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Bank robbery in 1/48th Scale.

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Bank robbery in 1/48th Scale.
Posted by downtowndeco on Saturday, August 24, 2013 12:32 AM

Once I added the laser cut bullet hole in the glass I just had to go all the way. : ) Cutting the tiny money & stuffing it in the miniscule briefcase was kind of hard, but worth the effort IMO. It's not quite done yet but I hope you like what I've got done so far.

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Posted by zstripe on Saturday, August 24, 2013 12:53 AM

That's really neat,,,good idea!!    I especially like the squad car...Where did you get that??If I may ask??Looks like a 46 or 8 Ford or Merc...Maybe even a 40....Those sedan's always through me off,my Dad had a 47 sedan..Please don't tell me it's a Willy's,,,I was four year's old in 47..LOL..

Cheers,

Frank

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Posted by downtowndeco on Saturday, August 24, 2013 1:16 AM

Thanks. It's a 1/43rd Scale 41 ford made by First Response Replicas.

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Posted by zstripe on Saturday, August 24, 2013 1:41 AM

Thanks for the come back,,I should have went with my first thought,,40,41,,,like I said sedan's, always through me off.....I'm going to look into Them.....Thanks again.....Waiting to see more of your skill...

Cheers,

Frank

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Posted by downtowndeco on Saturday, August 24, 2013 4:52 PM

Done. I added fluttering money coming from the briefcase (a tiny strand of twisted black wire w/bills glued to it), streetlights (working) & in general just put this thing to rest. I have yet to get the "perfect" picture of it, but at least you get the idea.

Cheers!

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Posted by zstripe on Saturday, August 24, 2013 4:59 PM

DOWNTOWNDECO,

That is really,''Fantastic'',,,sure made that scene,come alive,,,,,,Congrats,,,on Your accomplishment...

Cheers,

Frank

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Posted by G Paine on Saturday, August 24, 2013 5:08 PM

downtowndeco
Cutting the tiny money & stuffing it in the miniscule briefcase was kind of hard, but worth the effort

Next try in in N scale LaughSmile, Wink & Grin

George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch 

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Saturday, August 24, 2013 8:40 PM

Nice model work, but the only way I would model a bank robbery would be have the bank robber laying dead in a pool of blood and three cops with their guns still drawn.

Sheldon

    

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Posted by John Busby on Sunday, August 25, 2013 5:56 PM

Hi Downtowndeco

Neat scene

Making the flying cash may have been a PITA but that is the part that IMHO makes the whole scene

work.

regards John

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Posted by John Busby on Sunday, August 25, 2013 6:03 PM

Hi Atlantic Central

My favourite bank robbery scene that I have seen.

was an ATM with a guy with a shot gun.

Something was obviously going to go horribly wrong as death on his white horse was waiting.

A very disc world moment.

How the maker got it to look so natural and right I don't know, I had to look at it a couple of times

before I picked all was not as you would expect.

regards John

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Posted by germanium on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 1:15 PM

You could have just modelled the bank - after all, they invented bank robbery !

 

Dennis

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