Erlik opened this issue on Jan 06, 2003 ยท 12 posts
Erlik posted Mon, 06 January 2003 at 7:33 PM
-- erlik
catlin_mc posted Mon, 06 January 2003 at 7:52 PM
It looks just like a radio my grandmother had years ago. Nostalgia calls. 8) Catlin
ICMgraphics posted Mon, 06 January 2003 at 7:53 PM
Attached Link: http://www.radiocraft.co.uk
Looks pretty good. I did some research on old radios one time to find out how much a retro radio I had was worth. You may find this site interesting.
ttops posted Mon, 06 January 2003 at 8:08 PM
Nice modeling looks tiptop to me.
bikermouse posted Mon, 06 January 2003 at 8:37 PM
Looks pretty good, especially the 'cloth' texture.
catlin_mc posted Mon, 06 January 2003 at 9:51 PM
You got it bikermouse it's the fabric over the speaker that makes it so realistic. Still think it looks great........I want one. Nostalgia. Catlin
catlin_mc posted Mon, 06 January 2003 at 9:52 PM
Erlik are you going to put it in a period scene? Can't wait to see what you do with it.
tjohn posted Tue, 07 January 2003 at 3:11 AM
Erlik: I was a child in the late fifties, early sixties. Very evocative of the period. Is this a reproduction of a real antique radio, or a product of your imagination? Either way, great job!
This is not my "second childhood". I'm not finished with the first one yet.
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
"I'd like to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather....not screaming in terror like the passengers on his bus." - Jack Handy
Erlik posted Tue, 07 January 2003 at 3:28 AM
It's a bit of both, but it looks like a '57 radio we had (still have somewhere) back in my hometown. Of course, that one is called "Jadran 57" - Adriatic 57. :-) ICM, thanks. I visited some sites, but I don't remember this one. I'll try and make a better scale. And yes, I plan on using it in a scene.
-- erlik
bikermouse posted Tue, 07 January 2003 at 6:11 AM
Erlik, By 1961 almost all radios were made of plastic. The rosewood cases say mid fifties to me - 1957 seems like it's pushing it a bit but possible. My uncle had an old rosewood tv/am/fm cabinet type console that featured both black and white colors on with a wopping 7" screen and a 12" built in monoral speaker. It was either a Motorola, Sylvania or RCA Victor. When he got a larger screen tv he gave it to us. Imagine what that would have been worth now if we'd have kept it. - TJ
Erlik posted Tue, 07 January 2003 at 10:26 AM
If I remember correctly, the radio at my parents' house is made of particle board with a thin veneer over it. Or possibly some other kind of cheaper wood. And don't forget that it's not in the States. We were a bit behind the times here. :-)
-- erlik
Roch222 posted Tue, 07 January 2003 at 4:51 PM
LOve It - Great Texture On the top Part roch222