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SUNCOAST CENTER for fine modeling is closing
they lost there lease and closing there doors the info was in my email today
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Jerry
I'm sure they'll find a new location and that the only thing that will change is the address.
Let's all hope for the best and support them however we can.
Did you contact them ? That would seem like a logical first step. Or just post it here?
First you need to ask them the price, second you need to have the resources.
I doubt that Dave would sell any of Brians diorama's, however, some of the other work may be negotiable.
With that being said, it occurred to me that perhaps many if not most of the guys who hang out here have never been to the Suncoast Center and wonder what the 'big deal is'.
I 'talked' with Brett to see what his thoughts were on posting pix of the center and he said 'go for it'. So, I have around 50 photos from my afternoon at the Center which I'll post in groups of 10 or so. I have to manipulate each photo to size it to the requirements of the forum so my uploads will be spread out over a few days.
Attached is the first group and believe me when I say, photos don't do the displays justice but since the chance to view them in person has come and gone this is what it is.
Enjoy
Terry
I've been down to the Suncoast a couple of times and have also seen the Sundance Layout at several shows over the years.
As you say, no photo's can do this, and the other amazing displays justice, however, the pictures are always a pleasure and an inspiration to study and see.
Thanks again for sharing and we look forward to seeing more of your pictures as time permits.
The time you are taking to share them is greatly appreciated by many of us.
Karl, when I took the photos I had in mind using them as reference photos. Not to copy a scene but rather to view how others have composed a scene...how a shovel is placed, how a pile of pallets are arranged.
If I had known I would be using the photos like this I probably would have taken several 'overall' shots of the layouts in general but as I said, that wasn't my intent at the time
Terry
Jerry