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17/12/2019 6:41 pm
(Pics) House and cars in 1/18th scale
Here are several cars positioned near a 1/18th scale model house. The model house was built circa 1934 by my grandfather, Arch Danielson. Grandpa was an Assistant Chief Engineer at Diamond T Trucks and worked there between 1927 and 1957, so this project was a piece of cake for him. This was where my Mom lived as a young girl for much of the 1930's, so he actually built it as a doll house for her. It divides horizontally into first floor, second floor and roof, with an added back porch.
The house is just a few blocks away in Riverside, IL and looks much the same as these Google StreetView pictures show. In fact, the house they moved to in 1938 to rent and the house they bought in 1939 (both in Riverside) still look externally pretty much the same but that's Riverside for you ! And 80 years later, my younger sister's family is still at the 1939 house that I also grew up in..
Grandpa really did have a Chrysler Airflow, but it was a 1935 model rather than Signature's 1936 version. Here is a frame-grab of it in front of the house before a vacation to Florida.
Others cars shown are a Motormax 1940 Ford, Precision Miniatures 1956 Chevrolet and Signature's 1937 Lincoln Model K.
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Mike
17/12/2019 7:27 pm
Oh great... it is just awesome Mike...
17/12/2019 11:03 pm
WOW ... BEST pix ever - VERY nice indeed - XCLNT Show & Tell time - Thnx 4 sharing
18/12/2019 1:46 am
+1.
18/12/2019 4:15 am
Very cool!
18/12/2019 5:39 am
Could you please share pics of the house with no enhancements? It is really intriguing.
18/12/2019 6:49 am
House
Excellent Mike although its obvious the 1/18 is a tad too small, I bet 1/12th would look more real. Nice photos.
Topic starter
18/12/2019 2:12 pm
The house was built to a scale of 3/4" to the foot, aka 1/18th scale and inside, all the accessories, furniture, etc are to that scale, as are the figures used in some additional snaps I have posted. 1/12 would be too big for this model, although forced-perspective and/or photoshop could possibly make for something that might work.
Topic starter
18/12/2019 11:42 pm
Thank you !
Topic starter
18/12/2019 11:51 pm
Thanks, guys.