May 2000 Issue - Volume1 - Number 3 - Issue 3

The scene used throughout the May issue "Into the forest" was designed and created by Andrew L Barnhill. And is made from the following components. Backdrop: Photo of Original Tree stand by Andrew L. Barnhill photographed with the SONY Mavica ® MVC-FD7 10x digital camera, edited in Ulead System's PhotoImpact 4® and rendered on the Epson® Stylus Photo 700. The Trees: are made by HEKI Kittler Gmbh and Timberline Scenery Company. The house, street lights and picket fence by Lemax. The People: Woman in Yellow Dress by Omen Minatures. All others by Life-Like Trains. Cars: Corvette by Maisto, Pontiac Safari Wagon by Road Champs, 1955 Chevrolet Stepside pickup by Superior Diecast. Cover: Photo by Andrew L. Barnhill © 2000 Tornado Science. Figure: Woman in Green Dress by Omen Minatures. Car: Road Champs 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air Hardtop. Gas Station Attendent: Model Power "Station Service Crew" set number 6050 in O scale. Building: Holly Brother's garage by Department 56.

This magazine is dedicated to the creation of village scenes, to the use of diecast cars in those scenes and to collecting and customizing diecast in general. All material on this site ( both textual and graphic) is original and is copyrighted. All material is copyright Tornado Science except as noted. All photographs, graphics and other art by Andrew L. Barnhill Site Design by Andrew L Barnhill Edited by Maureen Sheridan This site is updated frequently. It's recommended that you bookmark this site and check back frequently especially around the 20th of every month. The recommended browser to view this site is Netscape 4.0 or better. The recommended graphic setting to fully appreciate this site is 1024 x 768. (Change the setting in your control panel, display) This site in it's entirety, was created on the E-Machines E-One 433. a truly GREAT computer. All Photographs by Andrew L Barnhill © Tornado Science Photographs produced using the SONY Mavica ® MVC-FD7 10x digital camera The software used to generate the graphics for this issue is: Ulead System's PhotoImpact 4.0 L-View Pro 1.B2 All code is written by Andrew L Barnhill and is copyright © Tornado Science except where noted. The code is produced on PFE Editor 32 bit edition version 1.01 Copyright Alan Phillips. Code edited by Lori K. Barnhill All other copyrights belong to their respective holders as stated

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