Off topic but really neat

[Allen I.]

Sorry for the off topic post but this was sent to me from a buddy and I just had to share with people who appreciate.

At first I did not realize these were models. The B&W pics look lke the real thing.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05/sets/72157604247242338/show/with/2346008881/

[Gary Manes]

I am not so sure this is off topic. I saw a 1948 Chrysler and a 1958 Plylmouth Fury.

It was a really great display. I can see why one would not notice that they were models. Someone has spent an incredible amount of time to get detail, etc. on the buildings and cars.

I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing this "slightly" off topic web site.

[48Dodger]

WOW!!! I don't know what scale models those are, but dang.....awesome realism.

48D

[Young Ed]

From the pics I saw that were taken with the model builder I would say they are 1:25 or 1:24.

[Jim Roach]

That is just too cool!!!

[48Dodger]

1:24/25 would be the most common....I was thinking 1:18 cuz of the detail...either way the whole effort of the layouts are impressive.

48D

[IronMike]

A friend of mine sent me an e-mail with this link too and I posted it on the car side. I can't imagine having the skill or the time to pull something like this off. Too bad it is not real, I thought long and hard about packing up the family and moving!

Mike

[41/53dodges]

wow! the lighting really does it. the only thing that gives it away is the huge guy in some of the pictures (or small cars) and the fact that the tires dont sag in the pics! very neat!

[Flatie46]

Anybody thats built models[most of us] can appreciate the level of skill here. Ya know kids don't build models any more. My son and I have but he tells me most of his friends haven't. That was a big thing when I was growing up and I stll have most of the ones I built. I think my girl is old enough to whip out that Shirley Muldowney model I've been saving for her.

[41/53dodges]

who says kids dont do models anymore? or maybe im just wierd...

[MBF]

My son gave me a model of a Dodge Little Red Express a couple of years ago-I did it up in the same color as my 78 halfton. I built a lot of these when I was a kid-wish that I still had them all. He into collecting diecast-even better detail than some of the older stuff w/o all the work or in my case enjoyment.

[48Dodger]

Ya know kids don't build models any more. My son and I have but he tells me most of his friends haven't...

I think you might be right. I still build models to relax. I buildt a model of my Street Stock 1972 Dodge Charger BEFORE I buildt the real one, just so I could get a feel for what I wanted. I used a 72 Charger and Nascar model to bring the idea together. The paint job turned out different then the final car, but it was a important part, for me, in the process of building the race car. I seemed to have shown my son a ton of skills in the shop, but haven't really shared the modeling part. Well huh.....something to think about.

48D