Anglia105E Posted January 29, 2019 Posted January 29, 2019 Liking the cart Pat........ is 3 inches okay for this? Only asking because a 1:24 scale man is 3 inches tall. David
landman Posted January 29, 2019 Author Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Anglia105E said: Liking the cart Pat........ is 3 inches okay for this? Only asking because a 1:24 scale man is 3 inches tall. David The original idea was to have it laid down like the one below. I could not find proper wheels so it will be upright, If it proves to be too big, that can be fixed. Edited January 29, 2019 by landman
landman Posted January 29, 2019 Author Posted January 29, 2019 6 hours ago, Anglia105E said: I see.... you've got it covered. David Well... maybe not. It is about 6 feet tall. If I lowered the handlebar it may make it more palatable.
Anglia105E Posted January 29, 2019 Posted January 29, 2019 Well Pat.... that's what struck me when I thought about the 6 feet height of the handlebar. If you imagine your 3" tall mechanic /engineer raising his arms to take hold of that handlebar.... just a bit too high me thinks. David
landman Posted January 30, 2019 Author Posted January 30, 2019 How's this? When it gets tilted back to roll, the handles are not much higher than the doorknob.
Gramps46 Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 Pat, You don't miss a thing. I just noticed the missing floor tiles. Very appropriate.
landman Posted January 30, 2019 Author Posted January 30, 2019 34 minutes ago, Gramps46 said: Pat, You don't miss a thing. I just noticed the missing floor tiles. Very appropriate. Thank you for the compliment. That was supposed to be a spill but you are right, they look exactly like broken tiles.
Anglia105E Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 I think you have the height of the handlebars just right Pat, at not much more than doorknob height..... looks good now. I did not spot the missing floor tiles, Gary, I must look more closely! David
Anglia105E Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 Job done! That would deal with any fire incident in the test cell, I reckon. David
crazyjim Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 Excellent. Wouldn't it make more sense to have the handles facing out?
landman Posted February 3, 2019 Author Posted February 3, 2019 2 hours ago, crazyjim said: Excellent. Wouldn't it make more sense to have the handles facing out? I suppose now that everyone has seen the front I could turn it around. You are absolutely right Jim, I think the front of the rig should point toward the engines, for expediency.
Anglia105E Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 Okay, Pat...... what's next? Just to let you know, I have decided to build a 1:43 scale version of my Hooper & Co diorama. The most important reason for doing this is that there are many interesting model cars available in the 1:43 scale, particularly the Hooper Empress Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, the Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn, the Austin FX3 Taxi and the AEC Regent RT London Bus, none of which are available in 1:24 scale. Also Brumm of Italy make 1:43 scale horse-drawn carriages, one of which is perfect for the first floor showroom window of the building. David
Anglia105E Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 Pat....... All the elements of your photo have so much detail, which is a joy to view, but what really does it for me is that figure. Th guy in the hat with his hands in his pocket, staring at the wall ( or the machines ) just works on so many levels. You have set up the lighting to produce interesting shadows and the feeling of realism is all there. David
landman Posted February 14, 2019 Author Posted February 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Gramps46 said: Oh my! That is so nice, Merci.
landman Posted February 14, 2019 Author Posted February 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Anglia105E said: Pat....... All the elements of your photo have so much detail, which is a joy to view, but what really does it for me is that figure. Th guy in the hat with his hands in his pocket, staring at the wall ( or the machines ) just works on so many levels. You have set up the lighting to produce interesting shadows and the feeling of realism is all there. David He is pondering. Any guesses as to what?
Anglia105E Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 " Do I need to go to the men's room? " or " Which is my engine that he is working on right now? " or maybe, " Now where did I put my car keys? " No wait.... I've got it!...... " I used to have a lathe just like that one. " David
landman Posted February 14, 2019 Author Posted February 14, 2019 You are close David. He is "The Boss" and he is wondering whether FTB needs a larger lathe. Here he is in the shop and in the control room. I have since given him acouple of shots of flat clear to tone down his jacket.
Anglia105E Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 So close!....... One or two of my early figures turned out having suits that looked too glossy, and I made sure to use more of a matt finish after that. Sounds like a new and larger lather is just around the corner Pat ? David
landman Posted February 21, 2019 Author Posted February 21, 2019 The lathe was brought forward to get a bit of work done.
Anglia105E Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 Ah yes, the lathe..... I just noticed my typo error which referred to it as the ' new and larger lather ' David
landman Posted February 23, 2019 Author Posted February 23, 2019 The work will consist of adding a backsplash, a lamp and a cutting fluid nozzle.
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