Model Showcase #001

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A railroad worker gives a friendly wave to the camera as the morning passenger train crawls to a stop at a flag stop station.
This diorama won a blue ribbon at the county fair in August.  It was built (and modified) from an old kit I found in the dungeon of the local hobby shop.  It depicts a scene that could be found in rural areas all over the country, people waiting for a passenger train to pick them up at a flag stop.  The handcar is from Woodland Scenics, the figures I believe are Model Power.  The locomotive is a Bachmann modern Baldwin 4-4-0 American with DCC and Sound.

The scene was setup in my new photography box for models.  It was built from a cheap 15x15x15" flatpack box from Lowe's.  Lighting is courtesy of LED flashlights with tissue paper wrapped around the lens to provide diffused, even light.  This little studio box is perfect for small scenes like this or for photographing models.

The camera settings are 50mm, f/11, ISO 100, 0.4 (1/3rd) second.

This will be anther series of photographs, but related to models rather than prototype photographs.  I don't expect this one to be weekly, like "Photo of the Week", but I'll add photos as ideas come.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

--James Willmus