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20/07/2016 6:29 pm
PIC - John Roberts Brooklin Models 1955 Packard station wagon
Further to John's photos of his '55 Hudsons below, here is the Packard station wagon he referenced. I was honoured to have it in my collection. This photo is from the "Picture This" part of the "Features" section (tab above).
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20/07/2016 11:32 pm
Incredible! All of the models and the diorama. WOW!
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
21/07/2016 1:41 am
Ditto - very cool.
21/07/2016 2:55 am
Ditto again.
21/07/2016 4:31 am
Cool cars - would like to see more of your diorama.
21/07/2016 6:10 am
21/07/2016 6:25 am
Fantastic! I love this.
21/07/2016 7:16 am
Beautifully done!
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21/07/2016 7:16 am
More Pix of Packard diorama here, plus some info about it, Ben
The Packard showroom started life as a Studebaker showroom from Jim Hardin of ProScale Models. It is made of polystyrene sheets and really thick plexiglass-like window material that makes it quite rigid and serves as a type of exoskeleton requiring no framing or bracing.
The ramp in the foreground is basswood, posts are thin doweling that I cut and glued a wire railing onto. Packard sign is bristol board with raised letters that come from an office supply store. Trees are old O gauge items from a railroad set. In subsequent dioramas I have replaced them with more realistic ones from hobby stores. Other signs and posters are just images that I took off the internet and reduced to 1:43 scale.
Lawrence was my father's given name. I thought it looked good in script. On a beautiful summer evening near dusk, I took this diorama (which only measured 20 by 30 inches) up to the top of Capitol Hill overlooking the city of Vancouver, carefully arranged the Motor City, Brooklin and Minimarque models on the roof of my car and clicked away into the sunset! I was fortunate to have a field just in the background and it helps enlarge the visual aspect of the shot as well as add realism. It was great fun.
There are 3 more shots as well as several other dioramas I made in the Picture This! pages of the Features section of this website accessed by clicking on the tabs above or placing this link in your browser:
http://gallery.diecast.org/Olson
Incidentally, John Roberts also painted and enhanced the sedan on the right in the showroom. He does brilliant work.
21/07/2016 7:36 am
many, many thanks for info Randall, I'll get on it and try to build a nice art-deco diorama
21/07/2016 10:38 am
This looks great ! Beautifully done.
21/07/2016 3:21 pm
The Caribbean is a 55 the hrdtop is a 56 (Rear Window) wagon 56 Front fenders. 4 dr is 56 sqr trunk and rear window. The chrome is larger at the enderline on both the coupe and the patrician (4Dr). I Love this display/diorama. 55 &56 are same body cars just fenders and trim along with a squared off trunk lid. Side fluted chrome only travels to just behind the front door on 55's & full length on the 56's. Park lights are all wrong 55 are or come around corner and end in a squared off fashion where the 56 comes around and goes back to end in a point both are centered in the fluted chrome (Stainless steel)
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22/07/2016 8:29 am
Hi, Dave.Thanks for the information. All '56's, then except for the elusive Caribbean which is a '54
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22/07/2016 8:30 am
Ben (and all) thanks for your comments. I look forward to the Art Deco creation!
23/07/2016 1:25 am
Very nice models John