Late Boomer
Midnight Oil 28MAR2021 (Explored)
Credits:
Mini Cooper: Gilles Tran (copyright 2004)
Trees: Gilles Tran "MakeTree" macro (copyright 1999)
Grass: Gilles Tran "MGrass" macro (copyright 1999)
Thunderbird: Author Unknown - Converted from 3D model to POV-Ray by FlyerX (filedate 2006)
Everything Else: Me
Software: POV-Ray 3.7 (2013)
Total Render Time: 64 Minutes
I ran across an episode of Jay Leno's Garage which showcased a 1965 Morris Mini Minor. It is nearly identical, albiet in better shape, to Gilles Trans' Mini as shown in these scenes. It's always a treat to find an actual reference to an object that has become an icon among us POV-Ray enthusiasts.
Jay Leno's Garage - 1965 Morris Mini Minor.
Although the inside of Don's Midnight Oil is still a garage, I've made the outside appear like a store. Perhaps someday I will finish the inside to represent a store as well. And maybe duplicate the garage and add it as another building just behind the East side of the store. My memories and imagination are always in high-gear.
Obviously, the west-side of the store has some construction left to be done. There is some siding missing. I'll get back to it someday 😜. And eventually, I will put a phone in the phone booth.
I added a kick-plate at the bottom of the screen-door. I'm not sure how accurate it might look but it's something I remember from long ago.
The floor-boards of the porch is my concoction of a pigment map that I hope will resemble painted floor-boards that have been sanded by the constant shuffling of feet.
Some people may recall a Moon Pie and a Coke for 35 cents or a gallon of gas for less than 30. I remember getting my oil and tire pressure checked, and my windows cleaned for free.
Midnight Oil 28MAR2021 (Explored)
Credits:
Mini Cooper: Gilles Tran (copyright 2004)
Trees: Gilles Tran "MakeTree" macro (copyright 1999)
Grass: Gilles Tran "MGrass" macro (copyright 1999)
Thunderbird: Author Unknown - Converted from 3D model to POV-Ray by FlyerX (filedate 2006)
Everything Else: Me
Software: POV-Ray 3.7 (2013)
Total Render Time: 64 Minutes
I ran across an episode of Jay Leno's Garage which showcased a 1965 Morris Mini Minor. It is nearly identical, albiet in better shape, to Gilles Trans' Mini as shown in these scenes. It's always a treat to find an actual reference to an object that has become an icon among us POV-Ray enthusiasts.
Jay Leno's Garage - 1965 Morris Mini Minor.
Although the inside of Don's Midnight Oil is still a garage, I've made the outside appear like a store. Perhaps someday I will finish the inside to represent a store as well. And maybe duplicate the garage and add it as another building just behind the East side of the store. My memories and imagination are always in high-gear.
Obviously, the west-side of the store has some construction left to be done. There is some siding missing. I'll get back to it someday 😜. And eventually, I will put a phone in the phone booth.
I added a kick-plate at the bottom of the screen-door. I'm not sure how accurate it might look but it's something I remember from long ago.
The floor-boards of the porch is my concoction of a pigment map that I hope will resemble painted floor-boards that have been sanded by the constant shuffling of feet.
Some people may recall a Moon Pie and a Coke for 35 cents or a gallon of gas for less than 30. I remember getting my oil and tire pressure checked, and my windows cleaned for free.