Entries Tagged as 'fake models'

Table Top Roller Derby

Table Top Roller Derby

Table Top Roller Derby Close

Table Top Roller Derby

Table Top Roller Derby Close

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New Miniatures

Sea Plane

Sea Plane
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Toy Boats

Toy Boats
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Cars

Fake Miniature Car Show
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Toy Car (Fake Miniature)

Yes, it’s a REAL car.

Toy Car

Toy Car Close

Car Show Miniature

The Classy Chassis Car Show provided ample fodder for some more fake models. I know they’re cheezy, but I like ‘em. You might recall Mini-Urquhart Castle and Mini-Arc D’Triumph posted previously.

When executing this eye/mind trick it’s good to have a strong down angle. It lends itself quite well to the table-top miniature illusion.

Car Show Fake Model

Car Show Fake Model

Car Show Fake Model

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Welcome to Camelot! (It’s just a model) SHHHHHHHHH!

Continuing to experiment with simulated tilt-shift.
I suppose I will eventually need to just break down and buy a lens.
This is infinitely cheaper, though.

Urquhart Castle from a picture I took on our trip to the UK a few years back.

Urquhart Castle

This is the St. Angel Bridge in Rome from last years European vacation

St. Angel Bridge

It is helpful to use photographs taken from above. This tricks the mind much better because when we think of looking at a model we usually see it on a table top.

Fake models

Mini Arc D'Triumph
Clicky Click!

A scale model of the the Arc D’Triumph and the surrounding area?

Nope.

I used Photoshop to manipulate a picture I took from our vacation to Europe.

The original is here.

I’ve been reading about the technique and this is my first attempt.