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Hi all
just found via the What if site some truly stunning work.

Well worth a wander over.
In fact the second link is a good one for Big Mal (Holdfast).
(You can never have too many Spitfires)

Cheers
Peter

Thanks for the links Peter and as you say the second one is particularly good for Spitfire lovers because, as we all know, "you just can't have too many Spitfires".

There are a few examples of my masks on Britmodeller as well

That looks absolutely fantastic. A few of them could really pass for real photos.

Thanks for sharing

The canopies look great. He mentions crash-moulding them. What is that? I've just built the 1/72 Airfix spit but the canopy is horribly thick.

the detail of his build is beyond belief! i read thru the posts in the last group of pictures where he described how he created the effects. i was amazed that such an "old trick" would be so convincing! i guess it shows how quick i have become to regard such stunning imagery as the manipulations of computer photo editing software.

I can only imagine its the method of heating thin acrylic sheet till its almost melting and then pull sharply over a buck or the original canopy held firmly by Blu tak or similar?

Could be and probably am wrong.

Cheers
Peter

JP smells burning.

Cool, I see what to do I'll give that a shot.

There is usually the smell of burning when I occasionally think too hard.

I didn't realise it could be detected via the internet

Cheers JP
Peter

I wonder how does the guy films models and then processes the pics so they look so natural. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Hi Arseny
I think the author goes a little way in to explaining his methods but it needs reading through the threads.
And he says he plans a more expansive 'how to do it' feature on that site in the near future.

It seems he uses a sky backdrop, a large sheet of glass at various angles and blu tac (or similar). He brass rods and tubes his props and uses a air fan to make enough breeze to spin the props and shoots it on an old film camera (35mm I think).

I'll have another read through.

Cheers
peter