12-22-2009, 06:30 AM
Not to argue either way but I do see this as good info on how to enhance a model while still in the 'finishing stage' (like weathering), prior to actual display.
A couple of bits of trivia also come to mind since as a painter I find such things interesting:
Back when steam locomotives rode the rails it was customary for the builder (Baldwin, Lima, Alco etc) to stage a "shop photo" for their records. This was in the days of B&W photography though. Many might know that the "traditional color" for a steam locomotive is shiny black when new but the builders soon found out that with then current processes none of the details of the loco appeared on film. So they painted them with waterbased gray, took the picture and then rinsed them off and returned them to "factory black".
Watched a movie about the life and death of the original TV Superman. While we all know his 'costume' to be blue and red, again for B&W television he wore blue and brown before color TV took over.
So yes, it's always been a case of manipulating the subject to suit the intended impression.
A couple of bits of trivia also come to mind since as a painter I find such things interesting:
Back when steam locomotives rode the rails it was customary for the builder (Baldwin, Lima, Alco etc) to stage a "shop photo" for their records. This was in the days of B&W photography though. Many might know that the "traditional color" for a steam locomotive is shiny black when new but the builders soon found out that with then current processes none of the details of the loco appeared on film. So they painted them with waterbased gray, took the picture and then rinsed them off and returned them to "factory black".
Watched a movie about the life and death of the original TV Superman. While we all know his 'costume' to be blue and red, again for B&W television he wore blue and brown before color TV took over.
So yes, it's always been a case of manipulating the subject to suit the intended impression.
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