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  • Terry (Private)
    4 months ago
    I only have two words for you Dave. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!
  • 1 year 1 month ago
    you make some amazing things .Ive learned a lot from looking through your journals trying to figure how to make telephone poles  and you answered that also the roll up garage doors great idea with the cardboard foilage tree material.theres so many great ideas im going to write them down so i dont forget them  my name is maynard from sheldon.illinois im currently building a 7foot by 10 foot dragstrip diorama its g scale or 1:24 scale but your technics will work for me i just scale it up a bit. scratch building stuff saves a lot of money to.ive made camping tents,wheel barrels ,coleman coolers,beverage cans,picnik tables,fire pits,saw horses,many buildings,cardboard for corrugated roofing,colored sawdust for foilage,.well thanks for the great pictures and the how too.feel free to email me if you make something neat mailto:ruger19592000@yahoo.com
    • DaveInTheHat Premium user United States (Private)
      1 year 1 month ago
      Thanks. Check out the Model Builders Forum. There's always lots of good ideas there too. http://s13.zetaboards.com/B_n_B_Auto_Builders/forum/1045/
  • GrumpyBill Premium user Germany (Private)
    1 year 3 months ago
    Dave,  Always a pleasure to drop in to Davetown!  I see a new bank under development.  I'm working on my own "Billsberg" and I'll be studying your road/parking lot techniques.  I'm currently using a self adhesive roadway/parking area, but I think your version looks better and more natural.
  • DANIEL (Private)
    1 year 3 months ago
    hello Dave, I'm from Brazil, like the tips, and certainly will access more times.
    Here in Brazil the scale most commonly used is the HO. Since the scale N has only imported products, so while I am in HO scale.Your tips will be useful.
    See you soon.
    • DaveInTheHat Premium user United States (Private)
      1 year 3 months ago
      Thanks for visiting my page. I'm glad you can use some of my ideas.
  • Adnelson Premium user United Kingdom (Private)
    1 year 6 months ago
    hi Dave, you are actually my first friend on Fotki. Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to post all your work, your quite an inspiration to all of us.
  • 1 year 11 months ago
    hello there, just wanted to let you know that I have been browsing thru your albums. Love to see your work. I will be coming by and see what ideas you have so I can make things with my son.
  • Wrongwaywilly United States (Private)
    2 years 1 month ago
    Hi Dave, I have been looking at your Fotki site for over 2 years now. I am a little late in thanking you for letting us see your superb work. I have spent many hours looking at your work. No matter how many times come back, I can still find some new detail that I missed before. I really enjoy the humor you put into your models. I went "ape" over the 'Tugboat diorama'. I think it is fantastic.
    • DaveInTheHat Premium user United States (Private)
      2 years 1 month ago
      Thanks! I'm a big fan of your work too. I love "Redneckville". I can see a ton of work there, not to mention the cost of all the stuff. I laugh every time I look at it. It reminds me of the people in a place I used to live.
  • (Anonymously) (Private)
    2 years 4 months ago
    Dave -just found your work. great attention to detail. God is in the details. I am a fellow structure/diorama maker. and am quite aware of the labor that goes into the work. I am happy that you have developed your own methods and tool solutions. So many of the instructors at CSS do it alike with little self development. I respect the originality and look forward to trying some of your solutions. Keep up the good work. from a fellow sign guy. Henry Quinn
    P.S. I still think it looks like "The Twilight Zone" dino's in traffic?
  • Michael (Private)
    2 years 5 months ago
    Dave, kind thanks for such an incredible amount of detailed information, both written and pictorial. I have to say that I love the humour in the "Archaeological Dig". The work was amazing and the funny factor was 10/10. Cheers.
  • (Anonymously) (Private)
    2 years 9 months ago
    Hi Dave, How could I get a great picture of my model as same as your 1956 ford pickup (1/25 scale with wooden spare front bumper) that you posted in your Fotki page? Thanks. - Simplyglory
    • DaveInTheHat Premium user United States (Private)
      2 years 9 months ago
      I used bright white plastic for the background. Lots of light. I set the camera on the plastic.
      • Simplyglory Premium user United States (Private)
        2 years 8 months ago
        Thanks Dave. Also, should I use daylight bulb or just regular? I found the set up in your "My Room' folder.
        If I want a wash on a black painted body, should I use Orange thinned paint (is that right, wash should be applied with paint - darker than body color)?
        • DaveInTheHat Premium user United States (Private)
          2 years 8 months ago
          I have 2 4' daylight bulbs over my bench and 4 100 watt lamps. You should be able to adjust your camera to work with what lighting that you have. For a wash on a black painted body I would use light colors.
  • (Anonymously) (Private)
    2 years 9 months ago
    Hi Dave! Great pics of the car show! josie
  • Ahsan (Private)
    2 years 9 months ago
    Hi Dave, of all the weathered models (1/25 scale) I see so far, I found them overdone with rust or missing dents/rustholes. From this model, now I see what the others were missing - appropriate amount of rust and paint (body color) combination along with rust hole border detail. You are a genius! - from Simlyglory.