Bedford QL relic @ 24th scale

[lab-dad]

Great thread.
Great modeling.
Great technique.
Very impressive.

-Marty

[Andi Little]

Must admit - this really is all rather terribly good.

Very well done ... I mean seriously - VERY WELL DONE!

[Design-HSB]

Hi Roger,

you show here what is possible with love to detail and accurate work.
I actually like no military vehicles, your work must acknowledge, however.
Especially since I grew up as a child in the British zone of occupation in Germany and the vehicles have experienced yet live.

[Peter_T1958]

Spectacular work, Roger! 
Torn between possibilities of 3d modelling and traditional craftsmanship it is good to see what you are doing here and I feel strengthened in going back on my workbench with my old-fashioned fret saw full of styrene dust ...
Thanks to your amazing work I feel top motivated to continue my own work with renewed vigour, thanks!

Peter

[Hydrostat]

Hi Roger,

that's somewhat extraordinary ... very convincing results. A lot of work involved. How often did you have to restart a tread pattern because of a wrong cut?

Volker

[Gordon Ferguson]

Hi Roger, good to see you here ....... Thought your stuff might go down well.

Even though I have seen the tyre stuff before it still leaves me speechless, might be easy and simple for you but you may need to give a few of us time to catch up.

How about posting a few snapshots of your completed builds just to appreciate the range of your work

[Hauk]

Spectacular modeling!
Thanks for sharing!

[Juke Joint]

Amazing tutorial & results!

[turtle]

Many thanks to all for the comments and encouraging words.

Helmut - Although I am ex-military, like you I have little interest in actual 'green' vehicles, preferring instead to model them in their second life with their often quite bright colour schemes. It is the vehicle not it's
                    former intended use that appeals to me.       

Peter - I'm just an old-school traditional modeller, you definitely will not find any 3D modelled parts in my stuff  , for me the KISS principle is the law here  .

Volker - It's a fairly rare occasion when I mess up while doing the treads, as with most modelling methods/techniques the 7P's apply:
                   Prior Planning and Preparation Prevents P**s Poor Performance 
                   But approximately 1 out of ten will be 'shown the inside of a rubbish bin' 
                   This is just one of those areas where you have to slow down and check and recheck before committing plastic to knife.

Gordon -  All in good time. Just thought I'd dip my toes in the water first before diving in 

Thanks again to all, but please feel free to point out any areas that need additional work 

[Barney]

Welcome - this is very nice stuff in fact very very nice - is it all scratch built or is part kit bits - just keep it coming along with inspiration
Barney

[voyager]

Hi Roger! Told you your work would be appreciated here! Glad to hear you are practicing your painting, it would be nice to see a finished model

You know how much I love your work so this may be sacrilege (!) but the tyres on the QL have always seemed to me to have a very straight sidewall, whereas those on the photo of the 1:1 seem more curved/ballooned to the point that the treads running down the sidewall are themselves curved. This may be due to the deflation but I'm not sure?

I will now crawl back under my rock

[turtle]

Cheers Barney, still a long long way to go before I reach the dizzy heights of your achievements  . And 100% scratchbuilt - I'm a real glutton for punishment  .
Andrew - valid points and notes taken. A couple of the tyres could have had a bit more curvature, unfortunately the model photos don't really show the amount they truly had - well that's my excuse and I'll stick with it  , however as said, points taken onboard and as the teachers always said "must try harder"  .
I'd love to see a finished model very soon to  , maybe with the S-65 crawler  .

[1-32]

apart from your great modeling i like your photoes lovely velvet, hi definition .
what is your tecknique
regards kim

[turtle]

Hi Kim,
I'm probably the last one to ask about photography - point and shoot is my technique  .
Camera is a cheap Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z20, tripod mounted with a card background and a couple of soft daylight bulbs lights overhead. Camera settings are left on A(auto) and white balance set to suit the light bulbs and when appropriate I'll push the Macro button. Almost all photos are taken at night.
Depth of field and all the other photographic terms are beyond my intelligence level so I stick with the KISS principle.

[1-32]

you do very well do you have a special lens, auto focus?
regards