landman Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 The motor is done... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Nicely done engine on this Italeri Mercedes kit Pat . . . David 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Interior 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 And it will have wheels 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Starting to look like car. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 That's coming together quickly, looking great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Goig to be a beautiful. model Pat! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 The completed car along with my first attempt at forced perspective. Next time I'll bring my reading glasses so I can focus properly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 That is a nicely built model Pat, and it came together quite quickly too . . . Forced Perspective is a very tricky thing to get right, as I can testify from first hand experience ! . . . Part of the process does involve your own eyesight of course, and then it comes down to what type of camera you are using, followed by the choice of background. The weather, sunshine and lighting, and the time of day all play a considerable part in the success or failure of a photo. I have found that a very basic camera like my KODAK M340 can sometimes capture brilliant shots, and the camera that was used by Michael Paul Smith was also a fairly basic camera, but I did achieve better results with my NIKON D3000 DSLR camera . . . As you will have found, the way that you position your grey board on the table, in relation to the chosen background is absolutely crucial to get the illusion right, and then it is all down to the actual camera settings to somehow get both the background and foregound in focus for the same shot. Your third photo above is probably the best, and if only the grey board had been turned slightly anti-clockwise to follow the curve of the road surface, you might have been lucky to get the background more in focus. The colour of the grey board is also very important, and getting it painted to match the same colour as the road is not easy . . . Well done anyway Pat ! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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