Such beautiful work. Thank you for sharing.
Regards, PWB.
Thanks PWB. Much appreciated.
I was worried that I had bitten off more than I could chew on this project, but I made it through. Its been a year on this one so far, but I want to get it done by Christmas so that I can get going on some new ideas.
Last night I installed the last little ladder, and started touching up the brass with a brush.
There is only one more tricky part left, which is joining the horizontal pipes on the right to a down-pipe…measure twice…and measure again before cutting, and then file carefully.
This is too COOL! [tup] With the right light, you can easily fool anybody that the alley is real. I hope you are planning to enter this to model contests… no question it will win many awards! [:D]
Like I have said before…fantastic work. Looking at the pictures, I fell like I am back in Brooklyn. Museum quality!!!
Rounds Complete!!
Wow I think I have seen that view before! Very very well done and something to feel very proud of!
[tup]
The finest work I’ve seen from you so far, and the very first thing I saw from you in here made my jaw drop…masterful…Speaking of your work, how about a post with a pic or two of all of the work you have posted in here over the past couple of years for those that may be newbies and haven’t had a chance to see…???
Thanks guys. I appreicate your feedback. I still have a way to go on this one, but I’ll keep on plodding until I reach the end!
Manny: Rather than start another thread, anyone who is interested can use this link http://public.fotki.com/nkhandekar to look at photos of my builds.
Makes me think of that old joke: “I’ve cut it three times and it’s still too short!”[:D]
Beautiful work! Now all you need in the windows is pictures of a bare-chested Robert Plant, an astronaut on the moon and an oversized cat’s head and you’ve got a 3D replication of the Physical Graffiti album cover![(-D]
Jim I have not thought of that Led Zeppelin album since high school. You are bang on. Thank you.
wait, wait wait, wait, are those pics at the end of page 3 your build, or are they reference shots?!
I’ve now finished the construction of the alley walls. There is still some paint and weathering to do. This update has the drain pipes completed on the RHS and LHS and cable TV added, and a loose cable on the small side wall. I’ll soon be able to screw the box sides together. I am now working on the front wall which is a hotel window which looks over the alley. The main components are in place and I’ll have the rest of it done in a short time. As always any comments are welcome. Thanks for looking.
overall view
Detail showing the cable
The drains on the RHS painted and all glued together
Side wall with loose cable added
Hotel room being planned. You’ll look through this window to see the alley. A room with a view.
Great to se you back with an update of this. It’s a stunner, by all accounts. I’d say no one does what you do, better than you. It’s a wonder everytime I look in. I have the feeling this is going to really need to be viewed in person when finished.though…I’m sure you’ll post plenty of shots “through the looking glass”?
OUTSTANDING work. [:D[[:D[ I was just looking at a couple of the pics and my wife (working on her computer next to me) said “Why are you looking at photos of old buildings?” When I told her what it was, she was amazed.
Jim[cptn]
Incredible workmanship Vespa !
Thanks Jim Buddho and Indy. When I get praise from respected peers it means a lot. .
I am working on the logistics of getting a mirror in place and deciding which is better, a glass mirror or the “first surface” mirrors that oldhooker uses for his airliner in flight dios. I’m going to just have to try both and see what works. I also have to order some 1/700 scale PE steps to use as louvers for the room heater.
I want to get the two sides and bottom of the box together in the next week (the lid will have to be constructed by a cabinet maker, its beyond me to do neat woodwork). And then a visit to a fabric store for some “carpet” and “curtains”. Finally its all falling together.
I’ll post more updates as I make progress.
You continue to amaze me…are the fire-escape structures going to stay in dark paint, or are you going to weather them down?
Thanks Mannie. I’m going to weather the fire escapes a little, add some streaking and a wash of a light dust colour to collect in the nooks and crannies. I also want to have a darker patch on one of the doors where a sign protected the paint before falling off. I have noticed that fire escapes are usually in pretty good condition, which suggests to me that the penalties must be high if the fire code is not followed.
Narayan, what you do is just SOOOO unbelievably prodigious, man–it truly is just heads and tails above anyone else’s work with structures and materials in terms of absolute fidelity to replication.
Words fail me. It’s just …“real;”!
Honestly—and I mean this with 100% seriousness–you should be working in Hollywood, doing backgrounds, sets, scenic pieces, etc–the works! You deserve the “big money” for your talent.
Watch me find out now that you’re actually a clerk at “Starbucks” or something now! I think I’d come out there and throw you in a potato sack and drive you to Hollywood myself! LOL!
Just sincerely FABULOUS WORK!!! [:D[
What he said ^^^^ This is just beyond phenomenal! Fantastic job!
Thanks Karl and DirkPitt.
Karl, I am humbled by that huge vote of confidence. I had never thought about the Hollywood angle, but my guess is that there are no big bucks for the model-makers…and its nice that you think I could fit in there, but those guys REALLY know what they are doing.
BTW I am not a clerk in Starbucks. If I were, it would be somewhere warm, like LA, not Boston!