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06/01/2021 9:59 am
The roof rack may be only partially there, but the rest of the car looks Jake! LOVE the DM Show Car Hauler cab too! A LOT!
John Merritt and John Merritt reacted
06/01/2021 10:20 am
your awesome imagination at work again, thanks for your fun pics to start my day.
06/01/2021 10:30 am
I hope their not going to unload that "Woody" with that fork-lift! Is that a "Cat on a hot tin roof"
Another excellent post.
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06/01/2021 10:42 am
Thanks gentlemen !!!!
06/01/2021 11:09 am
WOW! A great setup. All of your little figures bring a lot of character to your setups.
Just curious, but how long does it take you set up a scene like this?
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
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06/01/2021 11:51 am
WOW! A great setup. All of your little figures bring a lot of character to your setups.
Just curious, but how long does it take you set up a scene like this?
I think I spent about 3 hours on this one John......In order to catch the morning light window,I set out the pieces in my screen room the night before...the characters tend to hide at times when I really need `em !!
as soon as visible light appears,I take it all out on the deck....this gives the camera a chance to acclimate to the cold (fog/defog).....a bit later,when the light becomes usable, I shoot 30 or 40 shots .....then look them over on my PC......make adjustments to character locations and take another round of shots...as i edit and work on these "phase2" shots,I keep a look out for actual rays of sunlight hitting my setup.....I take more shots of the piercing sun-rays as these are some times the best of the shoot......if I need to string electrical lines and insulators,figure another hour
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06/01/2021 12:30 pm
Great pictures as always!
David Vandermeer
Corinth, Texas
06/01/2021 4:29 pm
that trailer is a work of art! John I think you make these yourself?
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06/01/2021 4:51 pm
that trailer is a work of art! John I think you make these yourself?
Thank you HP.....I did put this trailer together....it`s been in one or another stage of completion for about 7 years
06/01/2021 4:59 pm
Great minds think alike. 😀
