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Post by cfesmire on Sept 11, 2005 15:23:03 GMT 1
Thanks fellas, I will look for smaller wheels and the folded convertible top that came with it is a bit bulky looking. I'm thinking of doing something in a tape of some sort. So actually, I guess it's not quite finished.
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Post by DavidJohnson on Sept 11, 2005 20:30:52 GMT 1
Thanks fellas, I will look for smaller wheels and the folded convertible top that came with it is a bit bulky looking. I'm thinking of doing something in a tape of some sort. So actually, I guess it's not quite finished. Chester, Are you looking for a adhesive tape with cloth backing? I can probably help if black gaffer's tape is what you have in mind. White cloth medical tape should be available at your pharmacy. Dave Dave
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Post by cfesmire on Sept 12, 2005 1:34:47 GMT 1
Dave, I have used masking tape for tops before and the texture seems just right. I also have some of the black cloth tape but the weave is a bit too large.
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Post by cfesmire on Nov 4, 2005 4:07:32 GMT 1
Jordan Miniatures added the highboy '32 Ford deuce coupe to their lineup a while back (previously I believe they only had the convertible). This is my version with Ertl Dodge Ram rear tires/wheels and Busch chevy pickup fronts. I added the radiator pipes and supports and the exhaust pipes. public.fotki.com/stryper50/1/misc/deuce_3.html
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Post by stanhas87 on Nov 4, 2005 4:37:24 GMT 1
Dear Chester:
Very beautiful Rod,Congratulations!
Nick K
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Post by Lee on Nov 6, 2005 0:13:48 GMT 1
A very nice piece of work Chester.
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Post by cfesmire on Dec 15, 2005 19:28:36 GMT 1
All finished the little backwoods junk pile. I was inspired by Eric's "I told you!" diorama of the hikers discovering the Wartburg under the tarp when I started this. I thought I'd give it a bit of an American twist by putting the discoverer on an ATV (I hate these things in real life, noisy and they leave a mess in the woods). He has located an old Chevy tanker from a fire department and a motorcylce far back on a dirt road. The quad runner is from Wiking, the tanker is a resin casting of the Wiking '56 Chevy and a resin copy of an Eko tanker (thanks Dave for that info). The bike is from Innovative Designs. The shed roof on the stone building is made from manila folder material and the junk piles are from the parts box. The stone building is a kit from Railway Design Assoc. Now he has to locate the owner of the property to make an offer on that motorcycle. public.fotki.com/stryper50/187_scale_dioramas/old_tanker/
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Post by Lee on Dec 16, 2005 5:07:05 GMT 1
Chester, I have a question. When looking at your pictures I notice on the right the following:
Captured with:Sony CyberShot EXIF Image Details
When one clicks one the EXIF Image Details it gives all kinds of information about the picture.
Now my question. Did you have to put all this information in or did you camera do it when you downloaded the picture into your computer? I'm wondering because I too have a Sony CyberShot.
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Post by cfesmire on Dec 16, 2005 5:17:27 GMT 1
Lee, This is a feature of the Fotki site. It takes that information from the upload. I don't do a thing (but read it)
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Post by DavidJohnson on Dec 16, 2005 18:44:39 GMT 1
Chester, By shooting in progress photos you have also captured 30 years of time starting when the truck was parked still having relatively bright paint. Each shot looks rustier, along with the accumulation of junk and finally the tarp.
nice work, Dave
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Post by skunk on Dec 16, 2005 23:38:51 GMT 1
I particularly like the lighting in the final shot ("Fin"), it looks like an early November morning. Amazing work.
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Post by cfesmire on Dec 16, 2005 23:55:32 GMT 1
Thanks guys, I guess what they say about layouts and dioramas is true. They are never really finished. I seem to keep wanting to add more to them all the time. Dave, I should have made the foilage grow taller with time too
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Post by Lee on Dec 18, 2005 5:33:03 GMT 1
Thinking along those lines some foilage would die and new growth would appear. A tree shown early on could be a stump later. And on and on and on. There has to be a cutoff point when doing a model. Great work, as always, Chester. Thanks again for sharing with the rest of us.
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Post by Eric on Dec 18, 2005 22:28:34 GMT 1
Another great diorama Chester, you are raising the bar every time ! I especially like the junkpile with the small bushes and other growths around it myself, it looks very realistic.
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Post by Lee on Jan 9, 2006 3:13:50 GMT 1
Anyone who wants to see the junk pile up close and personal, Chester has it along with some other neat items up for bid on eBay.com.
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