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Replying to: boomchek (Sep 13, 2009 1:06 pm) I had a feeling Lemko would already know about that Caddy 
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I have decided to make a small temporary display based on a building and one or two cars. The problem is deciding on a building. Because it is near Christmas, there are a few "collectible" building around. These are mainly ceramic and the quality is variable. Lemax: I bought a Lemax on sale, but I do not really like it. The Lemax series is ceramic and it is popular. On the one hand, the detail level is higher than average, but the overall aesthetic is a bit caricatured. If I can find something better, then I will not use it. The Collectibles Today website, which carries such things as Bedford Exchange products and Hawthorne Village, has a few series. They are either tied to franchises like "NFL" or "M&M's", or they are based on "Thomas Kincade". I like the look of some of "Thomas Kincade" pieces, but right now, they all have snow on them. I know that some of the "Thomas Kincade" pieces did not have snow, but those are all gone now. I guess this is a seasonal problem. Everyone expects these to be Christmas display ornamentation and so they buy the ones with the snow. This is interesting: Apparently, "Thomas Kincade" sells mostly in the southern US. I will not comment about his work as art. I know it is commonly ridiculed by the Fine Art community, but leave that aside. What I wonder is why snow covered pieces would be popular in the southern US where snow is not so common? Well, OK, maybe I have answered it in the very question. Guys in the south do not know snow. Living above the 49 parallel, all I can say is "Snow? No thank you. . . ." Seriously, I do not intend to put snow on the model cars so I do not want them on the building. The scene will depict a dry, sunny day. Back to the pieces: The "Hawthorne Village" and "Thomas Kincade" collectibles seem to be "Artist Resin", which I assume is a type of plastic. I expect it is acrylic or ABS, either of which I would consider much higher quality than polystyrene. It is probably because of the material that these pieces can be made more accurately than the ceramic pieces. In any case, I do prefer the superior realism for what I planning. I am estimating the scale at around 1:40 range, but I have not made any specific measurements. Has anyone done anything like this? |
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Replying to: writer (Nov 17, 2009 8:26 am) |
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Replying to: writer (Nov 17, 2009 8:26 am)
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In Germany I controlled myself and bought only one toy car...a fintail:   HO scale, so it's pretty small:  These are still made in Germany too, the fascinating German HO lineup hasn't fallen victim to the offshoring scourge.
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 17, 2009 12:02 pm)
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Replying to: boomchek (Nov 17, 2009 12:09 pm) I bought it at the big toy store in Stuttgart...you would have went crazy there, gigantic HO selection alone, and an entire floor devoted to vehicles, so much stuff not usually seen in NA. Lots of Lego there too. With the strong Euro, nothing was too cheap...but you only live once
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Oh yeah, this made me chuckle...at the Swiss National Transport Museum in Luzern, they have a gigantic model railroad display. On one of the roadways, there is a "crash", and one of the HO scale crashed cars is a W111 coupe. I had to take a pic:  
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 17, 2009 12:18 pm) |
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Replying to: boomchek (Nov 17, 2009 12:47 pm) |
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