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This is a link to an ongoing build on a F1 forum I visit. The builder was trained as a micro surgeon so he is comfortable working with magnifiers. His detail work is fantastic. The whole thing is at 19 pages but well worth going through. Check out his painted figure on page 7. He's been at this since November 2016 and is doing museum quality work. It's not airplanes but it's awfully good.
Incredible 1:12 Formula 1 build
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Incredible 1:12 Formula 1 build
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Re: Incredible 1:12 Formula 1 build
Holy Mother of God!!! I am utterly speechless!!! Incredible work indeed!!
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It's funny how we say "museum quality work". After visits to numerous museums here and there, I honestly think that models on sites like your link and here and elsewhere, are higher quality than in many museums. A couple of weeks ago I was in San Francisco and I had a chance to visit the SS Jeremiah O'Brian. They had a nice large scale of the model of the ship in a small museum outside of the ship. Let's just say that on close up examiniation it was not that impressive quality of work. I remember thinking the same thing at several other museums when I saw their models of whatever.wjkunert wrote: He's been at this since November 2016 and is doing museum quality work.
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Re: Incredible 1:12 Formula 1 build
That's pretty impressive work - the guy must have a real passion for his subject.
Mind you - I've also seen some mind-blowingly good ones too.
I'd agree Stik - a lot of the models I see at museums are of quite average quality. I think a lot of the time they've just been made up by a reasonably competant modeller to help with a display - certainly nothing better than I produce.Stikpusher wrote:It's funny how we say "museum quality work". After visits to numerous museums here and there, I honestly think that models on sites like your link and here and elsewhere, are higher quality than in many museums. A couple of weeks ago I was in San Francisco and I had a chance to visit the SS Jeremiah O'Brian. They had a nice large scale of the model of the ship in a small museum outside of the ship. Let's just say that on close up examiniation it was not that impressive quality of work. I remember thinking the same thing at several other museums when I saw their models of whatever.wjkunert wrote: He's been at this since November 2016 and is doing museum quality work.
Mind you - I've also seen some mind-blowingly good ones too.
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Re: Incredible 1:12 Formula 1 build
That just fried my brain. Is that figure real on page 7?
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Nope, it's a 1/12 scale figure of F1 racer Aryton Senna who was killed in a crash. He was killed in 1994 after having won 3 world driving championships. The guy who's building the car painted it. Pretty good work.Drifter wrote:That just fried my brain. Is that figure real on page 7?
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Re: Incredible 1:12 Formula 1 build
I just LOL'd at your reply.wjkunert wrote:Nope, it's a 1/12 scale figure of F1 racer Aryton Senna who was killed in a crash. He was killed in 1994 after having won 3 world driving championships. The guy who's building the car painted it. Pretty good work.Drifter wrote:That just fried my brain. Is that figure real on page 7?
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I was half asleep when I responded to your post. Guess I should be more alert.
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