I’ve decided to do a tribute using this image:
Gonna try to match the foreground as closely as I can and I’ll worry about the background later.
HMC #23: Ansel Adams Tribute- Adams Standing on Car
japetus
#2
Found some reference for the car here: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/10/pontiac-woody-station-wagon-thats-been.html
Anyone know what year the car was made?
jonne
#3
Image appears to be taken around 1942 (http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/travel/27journeys.html) so maybe that can be a hint at least
Maikl
#4
Hi,
the earliest model I found of this car is from 1946, so either I’m wrong or the photo can’t be from 1942…
jonne
#5
Found a model of that version from 1939. Might be a custom version in the ansell shot.
http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z9239/Pontiac-6EA-Quality-Six.aspx
http://www.google.se/search?q=Pontiac%20Series%206EA
hope it helps 
spaceboy412
#6
its definitely not that 39 version, the number of wood panels is wrong, the fenders front and back are different.
maybe i should’ve done this pic as i originally wanted cause those pine branches are a pain.
EDIT: i did find a site that listed the streamliner in 1942: http://www.earlytimeschapter.org/1942.html
japetus
#7
Yeah, it seems like the closest thing I can find is from '46. The giveaway is usually the chrome runner along the side.
japetus
#8
You can see by this identification sheet that the car is pretty much the '46 streamliner woody
japetus
#11
Worked on the car a little bit last night, but I just realized how complext the camera is. I got a bunch of great reference for it today, so I’m going to try to give it some lovin’ this weekend while I try to figure out some more things about the car like actual dimensions.
japetus
#12
Not much of an update, but as you can imagine it’s a busy time of year! Worked on the car a little and roughing out the body shapes.
japetus
#13
After a lot of research I’ve decided to make Ansel’s camera a Deardorff 8x10 large format camera:
I think for now I’m going to concentrate on getting this guy made, then I’ll see how much time I have to do the rest of my entry. It might just end up being a tribute to one of many of Ansel’s cameras and large format photography in general
japetus
#14
Quick camera update, I work on this yesterday. I blocked out the main areas and I’m going back and adding the hinges and panels:
TiMrozek
#15
Nice. You’re gonna have a pretty cool model collection after this project is over. Looking forward to more. You goin all out and doing a character too?
aovesen
#16
I’m looking forward to see that camera fisnished, from what you have now it looks very promising. Its a pretty complex piece of equipment and a pretty important part of his life so that is a nice tribute.
RobertoOrtiz
#17
japetus
#18
sorry roberto, just don’t have time to finish this one up! I’m busy planning a wedding among other things, hope to come back to it at some point though afterward! Thanks for the extra time though.
