinity. It takes some trial an error because it is not perfect but overall I get decent results. As for the setting, I will soon post photos of the duel truck (the movie) you will have a good Idea of how it's done. I hope you are still awake after this long post. cheers
Hoffman Posted October 20, 2021 Posted October 20, 2021 Fantastic, Mario! I appreciate the detailed response. I'll be on the lookout for your Duel truck. That was such a great movie. It's one of those you have to watch again every so often and it never gets old. ? Thanks!!
Dominik Posted October 22, 2021 Posted October 22, 2021 wow, the pictures are awesome! looks like a 1:1 Ford!
TooOld Posted October 23, 2021 Posted October 23, 2021 Very well done Mario , I like the stock look ! Great photos too !
TonyW Posted October 23, 2021 Posted October 23, 2021 Very nice work. The first thing I thought when I saw the pictures was how much they reminded me of the pictures of Michael Paul Smith. Reading that you also admired his work made me smile. Tony.
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