New DVD project in the works.

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LUKE'57

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Attention All Modelers and or Race fans.

I am in the final stages of choosing footage to use in my new DVD. Yep, I said DVD and not CD. It is a project that I have been trying to accomplish for over ten years. I started it in the early ninties when my friend, the late Reynolds Calvert of Blue Ridge Decals, and I started to kick the idea around. Another friend, Mike Williams, helped me shoot some video of my models and it looked pretty good.

A couple of divorces, one each, and job changes and other life upheavals put it on the back burner until now. Thanks to Gator I now have a DVD burner-editor and his offer of help over the rough spots in learning how to use it. He loaned me his video camera and I shot some footage of the cars that have been added to my collection since the first stuff was done. It turned out pretty nice and I think it's just a matter of editing and titling now.

There will be cars from the mid-sixties to very recent rides with some that have not been seen here because they were gone before I started to take the card pictures. It looks like about a 40 minute or so run time for the main footage but there will be a bonus feature included on how to hand letter that runs another 15 minutes or so. It covers everything from making your own lettering brushes to finding and using reference material.

I'm shooting for a $15 plus shipping price. The price is good for everyone except those who have pre-purchased the picture CD. Your copy will be shipped along with the picture CD at no additional charge as my thank you for believing in me and my project. I'll send out an e-mail reminder when I'm ready to ship so I can make sure I don't miss anyone.

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Luke, help me out here...

How are you shooting your models? The lighting, and racetrack are very natural looking! Just wondering if you have an outside setup or what? ...also knowing the scale of these cars would probably clear some things up in my head...

Great work!
 
Thanks for the interest and the comments. I shoot my stuff outside with natural light and that's what helps them look so realistic. I've got several "sets" (shops and tracks) I have built to shoot the cars on and most are built of mainly styrofoam. Light weight and with the bracing done right it is very strong. Not to mention it looks a lot like concrete when you paint it.

I was a track photograher for a couple of local tracks and did some Nascar stuff back in the day so I just move the camera around until I see what looks like the real stuff and trip the trigger. With the exception of a few street cars I have shot in 1/18 diecast, all my stuff is standard 1/24-1/25 models in plastic just like most everyone built as a kid. I just "tweak" 'em a little, kinda like Holman Moody did those production line Fords.
 
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