batcode Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 very nice work, looks great... nice job on the scheme and finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potato Pete Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 That is absolutely beautiful, stunning result there. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomthounaojam Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 That is some impressive work Mate, and the picture came out very nice, was reading yr metadata of yr picture it say, the flash was not fired however the lighting look perfect how did you did the light set up, much appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kl Kyk Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Real pleasure to look at your Kate! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 Thanks guys, very kind comments, Tom, as I do a fair bit of magazine and book work I use three professional studio strobes (Elinchrome D-lite) with two soft boxes plus one with reflector for backlight and infill. All use modeling lights for sharp focus and framing. This allows me to free hold the camera on higher settings, lens used here was a 40mm Nikon Micro but also use a Nikon 60mm Micro for larger models....hope this helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomthounaojam Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 47 minutes ago, general melchett said: Thanks guys, very kind comments, Tom, as I do a fair bit of magazine and book work I use three professional studio strobes (Elinchrome D-lite) with two soft boxes plus one with reflector for backlight and infill. All use modeling lights for sharp focus and framing. This allows me to free hold the camera on higher settings, lens used here was a 40mm Nikon Micro but also use a Nikon 60mm Micro for larger models....hope this helps. Much appreciate, recently I bought a Nikon d7100 and a 50mm prime lens, with some adapters for micro, however not proper lighting just a table lamp, that is a good setup, maybe this year or early next year will get two strobes light, problem is the house is really congested now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 Tom you really could do with the studio strobes for decent evenly lit shots and can pick them up relatively cheaply from a certain online auction site. Many people get good results using other methods even pure daylight but the strobes just make things very simple...they are fully adjustable, robust and easy to store, the bulb life is pretty good I've only had to replace one strobe and one modelling light in two years of heavy use, I have a large supply of spares just in case. Good luck with your setup you should be able to get some excellent images with the equipment you mention, (prime lenses are definitely the right choice), for any more info just PM me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 Just to let anyone who may be interested that this test shot and a few others I've finished recently will be on the Airfix stand at this years SMW show at Telford, AMW is next door so please come over for a chat. Cheers Melchie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Absolutely superb Really great finish and subtle but appropriate weathering. Interesting scheme and the build and photography are faultless Wish that was in my cabinet of glory! Well done Cheers Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 Thanks Bruce, very much appreciated....if you can drag your cabinet over here it's yours ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Smashing job General! Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 With your permission, well done, general! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Thanks chaps, Martian..it's even got little pictures of your home planet on it...see I think of these little things now and then.... Antoine...permission granted ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Loverly. Superhumanly neat. I think Melchie enterprises has developed a secret way of bonding plastic that simply melds it all seamlessly together without any need to clean up joints or lose/replace surface detail. Filling and sanding is obviously otiose in a Melchie build. And dust has clearly been banished from the Melchie spray booth....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 Thanks Steve, I have indeed forged an alliance with the dust fairies, (no not the Marines), the plastic bondage orcs of Mirkwood and Dwarf micro welders of Moria, an ongoing truce with the surface detailers of Ragnarok and sanding witches of Oz. It cost me a lot but boy it sure was worth it guv'ner. Actually it was more down to my hard nosed resistance to using filler except where totally unavoidable, (excuse the pun) preferring to sand the living daylights out of the thing and getting the parts to fit in the first place. That and a big Pro Arte sable dowsed in water to remove naughty dust particles before throwing any paint at it. Oh and make a note of that word 'otiose' Darling.......I like it. I want to use it more often in conversation . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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