Category: Miscellaneous

Almost there

WIP Slowly things are shaping up, but it’s a WIP. With the migration to the new w-143.com domain, I lost some of the layout possibilities that I had before. For instance, I can’t get my recent pages to show on the side column . Or better, I can, but only ALL of them, not only the new stuff.

So for now I’m using the lame-ass solution of making a post every time I upload a new review. Since I can display recent posts, it will work as the “New Reviews” section that I had before. What will take a while to fix are the internal links (link inside my pages to my other pages here at W-143).

But eventually I’ll get there

Forza Horizon 4

It should be out in October, and does that mean Forza 7 will have real competition? Well, for me the Horizon series is more of a “fun” driving game, while Forza 6 and 7 (the ones I have) are more serious racing games, at least compared to the current Horizon 3 (got it too). If you’re in it for the cars and gorgeous graphics the new game will be smashing, without a doubt. But if you like more serious racing in proper race tracks and if the new Horizon 4 follows the same formula of it’s predecessor, maybe Forza 7 is still the better game.

The studio

One of the BIG pluses about 1:43 is that they’re very easy to shoot. I do it in my veranda, where I get a lot of natural light. Than it’s just a matter of setting the backdrop, putting the camera (old Nikon D90) on a tripod, setting for aperture mode and using a remote trigger.

The end results are pretty good IMO, or at least good enough to show a car. I obviously could get better results using a light box, but that would compromise the use of dioramas and backdrops.

And changing pavement and backdrops is a great way to keep the shots interesting. AND for very cheap. So for a totally unprofessional setup I think it works just fine for me .