Move over, Gerald Wingrove

[sjordan2]

Well, it's hard to beat Gerald Wingrove but this guy is in the same league.

http://www.drmischko.com/

[Modelmartin]

Those are really nice SMALL CARS. The rest of us build models of cars.

[Ghost1]

Great looking builds. But it's more than one person working on them.

[southpier]

very cool; thanks

[model.maker]

Yeap this guy is the best and proudly boasts it ! You won't find models built to this calibre anywhere in the world!

[mopar68]

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[airb]

I am speakless, and i think i am gone collect stamps.

[deja-view]

A nice bit of photography for sure. Are they the best out there? maybe. There are a number of long time builders with scratch-from-nothing skills and original models in multiple scales that are at the least "comparable". At 1/5 scale you have a lot of room to work, and 1/8 gives someone who can do machine work and make their own parts a definite advantage. Having the reference material to start with is one of the keys, and it sounds like The "doc" has amassed a considerable amount.

Then, it's a matter of time...and more time...and more time.

[f1ford48]

on the Mercedes- FANTASTIQUE- Maybe the next best thing to a real one. the Alfas look like glorified Pochers- I think he sez this in his intro......

[Pocherphile]

Well, it's hard to beat Gerald Wingrove but this guy is in the same league.

http://www.drmischko.com/

I agree, same league but Gerald Wingrove does most of his work himself and I do believe I never saw anywhere that he states his models are the Best in the World.........humbleness goes a great distance more than arrogance.

Nice models yes, art yes............and some do look like clones, albeit way more advanced than a Pocher, but Pocher like none the less.

Rick

PS: Am I jealous, yes

Edited March 11, 2014 by Pocherphile

[Harry P.]

The guy is good, no matter how you look a it.

[brassbuilder]

Even though the OP was from 2010, it makes me grit my teeth when I see the words "move over Mr. Wingrove" in a sentence. It usually ends comparing Mr. Wingrove's craftsmanship with something completely different and nothing like what Mr. Wingrove does.

This post was not an exception.

Remember that Mr. Wingrove works in 1/15th scale. These cars are 1/8 and 1/5 and there is a team of craftsmen making them where Mr. Wingrove does most of his own work. At one time he farmed the plating out and I think that was about it.

The cars in the link are very nicely done. Far better than I could ever hope to do in 10,000 years. They are in a class of their own. Mr. Wingrove doesn't need to move over for anybody.

Mike

[Bugatti Fan]

The Misko models are indeed superb, as are similarly the Amalgam Models range.

But to put it into perspective, they are produced by groups of highly skilled specialists in a small industrial envirinment, where various skills are pulled together to make the components for a finished model, and they both work in large scales as well.

Wingrove's models are to a much smaller scale and he did everyting from the initial research and drawings to making everyting himself in the early days, and later when he re married, his second wife Phyllis took an active part in the model making process. They have now retired to Spain.

There are other well known solo professional builders of model cars worth looking at who are on a par with Gerald Wingrove. Look at the models of Manuel Olive Sans, Rex Hays, Henri Baigent, Michele Conti, Guiseppe da Corte and Carlo Brianza who's models have become highly valuable over the years. More recently hobbyist and retired Kodak USA Engineer Tom Kirn has taken the Wingrove route and made some superb 1/15th scale models, and also Francisco Pulido in Spain. There is also a superb professional car modeller in the UK named David Hayward who works mainly in wood. All of whom are individual model makers.

If you have not heard of any of these artisans, a trawl on the internet should pull up some info and pictures of their work.

Edited March 17, 2014 by Bugatti Fan

[sjordan2]

I was being facetious in my title, "Move Over Gerald Wingrove," but that's too subtle, I guess. In another context, it would be like saying, "Move over daVinci, take a look at Andrew Wyeth." Or "Roll over, Beethoven." All of these examples propose the person in question as the standard by which others in their field are judged. As I said in my original post, "Well, it's hard to beat Gerald Wingrove but this guy is in the same league." I don't see how that puts down Gerald Wingrove.

With that in mind, may I suggest another group of modelers who are among the world's best?

http://www.fineartmodels.com/Welcome.html

No one has more respect for Mr. Wingrove than I do, and he has been exceedingly generous in answering my personal questions over the years. Of course, I expect those who are already confirmed in their point of view to quibble with this.

But it doesn't matter how the techniques or the scale may differ among the world's best modelers, they're still terrific however they do them.

Edited March 17, 2014 by sjordan2

[DirtModeler]

The cars are nice, for sure.. but they are 1:5th scale.

That's gigantic.

[sjordan2]

The cars are nice, for sure.. but they are 1:5th scale.

That's gigantic.

And how does the scale matter in the scheme of things?

[brassbuilder]

And how does the scale matter in the scheme of things?

Actually it plays a huge part. The bigger the scale, the more detail that HAS to go into it or it is glaringly obvious it is missing. I'm finding this out building in 1/8 scale after moving up from 1/24 and 1/25. The work also has to be at a higher level because the smallest imperfection stands out too.

Kinda wish I had followed Wingrove's example and built in 1/15 scale instead. He's the only reason I got back into model building.

Mike

[sjordan2]

Actually it plays a huge part. The bigger the scale, the more detail that HAS to go into it or it is glaringly obvious it is missing. I'm finding this out building in 1/8 scale after moving up from 1/24 and 1/25. The work also has to be at a higher level because the smallest imperfection stands out too.

Kinda wish I had followed Wingrove's example and built in 1/15 scale instead. He's the only reason I got back into model building.

Mike

Actually, the scale as brassbuilder mentioned is 1:15, not 1:5. I always thought that 1:15 was an unusual choice, though he has also worked in 1:20, but he explains it best himself --

"...However it was not long before the collectors started to ask for this detail also, which I did not think very practical on so small a scale. So for the more detailed models I chose 1.15th scale, for no better reason than that it was between 1.20 and 1/10th scale, the latter, in my opinion, being to large for an artistic representation of a classic car, these being the subjects that seemed to be in demand. It turned out that 1/15th was not a regular scale to work in, 1/8 and 1/16th being more usual. However many years down the line, I came across several original drawings for the Bugatti Type 41 chassis, and was most pleased to find them drafted in 1.15th scale."

My point about how much scale matters is that fabulous work can be done at any scale.

Edited March 19, 2014 by sjordan2

[sjordan2]

The cars are nice, for sure.. but they are 1:5th scale.

That's gigantic.

Sorry, I missed that you were talking about my link to Fine Art Models, which, indeed, are built in 1:5 scale.

[landman]

This guy is no slouch either. I typed the link in here because it wouldn't cut & paste. Amazing work!

http://forums.aaca.org/f190/construction-continental-marl-ii-model-scale-278354.html

Edited May 20, 2014 by landman

[mikevillena]

Impressive work.

Edited May 20, 2014 by mikevillena

[sjordan2]

This guy is no slouch either. I typed the link in here because it wouldn't cut & paste. Amazing work!

http://forums.aaca.org/f190/construction-continental-marl-ii-model-scale-278354.html

Yes, his work is amazing. You can follow his detailed Continental build, along with more large-scale goodies from others, here (he's about 3-4 years into this model)

http://www.scalemotorcars.com/forum/showthread.php?36929-Continental-Mark-II