Film crew and apologies to Bob Murch

[Hammers]

... pull them out and stare at them for a few minutes before putting them away.

Glad to know I'm not the only person that does this.  

Hand on heart I think it is the norm.

[Svennn]

excellant stuff. The camera man looks so "right"

cracking paint jobs too

[Darkoath]

... pull them out and stare at them for a few minutes before putting them away.

Glad to know I'm not the only person that does this.  

Hand on heart I think it is the norm.

My preciousss... ::

[Evilcartoonist]

Very nice work but why didn't you mount the camera on a base, too, so that it would always be on the same level as the figure and you wouldn't have to worry about it being too delicate?

I actually considered mounting it on a base, but then the figure and camera would not fit together properly (the bases getting in the way.) If these figures were for veiwing, I'd have mounted both together on a 40mm base, but these are for gaming, so I wanted the camera to be a separate piece (but still fit with the figure). It really was a reluctant compromise I had to settle for; Thanks for the question- I too am a basing/size stickler

How did you make the camera ?

A little wordy, but I think I have it all covered:
     The film canister is made from two disks sawed off a wood dowel. The camera body is a section of basswood. The lens is a piece of metal (pewter) sprue. The handle is a piece of brass rod painted to look like it has a separate handle. The motor box (from where the handle emerges) is one of those disks sawed in half. The eyepiece is a section from a Foundry Masai spear.
     The tripod mount is another wood disk and the legs are all brass rod. Have a go at your own- it's fiddly but worth it!

I hope to add a sound man, but I need to do a bit of research to get the equipement somewhat correct for the 1930s. I also hope to add a camera assistant carrying a spare film canister.

Thanks for the comments, all!

[Captain Blood]

Really nice work. Lovely job.  

[TadPortly]

Some sound machine links:

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/15/the-talking-newspaper/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_film

http://www.filmsound.org/film-sound-history/

http://www.georgegroves.org.uk/soundfilm1900-23.html

Not many pics I'm afraid

[Aaron]

Lovely conversion and paint job, but you still need Murch's crew. These guys look decidedly liveral to me and you need a Fox newsreel team to shoot the "fair and balanced" opposing newsreel! ::

[Evilcartoonist]

Some sound machine links:

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/15/the-talking-newspaper/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_film

http://www.filmsound.org/film-sound-history/

http://www.georgegroves.org.uk/soundfilm1900-23.html

Not many pics I'm afraid

Not many pics, BUT, there are enough pics for me to get started, especially this one:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/15/the-talking-newspaper/?Qwd=./PopularScience/8-1930/talking_newspaper&Qif=talking_newspaper_1.jpg&Qiv=thumbs&Qis=XL#qdig
Now I have a whole van I have to model! :mrgreen:

 This is perfect. Thanks a million!

These guys look decidedly liveral to me and you need a Fox newsreel team to shoot the "fair and balanced" opposing newsreel! ::

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[Cory]

I actually considered mounting it on a base, but then the figure and camera would not fit together properly (the bases getting in the way.) If these figures were for veiwing, I'd have mounted both together on a 40mm base, but these are for gaming, so I wanted the camera to be a separate piece (but still fit with the figure). It really was a reluctant compromise I had to settle for; Thanks for the question- I too am a basing/size stickler

For basing equipment I use plastic or neoprene fender washers for the base with crescent shapes cut out of the edge to accomodate the crews' bases. That way everything fits together but the item can still be left behind.

[Evilcartoonist]

I actually considered mounting it on a base, but then the figure and camera would not fit together properly (the bases getting in the way.) If these figures were for veiwing, I'd have mounted both together on a 40mm base, but these are for gaming, so I wanted the camera to be a separate piece (but still fit with the figure). It really was a reluctant compromise I had to settle for; Thanks for the question- I too am a basing/size stickler

For basing equipment I use plastic or neoprene fender washers for the base with crescent shapes cut out of the edge to accomodate the crews' bases. That way everything fits together but the item can still be left behind.

Thanks for the idea, Cory- I'm gonna give it a try.

[Boggler]

Neat!

Nice painting too.

[Argonor]

Not many pics, BUT, there are enough pics for me to get started, especially this one:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/15/the-talking-newspaper/?Qwd=./PopularScience/8-1930/talking_newspaper&Qif=talking_newspaper_1.jpg&Qiv=thumbs&Qis=XL#qdig
Now I have a whole van I have to model! :mrgreen:

Yes, and how about that lab equipment ("We have to go get that footage, boss, it may reveal our operation!")  :wink:

[Cory]

Thanks for the idea, Cory- I'm gonna give it a try.

I found neoprene hard to cut at first, but I made a punch out of a 1/2" galvanized nipple that I sharpened on a rotary grinder and it became fairly easy.

[archangel1]

Not many pics, BUT, there are enough pics for me to get started, especially this one:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/15/the-talking-newspaper/?Qwd=./PopularScience/8-1930/talking_newspaper&Qif=talking_newspaper_1.jpg&Qiv=thumbs&Qis=XL#qdig
Now I have a whole van I have to model! :mrgreen:

Yes, and how about that lab equipment ("We have to go get that footage, boss, it may reveal our operation!")  :wink:

This is my idea of a camera car!







and some equipment.

[Prof.Witchheimer]

phantastic pics  :love: