Scale Models That Look Real

[dr_gn]

I'll start with this one I noticed on B-M recently. The thread title is slightly misleading since it appears to say it's the subject of his next model, rather than the model itself, and I had to look twice or three times at some of the pictures to figure it out:

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showt...

Lovely modelling. Anyone else got any?

[RumpleFugly]

Was admiring that guys builds last night. Absolutely outstanding and as you say I thought they were reference photos at first!

He has a number of other MFH car builds there which are equally as good. Amazing work.

[tr7v8]

That is simply staggering quality!

[dr_gn]

All the more impressive for that scale. I've seen many Tamiya 1:12 F1 model cars that could easily be mistaken for studio shots, but at 1:20 this one's pretty damned good.

[RJJ]

Absolutely fantastic attention to detail. I thought they were photos as well.

[Eric Mc]

Really, really good.

I think the lighting helps the sense of reality as well.

[kenny Chim 4]

Really nice photography also helped to enhance this model. Wonderful.

With regards to the thread title, my contribution would be a 1/10 scale bust of a medieval soldier. Much as I've posted it before, some of you may have missed it: http://www.bnamodelworld.com/index.php?main_page=p...

Click on the photo to enlarge..

Edited by kenny Chim 4 on Wednesday 7th November 23:41

[groomi]

That Matra looks stunning, but those supports will need to be repositioned before the engine goes back in!

[Big Fat Fatty]

That is an excellent build and very convincing especially at 1:20 scale.

Obviously the details make the model but I think a lot of it is in the photography too.

This is one from another forum, the dio adds a little extra to it as well. 1:24 Tamiya R33 kerbside with engine detail grafted in.

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Thursday 8th November 15:02

[dr_gn]

I've noticed on Britmodeller recently that people increasingly tend to post black and white photos of their ww2 models, then add noise and grain effects until they're virtually unrecognisable as...anything. People invariably respond by writing things like "Whooooow that looks SO real!".

A genuinely realistic model really stands out these days (without extreme image post-processing).

[Nattyboy888]

Did some work at Pagani the other week and this is mighty impressive. Scratch built with a carbon body and looked like the real deal. The whole reception area is like a toy shop.

[RumpleFugly]

So the guy that built the models in the first post has put them all together into a 'museum'

Simply amazing attention to detail.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showt...

[fatboy69]

RumpleFugly said:

So the guy that built the models in the first post has put them all together into a 'museum'

Simply amazing attention to detail.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showt...

Those are all models? FFS. They are superb. How the hell has he managed to put that little lot together & where are they on display?

Awesome collection of some stunning race car models. Puts my efforts to shame!

[dr_gn]

RumpleFugly said:

So the guy that built the models in the first post has put them all together into a 'museum'

Simply amazing attention to detail.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showt...

That's quite special. I wonder how long it took him to build that lot?

[mat777]

dr_gn said:

RumpleFugly said:

So the guy that built the models in the first post has put them all together into a 'museum'

Simply amazing attention to detail.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showt...

That's quite special. I wonder how long it took him to build that lot?

More to the point - how does he build them? Where does one even begin with something like that? I'd love to see a build thread

[RumpleFugly]

There's a few on the BM site. Here's one of his. The MFH kits are stunning anyway, but the builds are very nicely done.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showt...