discussion Detailed Images - Tamiya 1:48 Mossie.

[Guest]

Hi Guys


I have just finished building this for a friend who is Mossie mad!


Tamiya DH Mosquito FB Mk.VI.


1/48 Scale.


Aircraft represented -487 Squadron RAF. MM417/EG-T


Built out of the box apart from scratch built lead wire seat belts.


Paint.


Tamiya XF-81 Dark Green 2 (RAF).


Tamiya XF-82 Ocean Gray 2 (RAF).


Tamiya XF-83 Medium Sea Gray 2 (RAF).


Primed with Vallejo Light grey polyurethane surface primer. 74601.


Timberland gloss floor varnish.


Xtracrylix XAFF Flat varnish thinned with Vallejo 71.161 thinner


Photographed in studio with still life curve base and overhead studio flash and soft box.


Canon 1Dx with Canon 90mm f2.8 TS-E tilt shift lens.


1/250 sec @ f22. 160 iso


Colour profiled and white balanced with X-Rite Colour Passport.


Edited in Adobe Lightroom 6CC.


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[eddiesolo]

Beautiful work, as always. Your friend is very lucky indeed.

 

[papa 695]

That is just awesome Graham your mate will be well chuffed

 

[Guest]

A sumptuous example of a beautiful aircraft!


Your painting skills are only matched by your photography Graham - a first class build!


Cheers


Patrick

 

[dave]

Beautiful piece of work and some very nice photography

 

[Guest]

That is a stunning build!!!

 

[Robert1968]

A truly exceptional example of a well built model and really superb detailing on such an iconic aircraft


Awesome


Robert

 

[flyjoe180]

Great job Graham, that is a lovely rendition of the FBVI.

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Well you nailed that ............ Absolutely superb.......... and great photography as well (I wish I could do that.)

 

[Guest]

A sumptuous example of a beautiful aircraft!
Your painting skills are only matched by your photography Graham - a first class build!


Cheers


Patrick

I agree. A very a very high quality model.

 

[monica]

superb work Graham, great looking mozz,very well done,

 

[Lee W]

That's an outstanding mossie


Lee

 

[colin m]

That is truly a WOW model. Excellent work.

 

[Ian M]

Just beautiful.


Great work all round

 

[Guest]

Perfect weathering to acentuate the detail without it looking too dirty. The cockpit and the gun bay are beautifully finished and the subtle panel enhancements on the underside are simply stunning.


Beautiful model.

 

[Guest]

Questions for Graham

Photographed in studio with still life curve base and overhead studio flash and soft box.
Canon 1Dx with Canon 90mm f2.8 TS-E tilt shift lens.


1/250 sec @ f22. 160 iso


Colour profiled and white balanced with X-Rite Colour Passport.


Edited in Adobe Lightroom 6CC.

Graham: Your photos are extremely sharp. Could you please tell me about the quality of your lens? My bottom-of-the-range Nikon D3100 with kit lens is OK for holiday pics but I cannot get near to your sharpness with manual focussing on a model with a variety of lighting (although using a flash but an umbrella instead of a soft box).


-- Do you think that your lens is of much higher quality than mine as regards sharpness (ignoring the tilt-shift feature)? and


-- Is it a macro lens? and


-- What does "still life curve base" mean (I have searched).


Thanks

 

[Snowman]

Great photo's, they're really pro!


As for the build, AMAZING!!


The predecessor to the Canberra, very nicely done!

 

[Steve Brodie]

first class ; build. painting and photography

 

[Wendall]

Yep! That's pretty darn good Graham. Excellent model complemented by excellent photography! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Guest]

Questions for Graham
Graham: Your photos are extremely sharp. Could you please tell me about the quality of your lens? My bottom-of-the-range Nikon D3100 with kit lens is OK for holiday pics but I cannot get near to your sharpness with manual focussing on a model with a variety of lighting (although using a flash but an umbrella instead of a soft box).


-- Do you think that your lens is of much higher quality than mine as regards sharpness (ignoring the tilt-shift feature)? and


-- Is it a macro lens? and


-- What does "still life curve base" mean (I have searched).


Thanks

Hi Steve


The lens that I use is of very high quality and costs upwards of £1k. It is a prime lens, as opposed to a zoom and therefore inherently sharper.


It is not a macro lens.


Having said that, your kit zoom should give you sharp images. bear these points in mind.


If not using flash, keep the shutter speed high to avoid camera shake.


If possible, do not stop down to your minimum aperture as this introduces softness caused by diffraction.


I shoot raw files and sharpen in post processing.


The still life curve is just a graduated background that hangs behind the model and curves underneath for the base. you can get the same graduated effect by careful positioning of the lighting.


Here is the setup


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I hope that helps.


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