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daveinthehat

Member since
January 2005
From: PA

Another part of Davetown - Patti's Diner

Posted by daveinthehat on Saturday, September 27, 2008 8:29 PM

Here's pictures I took while I was building it.

http://public.fotki.com/DaveInTheHat/davetown/diner/

Here's pictures of 'Cruise Night' at the diner.

http://public.fotki.com/DaveInTheHat/davet...e-night-at-the/

.....and there was a big car show in town over the weekend....

http://public.fotki.com/DaveInTheHat/davet...ar--truck-show/

I'm finished having too much fun. Time to get back to building.
Thanks for looking!

My pictures: http://public.fotki.com/daveinthehat/

My YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/daveinthehat/videos

My book here: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/411321

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the doog

Member since
January 2007

Posted by the doog on Sunday, September 28, 2008 12:37 AM

Once again, Dave, you come up with something totally cool and detailed-to-death--I love it!

What scale is all of that? Is it all 1/25? Do you build all those cars, or are they diecast?

And what are the figures?

It's a very cool little (big!) scene!

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daveinthehat

Member since
January 2005
From: PA

Posted by daveinthehat on Sunday, September 28, 2008 12:45 AM

Hey Doog. Thanks! It's HO (1/87 scale). I built a few of the cars. Some are diecast, some are plastic.

My pictures: http://public.fotki.com/daveinthehat/

My YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/daveinthehat/videos

My book here: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/411321

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Bodge

Member since
January 2008
From: Bournemouth UK

Posted by Bodge on Sunday, September 28, 2008 4:34 AM

Wow that looks awsome i love it. ive wanted to do somethin like that for ages.Youve pulled it off nicely.

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SteveM

Member since
June 2006
From: AusTx, Live Music Capitol of the World

Posted by SteveM on Sunday, September 28, 2008 8:45 AM

Very cool, Dave. Looks too busy for my taste... the diner, that is. Not the scene. I'm afraid I would have to keep on drivin' to find my pancakes

Steve

Steve M.

On the workbench: ginormous Kharkov dio

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vespa boy

Member since
April 2004
From: Boston MA

Posted by vespa boy on Sunday, September 28, 2008 11:29 AM

Another great block of Davetown. Can I order some Patti Cakes? Your handing of the asphalt in this build is outstanding.

The monster truck in the parking lot reminds me od a personal ad I read in the LA Times: Man into Monster trucks and WWF seeks woman into same....

http://public.fotki.com/nkhandekar

This ain't no Mudd Club, or C.B.G.B.,
I ain't got time for that now

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Hans von Hammer

Member since
June 2008
From: Iowa

Posted by Hans von Hammer on Sunday, September 28, 2008 12:59 PM

Really well done... I'd only offer one piece of advice. Never build anything parallel to the edges of the base... Even if the subject is at right angles to everything else on it, skew the scene 10-20 degrees at least... It really adds to the 'snapshot" effect...