Street Corner project (Project finished!)

[magokiron]

Thanks for allowing us lesser mortals the oportunity to rejoice with your B&W minis and accesories.

Now THAT is something I have wanted to do for a looong time, but I may just try that for a diorama and not a complete gaming table.

Thanks again and best wishes.

[Evilcartoonist]

I'm just gonna keep posting gangsters here as I finish them. Here are all my civilians (except one). The bottom figure is Dapper Dan; apparently, he was a convention/show exclusive that sneaked into my last order.
Nothing new to paint now until my next order arrives.

[Ray Earle]

Lovely stuff EvilC.  I've got these figures all sat in a box to paint up at some point too.

Shame Mr.C hasn't done any more figures to go with this range. Some G-men would've been great.

Would love to get my hands on one of those Dapper Dan figs.

[syrinx0]

How do you get the pictures to turn out with such depth and color? Your sets really display your painting skill in a fantastic manner. Very impressive work.

[Evilcartoonist]

How do you get the pictures to turn out with such depth and color?

Short answer: I use Photoshop to tweak contrast a little bit.

Longer answer: I'm using an old Canon Powershot A460 with macro and a tripod. The camera has very few manual settings, so I had to experiment. I find that setting the figures about 8" away from the lens gives me the best results. I set one lamp pointing at the front of the minis, and one lamp almost directly above the figures (to simulate "sunlight.") I use the camera's automatic white balance setting (and no flash).

The background is simply some heavy dark brown fabric.

[Evilcartoonist]

Here are a few more.

[marianas_gamer]

Wow, did you really paint the wipers on the car's windshield?
LB

[D@rth J@ymZ]

Fantastic!  ALL of it.

[widgren]

you know your stuff!

[Hammers]

Beautifully painted and shot.

[Evilcartoonist]

Wow, did you really paint the wipers on the car's windshield?
LB

hehe- nope. In fact, I think that's the only thing I didn't paint in this photo 

[Hawkeye]

Beautiful minis, Evilcartoonist - really enjoying this project. In the last photo, with the three tommygunners, what are the two cars? I'm guessing they're Lledo or Matchbox Days Gone By, but they look nicely thirties, and I've been having trouble finding sedans in the right scale for my own twenties/thirties project. These look perfect, so if you could spill the beans on them, I'd appreciate it. Most of what I have are the Model T looking cars - a bit boxy and square. They're fine, but I'd like a few more "modern" looking cars too!
Oh, those dames look great too - lovely rich colours, and great bases on all the minis.
Looking forward to more!

[Evilcartoonist]

what are the two cars?

I bought these at Walmart on clearance a few years ago. All I can remember is that they were WWII German Staff cars. The only identifying marks on them (underneath) is "NM Toys" and "Made in PRC." I wish I had bought more- they were only about $3 when I got them.

Looking forward to more!

Here ya go:

[Hawkeye]

Well, they scale up perfectly with 28mm - and I love the guy with the flowers behind his back. I have the same mini - those Copplestone Gangsters are a great range - and I'm looking forward to painting him.

[Evilcartoonist]

Poisonville's finest, including Chief Noonan.