Rusty White Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Check this out! This guy built all the models in the foreground AND the structures in the immediate background. Sometimes he shows you in B&W the photos of the real stuff he used for inspiration. This is the best photography work on models I have ever seen. Enjoy. http://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05/...ith/2346008881/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Yep! As you say, amazing work, all the way 'round. Makes ya proud to be a model builder knowing that that level of realism can be achieved IF desired! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Filippone Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 At the risk of sounding like a real cynic, some of those models look suspiciously similar to some of the Franklin and Danbury Mint models in my collection- especially the Borden Divco and the Plymouth Fury Convertible. If he is claiming to have built these-and I am not sure that he is- he is the best auto modeler in the world. What makes me wonder is the level of consistency in the finish of each, not to mention that the paint schemes are familiar to anyone who collects or window-shops these die-casts. If I am wrong, I apologize! Nick Filippone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonL Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Either way, it's pretty cool. One scene in there looks just like my Grandfather's one-car garage & yard...a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 I have seen this before. Yes, these are beautiful models. As for his consistency, I believe it is possible. There is a guy on the LEM who builds cars, and every now and then he'll show a series of car bodies he'd painted. (8-11 at a time) His car bodies are all consistent and are all clean, shiny, and gorgeous! He is the most consistently awesome builder I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty White Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 At the risk of sounding like a real cynic, some of those models look suspiciously similar to some of the Franklin and Danbury Mint models in my collection- especially the Borden Divco and the Plymouth Fury Convertible. If he is claiming to have built these-and I am not sure that he is- he is the best auto modeler in the world. What makes me wonder is the level of consistency in the finish of each, not to mention that the paint schemes are familiar to anyone who collects or window-shops these die-casts. If I am wrong, I apologize! Nick Filippone I can only go by by what I was told in the email sent to me. As an architectural model builder I am very impressed with his structures. The auto models, built by him or not, are very impressive, but that's neither here nor there as far as I'm concerned. I posted it here because of this guy's amazing photography skills. Absolutely fantastic the way he seamlessly blends the far background and his near "modeled" backgrounds. Note how he added the electric lines and telephone poles in some of his photos. It adds so much more realism and ties it to the background seamlessly. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHortman Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Nice work indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Herne Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 There's an option for comments during the slideshow, and he notes that most of these shots were done as promos for Precision Diecast Models. The photography is amazing...I'd love to pick this guy's brain and learn his techniques/settings. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 That's pretty cool. Die cast or not, awesome job in the photography department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareWentzel Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 I agree completely. When I look at the photos, the scene looks real and life-like. So what if some of the models are die cast. I have a few of them in my collection. The photos are fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romrod Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 I too would like to pick his brain how he got these shots. He must have used a pinhole camera. There was an article in Model Railroader magazine back in the 'late 70'S-80's on how to make one. I'll have to look up the issue, but with a pinhole camera, you can focus on the model and the background and it gives perspective in focus. If you use a zoom lens, it blurs the background and makes things flat. A pinhole changes the depth of field without changing the focus of near objects. It's a whole science, will have to find the issue to explain it in detail. The Pictures are fantastic no matter how you look at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonL Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 A long time ago, I bought a pinhole lens (about $30, IIRC) from the AJ Fricko company. It was custom made for my 35mm SLR Olympus OM-2 camera. A little tricky to set up the shots, but they do look great. Haven't messed with that for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradco Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Fantastic, gorgeous modeling and photography together by a talented artist ... period. Simpler times gone by ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevid Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 On 2/3/2010 at 8:10 PM, Nick Filippone said: At the risk of sounding like a real cynic, some of those models look suspiciously similar to some of the Franklin and Danbury Mint models in my collection- especially the Borden Divco and the Plymouth Fury Convertible. If he is claiming to have built these-and I am not sure that he is- he is the best auto modeler in the world. What makes me wonder is the level of consistency in the finish of each, not to mention that the paint schemes are familiar to anyone who collects or window-shops these die-casts. If I am wrong, I apologize! Nick Filippone That is not big secret or sleigh of hand he does use pre-made diecast but that does not mean the work is inferior at all. I've not seen such wonderful work before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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