Wonderful work.
Cheers
Evan

Wot they all said  :doublethumb


Ed

Why am I reminded of Arthur Daley?    Brilliant Phil. I like the figures who are they made by!
Were all the cuts to open the door annd roof made with the piercing saw!

Keep well

Thanks all.

The door was cut with the saw, then smoothed with a file, it has to be totaly removed, then the tricky bit, super gluing it back as it's corder to corner and a curved edge, the sunroof was also cutout with the saw and a piece of card added as the sliding part.

The figures are Modelu John, now certain ones on a sale!

Brilliant Phil.  Simple, and perfectly executed.  Love the figures and painting

Thanks Barry.

As others have said superb work !  It just evokes a sunny, balmy afternoon, Radio on in the garage behind, Wonder what they are chinwagging about ? Saterdays footie ? Pigeon racing ? The new barmaid down T' Pub ???
Cheers

Matt

I'd guess the new barmaid  ;-)

[user=753]Phil.c[/user] wrote:

I'd guess the new barmaid  ;-)

Perish the thought.  :)

I think road vehicles can sometimes give away that it we are looking at a model. But your photos are just exquisite.  A lovely cameo that could have any number of stories attached.
Michael

[user=1512]Headmaster[/user] wrote:

I think road vehicles can sometimes give away that it we are looking at a model. But your photos are just exquisite.  A lovely cameo that could have any number of stories attached.
Michael

I agree Michael.  There's nothing "toy like" about your vehicles Phil, or the people.  They're very, very impressive - all of them.  I think with this last cameo, it's the open door that makes it look so real - and the people of course but we already know how good Modelu figures can be - enhanced by your superb painting.

Given your day job, I would expect a certain attention to detail but these scenes are way beyond any expectations !

Having re-examined the cameo, I need to correct my previous post………………

It's not just that open car door, it's everything - the way the plant life has forced it's way through between the nissen hut Cafe and garage, the exquisite painting and weathering, the scrap in the undergrowth leaning up against the pent roof shed, the painted goal in the gable end of the houses - even the superb backscene  - it's all there, such brilliant detail !

Thanks Pete, Michael and Peter, appreciated :)

Creating a cameo for me is like painting a picture, composition is everything, also, observation of the real thing and remembering what was around all those years ago.

Then, it's down to scale, as everything needs to be in scale, well, as close as we can get it because the camera WILL pick it up if it's too big or small.

Modelu are a God send to layouts, I remember Chris Nevard telling me that he doesn't use figures because they give the game away…well not any more, but they have to be positioned right and in a natural way, I have three figures in the scene, I could have added another but this would have spoiled the intimacy of the "chat", so in this case, less is more.

Colouring is also very important, sometimes I see pictures of very nice layouts but with bright green grass etc which spoils the whole effect, so, it's also a lot to do with common sense.

Enough of my rantings  :roll:

A scene to be proud of, the figures the cars and everything look realistic. As already mentioned how did you manage to do the car door open? Fantastic!

Thanks :) The door opening was mentioned in post 1544

Here's  the modified scene ie, tool box,  newspaper and clutter, BTW the newspaper is from the late 1950's.

  

Looks great Phil, I'm sure my grandfather and uncles who worked on the old steam engines of the day out of the engine sheds at Long Rock would have had a tale or two to tell when seeing the photo's. Keep them coming Phil.
 

That's brilliant Phil - a superb scene with, yet again, perfectly posed characters.

How did you do the newspaper or had you saved a copy ……………?

Thanks guys.

I did a search on Google images for a Daily Herald 1950's and a good picture turned up, I reduced it and printed it out, the toolbox was cut out of paper as one piece, folded and glued, I don't know if you can make it out but there's  two opened pieces at the top, the handle is brass wire.

That's great work and the detail on the workbench … wow.

Cheers
Evan