skunk
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Post by skunk on May 21, 2007 0:44:06 GMT 1
I especially like the Buick - but then again, my taste is mainly post-war.
That is a very impressive lineup, helped along by being placed in a pretty diorama.
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Post by fjohn2 on May 21, 2007 1:14:12 GMT 1
Jerry,
Everything looks great as usual.
Best wishes,
F. John
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Post by DavidJohnson on May 21, 2007 1:52:03 GMT 1
Impressive All very nicely done as always. Those Sylvan Pontiacs will look very nice in Jerry's dioramas. The Packard and the Buick wagon are both exciting, and the lavander color on the Buick looks so right. Dave
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Post by swampdaddy on May 21, 2007 3:51:14 GMT 1
Hi: Never enough Packards. Dad sure loved them. good work,
Swamp Daddy
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Lee
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Post by Lee on Jun 9, 2007 1:52:46 GMT 1
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Post by cfesmire on Jun 9, 2007 2:26:52 GMT 1
I'm not a bus guy but these are beautiful models. May I make one suggestion? Hollow the headlamps on the '39 GMC and filled the recess with something like Krystal Klear after painting silver. Fabulous detail on the rear of both. Thanks for sharing, I love looking at models like these.
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Lee
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Post by Lee on Jun 29, 2007 5:11:05 GMT 1
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Post by cfesmire on Jun 29, 2007 12:28:43 GMT 1
Tell Jerry you were sent to take photos by the rest of us so we can see his art. Just excellent stuff.
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Jerry
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Post by Jerry on Jun 29, 2007 17:05:46 GMT 1
Chester, regarding the projects, the wood on the "29" Packard, I have you to thank for that idea. It is real mahogany wood from cigar wrappings and is very thin, but can be made thinner by sanding. A great material to work with, and a fun project. Thanks again.
Jerry
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Post by cfesmire on Jun 29, 2007 22:02:59 GMT 1
Hi Jerry, Ideas are free (or at least cheap). What you've done with them is what deserves applause. A creative and well executed use. The brass footrail is the cat's meow too.
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stanhas87
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Post by stanhas87 on Jun 30, 2007 4:34:03 GMT 1
Dear All:
These are masterpieces, regardeless if they are on developing stage. On eBay one finds the initial productions of such and such of a model, and they are being traded with enthusiasm by the collectors. These also have such a good possibility.
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Post by DavidJohnson on Jul 1, 2007 12:13:23 GMT 1
The use of real mahagony and brass captures the granduer of the cars of the twenties era. Great modeling, and thankyou for giving us a preview.
Dave
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Post by Sylvain on Jul 3, 2007 0:02:04 GMT 1
Jerry hates it when I sneak in with my camera and take pictures. He says that the pieces are not finished yet. But............... Aahhhh!… So here is a 1946-48 Chrysler, at last! Great! Fabulous!
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Lee
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Post by Lee on Jul 3, 2007 21:43:20 GMT 1
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skunk
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Post by skunk on Jul 4, 2007 0:31:11 GMT 1
Jerry said that there are too many hand made parts to offer as a kit but he "might" do some finished pieces and sell them on eBay. Sweet. I need to learn how to weld. Maybe a quick tutorial, or do you think that there is something out there on the 'net already? As for selling the models: These are a little to early for my collection (I don't even know what kinds of cars they are, shame!), but I believe that anyone who is skilled enough to build a resin kit should be able to make most of the handbuilt parts themselves. Maybe not as good as Jerry, but something passable. When I buy a resin kit I almost always build my own interior and source wheels etc elsewhere. I don't know what others here do. But to me it would be better to have two bodies cast by a genius like Jerry than to have him spend his limited (precious) time on sculpting detail parts that wont be used in any case. After all, a resin cast steering wheel, for example, will rarely be as good as something photo-etched or out of the parts box. Same goes for many other detail parts. In any case, allow me to reiterate my admiration for your work, Jerry. Two thumbs up. I like your desire to use the correct materials for as much as possible. Next I would like to see an actual wooden rim for a steering wheel.
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