The Playland Penny Arcade

[chester]

Really great stuff Ken. Any crackheads viewing would feel right at home.

[TRAINS1941]

Lost for words!!!!  Just a great scene.

Jerry   

[Ray Dunakin]

Ken, I share your feelings about graffiti! I despise it in real life and dislike using it on models, but sometimes it's necessary to accurately portray the scene. I think you've put in just enough to do the job, and the whole scene is stunning.

[Ken Hamilton]

This weekend I tightened up the roof a little.  The stairway enclosure looked more
like a shed and the clothesline was too plain.

Before:


After:


I think the cut-away section sloping down to the roof makes the unit look more like
a stairway and the clothesline looks more personable.  I did have to change the one
wire "clothesline" to reflect the weight of the rug.

The rest of the laundry, which dried faster than the rug, waits patiently in the cart
(...made from Wildhare Models shopping cart parts..)

[finescalerr]

And the bottom of the door scrapes the asphalt roof. Satisfactory -- Russ

[TRAINS1941]

Details, details, details.  A perfect roof scene.

Jerry

[Ken Hamilton]

Camera Play-Time.....

Even in a lighted room the alley was pretty dark with the two buildings in place
so I added a mini-LED in a small hood.  It illuminates the alley a little in daylight,
but playing with the camera with the lights off is just too much fun..........

[Ray Dunakin]

Wow! Those night shots look great!

[Scratchman]

Very nice Ken. The camera play looks great. It makes all of your hard work well worth it to get such great shots. Great composition of the stuff in the alley. It's very realistic looking. 

Gordon Birrell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/

[marc_reusser]

Man...this build just doesn't quit...it just plain overwhalming. What can one say that hasn't been said by everyone all along. Just incredible.

M

[Wesleybeks]

That last photo looks so realistic its scary. Fabulous work.

One question. How did you apply the graffiti on the buildings?

[Design-HSB]

Class Ken, I love this game with the light.
The light in the Duckelheit only real life is a model.

[finescalerr]

Adequate. -- Russ

[Andi Little]

Adequate. -- Russ

.................................................What he said!






Actually it's absolutely bliddy brilliant!

[Ken Hamilton]

Thanks, guys.
Wesley, the graffiti was done with Sharpie markers.  The fat silver Sharpie works great.