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cheveuxroux

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  1. The Atlantis B-52 / X-15 model kit I purchased from Hobby Lobby includes the display stand and decal for the base. I was waiting for another sale at Hobby Lobby as they also carry the B-25 and B-24 kits, but in different packaging. Ollies stores added some Atlantis and Monogram kits before Hobby Lobby advertised a sale, so I purchased at Ollies. The Atlantis kits purchased at Ollies do not have a decal for the clear base.
  2. I used to build the old 1/72 Esci armor kits for tabletop wargaming during the early to mid-1970s but never purchased that kit. Used to admire the detail molded into the models and you have done a fine job on it. My first thought upon seeing the pattern was of a British post war Berlin Chieftain Mk 10 without the color painted inside the pattern. Out of curiosity, did you use ordinary play sand or aquarium sand?
  3. I remember that box in hobby shops during the late 1970s. Beautiful work!
  4. I recently purchased two Atlantis re-issue kits at a local Ollies Discount store: B-24 Pacific Raider 1:92 Scale B-25 Doolittle Raider 1:64 Scale Neither has the Revell clear plastic stand yet I find a photo of the B-25 kit Atlantis Models B-25 Doolittle Raider 1:64 Scale Model Kit New in Box | eBay showing the same box art but with a stand and decals on the displayed kit are for the version I see in stores 1/64 Atlantis Re Pop B-25 Mitchell WW2 US Bomber Plastic Model Kit NEW 216 | eBay However, price in store was $12.99 each not the retail price I see on kits with different box art in the few hobby shops still remaining in Northern Illinois. Question: Are the kits being sold at the discount store production rejects? As the decal sheet does not include a decal for the stand, I must presume Atlantis issues some "economy priced" kits. Nothing else is missing for completion of the kits.
  5. Very nice results! Especially when considering that you had to cut, splice and build up the rear fuselage. I purchased a "Barn Find" 1/24 Airfix kit at a Butch O'Hare show for $5 from Wisconsin dealer Pete Gitzel but haven't worked on it due to decals and aftermarket details being long OOP.
  6. Looks really good to me - regardless of scale.
  7. Really nice! I had the Gattling Gun as a child; regrettably now residing in an old landfill somewhere in the Mid-west. Bought the 24 pdr at the last MMSI show.
  8. I must admit that even Android phones do a marvelous job under some situations, but I was able to delay buying a DSLR until recently due to the nice little Canon PowerShot SX150 IS I bought 10 + years ago. A sample photo from the MMSI Illinois contest last October:
  9. Very nice! What model iPhone are you using? Did you install any photography apps that are not normally installed by Apple?
  10. PeteJ I started with a Minolta SRT 101 then purchased an X-700 in the late 1980s; still own both and both are still fully functional. That Sony alpha 7II with lenses was a great deal! I do not yet use Photoshop as Paint and GIMP have been sufficient. Thanks for mentioning focus stacking. I have a book - purchased in the late 1980s - about model train photography using film at the time, of course. Focus stacking would have been VERY useful for such photography. Around 1968, Scale Modeler printed an article on tabletop model photography showing models in "action poses" (Monochrome images) that would have benefited from focus stacking. I will give it a try. FWIW- while my Nikon D3300 body is listed as being 0.9 lb vs your Sony, I own film cameras that weigh much more, though I would not use them to take photos at IPMS contests. For example: Kiev 88 is listed as 704 grams = 1.552 pounds Chinese Seagull 4A-103 is listed as 975 g = 2.15 pounds
  11. As I only recently purchased the D3300 ( DX sensor ) used, I am watching for a fast prime lens - most likely suitable as an FX - for portraits. Dunno enough about Nikon lenses yet to determine if a modern lens will do double duty for some macro use or not. It is possible to use Nikon manual focus lenses on the F mount- I bought a Nikon DSLR due to the F3 purchase - but it is much more work dealing with exposure and f-stop adjustments for portraiture. I'll try a manual focus lens for model photos - using a tripod - when i have the opportunity to build a kit after the holiday season.
  12. I feel the same but suspect it has as much to do with replacing my long-gone childhood models as with the fun.
  13. Oh, I'm very well aware of depth of field. In an age of zoom lenses, I still prefer fast primes for isolating the subject from a background. Interestingly, I do not recall seeing anyone using anything but a zoom lens on their DSLRs at the contests.
  14. Eric Aitala I don't own an iPhone so I must rely upon comments posted by others. The posts about iPhones that I've briefly viewed over the last few years gave me the impression that they were the best improvement for photography since digital imaging, ergo my comment about smartphones replacing DSLRs for model photography. BWScholten I know of only two locations- so far- in the Chicago area that process /scans film and doesn't send it to an out of state lab http://www.pjcamera.com/ Film Processing (procamprints.com)
  15. Eric Aitala and BWScholten I'm kinda surprised that smart phones haven't nudged DSLRs out just yet. I actually expect that older DSLRs would be in use for posting photos for a long while due to file sizes of posted photos. Rusty White Quote: " I have chosen to use at least a 25MP camera for in progress shots" Rusty I presuming your in progress photos are intended for your How To Demonstrations, though and not for posting to web pages. Reason I say that is due to a brief examination of photos posted on this website showing file sizes between 90KB and 900 - KB in size.. Are you using a mirrorless camera?
  16. Nice work! I can recall seeing a 1969(?) copy of Scale Modeler- when I was much, much younger- with a photo article containing beauty shots of a completed Monogram P-39. I was very impressed by the detail as I had owned only the Aurora P-39 in yellow and black racing garb. Actually, molded in yellow plastic with black decals. Regrettably I no longer own either the Aurora model or the magazine copy.
  17. Most cameras I own are film cameras manufactured between the early 1970s to the mid 1990s. 35mm SLRs, medium format and even a couple of Instamatics in the collection. Since 2012, I have been using either a Canon PowerShot SX150 IS or my smart phone. My smart phone and Canon Powershot are normally sufficient for most tasks, but photographing entries at the local MMSI and IPMS Butch OHare contests would be easier with a DSLR. However, - as is the case with any tech device- cost of buying new and the expectation of rapid obsolescence delayed my DSLR purchase. Oddly, it waas the purchase late last year of a little used Nikon F3 for $20.00 USD in a thrift store that prompted the purchase of a used Nikon D3300 this month. The question I have for members is: Do members use DSLRs to photograph their models or smart phones?
  18. Nice looking build so far. I don't recall ever seeing the Monogram P-40 kit,but am I correct in presuming from photos that you did some sanding to reduce their prominence? Looking forward to seeing the completed kit.
  19. Nicely done! I built the Revell 1:570 kit in the mid 1960s using Pactra gloss enamel paint (... the only kind available at my local drug store/ hobby shop) plus, an assortment of Aurora ship models; long ago consigned to the landlubber's version of Davy Jones's locker. Nice work, as usual!
  20. Nice Idea! Reminds me of the scratch built models that appeared after the debut of Star Wars............... Squadron Shop in Elmhurst. Illinois had a 2 foot long model inspired by the blockade runner while another Chicago hobby shop one block south of Belmont- on Cicero avenue - had a Revell X3 modified into a craft similar to the X wing. Looking forward to seeing your completed model.
  21. No worries about retrieving the kit from your Shelf of Doom. Damage on a tank model- especially Russian tanks- somehow always seems normal Nice work on that kit !
  22. Beautiful work on the camouflage ! FWIW.........somewhere I read that the Palmer kit was supposed to be based on the US 3-inch M1902 field gun rather than an actual French 75, so that may be why it doesn't seem correct.
  23. Adding a figure for scale is something I may wish to do for a future car model as the kit is not the standard 1/25th scale. I'll need to check with the chapters holding the contests for how they judge. Thanks for the heads up!
  24. Indeed ! Great job ! I've never seen the Aurora kit ; only the Lindberg VTO. As I have a few Aurora kits of the same vintage in my stash, I can guess how much work you went through to correct the model outline, much less add internal details. Really nice seeing a well built example.
  25. Beautiful ! I especially like the brass and wood spoke finish.
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