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    Michael Paul Smith's models (Stude content)

    Truely impressive.....

    Photos of my models
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05/sets/72157604247242338/show/with/2346008881/
    Our past is a powerful draw and in so many ways we try to capture it in order to explain it to ourselves. What started out as an exercise in model building and photography, ended up as a dream-like reconstruction of the town I grew up in. It's not an exact recreation, but it does capture the mood of my memories. And like a dream, many of the buildings show up in different configurations throughout the photos. Or sometimes, the buildings stay put and the backgrounds change. Visually, this is heading towards the realm of ART. NO PHOTOSHOP WAS USED IN THESE PICTURES. IT'S ALL STRAIGHT FROM THE CAMERA. It's the oldest trick in the special effects book: line up a model with an appropriate background and shoot. The buildings are 1/24th scale [ or 1/2 inch equals a foot ]. They are constructed of Gator board, styrene plastic, Sintra [ a light flexible plastic that can be carved, and painted ] plus numerous found objects; such as jewelry pieces, finishing washers and printed material. There are also two books available entitled: Elgin Park -An Ideal American Town and ELGIN PARK - Visual Memories of Mid-Century America in 1/24th Scale
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    Truely is but it has been posted to death.

    Dean.

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      Not only are there four (or so) postings here, but yesterday I got my favorite classic car magazine (Classic and Sports Car) from the UK and there is two page spread on him in their monthy "art" section.

      But, one of the photos published shows a 57 GH and he says in the article that one of his favorite cars in the 53 C/K.

      So at least it helped get the word out about Studes.

      63 Avanti R1 2788
      1914 Stutz Bearcat
      (George Barris replica)

      Washington State
      63 Avanti R1 2788
      1914 Stutz Bearcat
      (George Barris replica)

      Washington State

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