For those who have or may have a Fotki album, I discovered that they added a "roll" feature for abum viewing. It allows vertical scrolling and looks kind of like a blog format. I have added a new album for my gas pump, and I think the updated format looks good!
http://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/model_projects/12-scale-gas-pump/?show_vi=1
Chuck, that is a great feature that makes it even more fun to watch the development of this model.
My only complaint is that I see you have had the nozzle handle "printed out" ... been hoping all along that you would be scratch building this bit so I could learn(copy!) how to do it, looks like I am going to have to learn this drawing lark.
It's really a more pleasant way to discover the building of the model. Thanks for letting us know, Chuck.
First of all: Thank you for documenting and sharing the progress of your work with the rest of the world. You provide free information of such high level, that other people would charge money for without even thinking twice.
Second: I have spent many hours studying the images in your fotki account and it used to be somewhat frustrating to navigate the site. The new feature makes it a lot easier to follow your work.
Christian
Oooh, that is nice! Appreciate your modeling efforts AND your efforts to share the pix and document the construction ... new format is a bonus. ;)
Cheers,
Dallas
Nice presentation, Chuck. As usual. -- Russ
Chuck
Excellent presentation. But what the hell we expected that from you.
Jerry
Thanks! Mostly thanks to Fotki for doing something new. Makes adding info more worthwhile to me.
Sorry Gordon, I had to give it a try. But I did have to add several composite items to finish it off (my printed handle was just too fragile, but the body worked OK):
(https://www.finescalerr.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages116.fotki.com%2Fv107%2Fphotos%2F7%2F777399%2F2992336%2FDSCF1666-vi.jpg&hash=1a9a703763fb22c864e1899a43e59d05f4e19bb3)
Absolutely LOVE your pump nozzle Chuck! I don't have a picture handy, but I mastered all the gas pumps for R & D Unique (I was founder and owner) many yeas ago. I remember distinctly the issues I had with assembling a bunch of little bitty brass parts that comprised my nozzle!
As a side-bar, I also did all the master work for the pump series that Danbury Mint issued some years back. They were all done on lathe and by hand.
Good times, and boy, how they have changed!
Dave V.
Hi Dave, glad to "meet" you! I have several of your kits and have always thought highly of them. I was originally going to use the Fry pump you did, but somehow I lost a couple of parts and I decided to take a longer road with this pump. My Dad has some of those Danbury pumps, but I couldn't talk him out of one! He has them displayed with some of their vintage pick-ups.
Yes, a bunch of tiny fiddly parts! Fortunately I only lost one to the carpet monster. Overall it's been a fun project, especially trying out the new methods. I don't have the skills or tools to do what you did, so I am lucky technology has caught up to help me out!
Thanks, and I hope to see you around!
Chuck
Are you kidding me?? That is beautiful!!
Jerry
Chuck,
I think the correct term on this forum is "satisfactory" but it is also beautiful!
Couldn't give me the dimensions of your finger so I can use that to scale the nozzle
Sickening! Causes shortness of breath and cranial disturbances. ;)
(Other than that, pretty danged impressive)
Cheers,
Dallas
Thanks! Dallas, nice try, but I think your cranial disturbances were pre-existing. :D I know mine are.
Gordon I forgot you wanted dimensions-I shall put something together.
Most satisfactory. -- Russ
This pump nozzle is again something incredible, Chuck...
It must spell 'satisfactory' in Russian. :)
Chuck - I recall that fingerprint at a crime scene... ;)
I see the handle but I don't believe it.
Super.
Don
It´s all been said ;) Something else - what kind of equipment, set up etc. are you using for your excellent pictures?
Anders ???
Thanks again!
Anders I use an old Fuji Finepix S7000. I use the manual settings and always shoot models with a tripod and cable release. I almost always use the single flower (macro) setting and sometimes the double flower for getting really close.
I prefer the sun for lighting. My indoor lights are just regular incandescent desk lamps and they don't work too well.
I wash my pics thru Photoshop Elements. Basic steps:
Crop/straighten
Sharpen
Adjust brightness
Maybe lighten/darken highlights
Maybe desaturate a bit.
Uncle Russ has more knowledge on these things. I hope to upgrade this year as my poor Fuji san is beginning to fall apart. I don't think they meant anyone to actually use that cable release. Thank goodness for super glue!
Thanks Chuck, that´s pretty much what I do except for photo shop (have a less sophisticated programme). It´s mostly my indoor pictures I´m not so happy with so I just have to wait for spring. Anyway some good info. there and thanks again.
Anders ;D
For you guys with cameras that have no cable release, just use the 2 or 10 second delay feature. They include that so you can take a group picture with yourself in it but, for us model photographers, it makes the cable release unnecessary.
If you live somewhere where winter is too cold to shoot outside, it is possible to use indoor lighting and still get decent results. The most important thing is to use only one kind of light; for example don't let daylight come into the room if you are shooting with an incandescent or a fluorescent lamp. Similarly, use either incandescent OR fluorescent; DO NOT MIX BULB TYPES.
Most cameras let you choose the lighting type before you shoot to get the basic coloration closer to "real" so remember to do that.
Everything else happens in your photo editing program. Adobe photo programs, for example, have commands for "auto color balance" or "auto levels" that often get you pretty close if the color isn't perfect out of the camera.
Let me know if you need more specific information.
Russ
The timer is a good idea, but my camera forces you to reset it each time which means tabbing thru several screen menus everytime you take a picture. They should have made it stay on the timer setting until you change it or turn off the camera. I had one once with a remote control shutter, but it was iffy to get it to work outside.
I forgot, yes adjust the white balance setting for the lighting. And I also turn off the flourescent ring in my Luxo lamp.
See, I toldja unc would know.
Great work on that giant finger, especially the fingerprints! It makes that full-size pump nozzle look tiny! ;)
Seriously, that nozzle is awesome!
Quote from: Seattle Dave on January 31, 2011, 09:31:53 AM
Good times, and boy, how they have changed!
Dave V.
Now remember, kids: Dave had to do all this while dodging dinosaurs and working with a
lathe powered by a foot treadle. Even so, Dave was so far ahead of the pack back then
nobody came close to the quality of his parts, and still don't. I hoarded them then & still use them.
But I digress......
Chuck, that nozzle is outrageous.
I've got a real one in my garage that's not as realistic as yours.
You continue to make us all look like hackers.
Quote from: finescalerr on February 01, 2011, 02:49:42 PM
For you guys with cameras that have no cable release, just use the 2 or 10 second delay feature. They include that so you can take a group picture with yourself in it but, for us model photographers, it makes the cable release unnecessary.
If you live somewhere where winter is too cold to shoot outside, it is possible to use indoor lighting and still get decent results. The most important thing is to use only one kind of light; for example don't let daylight come into the room if you are shooting with an incandescent or a fluorescent lamp. Similarly, use either incandescent OR fluorescent; DO NOT MIX BULB TYPES.
Most cameras let you choose the lighting type before you shoot to get the basic coloration closer to "real" so remember to do that.
Everything else happens in your photo editing program. Adobe photo programs, for example, have commands for "auto color balance" or "auto levels" that often get you pretty close if the color isn't perfect out of the camera.
Let me know if you need more specific information.
Russ
Thanks Russ som good information there. Of course I thought the opposite with the combination of daylight and incandescent bulbs. I´m using my remote control for all model photography I belive the exposure time for the darkest night shot of the garage was twenty seconds!
Anders ;D