来源：哔哩哔哩
原作者：Martin Aveyard
原标题：Stoke Models: It’s All In The Custom Details
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如果你是个 80 后车迷，那你的童年一定少不了 Hot Wheels、Matchbox 和各种比例模型。我年轻时就把大量的时间花在了 Tamiya、Revell 和 Monogram 模型板件上，但大多数情况下，我脑海里的想法往往超过了实际的技能水平，这就导致了很多未完成的烂尾工程。
时光荏苒，在组建了自己的家庭，经手几辆真车后，2019 年时我又把模型这项爱好重拾起来。
我最开始是从一些老式 F1 赛车模型板件起步，但很快就被 Instagram 上大神们分享的作品所启发，随即便一发不可收地开始了自己的自有创作。
我的日常工作是在一家品牌和网络代理公司担任艺术总监和平面设计师，多年以来，我渐渐地积累了足够的关于构建和设计比例模型的技能 - 包括但不限于概念和可视化、三维数字建模、平面设计、物理工艺和摄影。
重拾这项爱好之后，我还意识到自己掌握了儿时所欠缺的技能，那就是让模型看起来更加的逼真 - 我对摄影的热情也是这样的 - 于是我以 Stoke Models 的名义在 Instagram 开设了账号并分享模型摄影作品，其中的大部分场景都取材于我的出生地英国。
最开始我用的大多数拍摄背景是在网上搜索的图片并打印出来。去年我决定更上一层楼——建造一个 1:24 比例的加油站场景来专门拍模型 - 这个场景的占地尺寸大概是 x ，完全采用 3D 打印件制作 - 有了这个加油站，拍出来的模型更加逼真。
我一般在自然光下拍摄，加上加油站场景内置的 LED 灯组会有不错的效果，而且户外拍摄具有更真实的感觉，这是室内拍摄和补光灯所欠缺的。
目前而言，除了摄影技巧，还有一项技能是小时候的我做不到的，那就是根据自己的构思设计和制作 3D 打印零件。我可以在几个小时内设计一整套改装配件 - 发动机、车轮、宽体套件 ... 然后再等几个小时就能拿在手中。而且 3D 打印技术的发展堪称突飞猛进！网络上也有很多同好群落分享免费图纸。
对我而言，社交媒体最大的好处是网上的同好们都非常乐于分享经验，我的水平就是不断地看教程和提问网友来提高的。
我的灵感来自 Speedhunters 上分享的实车案例，以及 @thekyza、@jonsibal 和 @damon_moran 等设计师和艺术家的作品。广览多读有助于开拓视野，也是我尝试各种题材类型的根据。
接下来的计划是继续提高我的 3D 建模技术，尝试设计完整的车身套件 - 现在我只会修改现有的模型板件零件，期待有朝一日能实现完全自主设计并制作模型。
Growing up in the ’80s as a car guy meant lots of Hot Wheels, Matchbox and scale plastic models. A good portion of my young years were spent painting and assembling Tamiya, Revell and Monogram kits. More often than not, my ambition outstripped my skill and I always had a lot of unfinished kits and parts laying around.
Fast forward a few decades and after having a family and building some full-size cars, I returned to the scale model hobby in 2019.
I had started again by building some vintage F1 cars but was quickly inspired by the amazing custom builds I was seeing on Instagram in particular and it quickly spiralled into another creative outlet.
My day job is as an art director/graphic designer for a branding and web agency and over the years I have gained skills that seem perfect for building and presenting scale models. Conceptual and visualization skills, 3D digital modelling, graphic design, physical craftsmanship and photography.
After I started building again and started taking photos of the finished models I realized that I enjoyed making the finished builds look as realistic as possible. I probably enjoy the photography as much as the building itself. I started posting the photos of my builds to Instagram under Stoke Models – a nod to my birthplace in England.
Most of the backgrounds I use are just printouts of photos that I’ve taken or found online. I decided to take that a bit further last year and build a 1/24 scale gas station to shoot the models in. It’s 6 feet by 4 feet ( by ) in size and completely scratch-built using 3D printing for things like the gas pumps and the canopy profile. The goal was to create a scale environment where I had multiple shooting angles and options for presenting the models.
I almost always shoot outdoors in natural light or using the LED lights built into the gas station but the outdoor setting always adds to the realism by providing interesting reflections for the paint.
By far, one of the biggest changes since I was a kid is the ability to 3D print custom parts at a resolution that is suitable for 1/24 scale models. My 3D modelling skills have really come in handy as I can design a part – engines, wheels, camber plates, etc. – in a few hours and then have the physical object in my hands a few hours after that. The technology is advancing rapidly and there’s a great community of people like @blackboxstl creating files for people to download and print at home.
One of the best things about building these days is the community of people on social media and YouTube who are more than happy to share tools and techniques. My skills have grown mostly due to watching tutorials or asking questions of the people I’ve met online.
I get my inspiration from the full-size cars I see on Speedhunters as well as the work of designers and artists like @thekyza, @jonsibal and @damon_moran. It’s why I go from stance to safari to hot rod, Japanese, Euro, American, whatever the spark is that triggers an idea for a build.
Next up is pushing my 3D skills and trying to create full bodykits to take my customization further. Right now I modify existing plastic kits, but I can see the day where I’ll be fully printing and building my own designs.
Thanks for looking!
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