I think there are at least three threads on these forums talking about these wondferful photos and dioramas, and several non model railroader types have also sent it to me – clearly it has become wildly popular and deservedly so. As I commented in one of those other threads - look closely at the photos (which are expertly lit and focused) and you’ll notice that while the autos are beautifully detailed and painted, the structures and streets themselves are rather simple yet look extremely detailed – because he didn’t overdo it. All it takes is one crude looking fire hydrant or sloppy job building a curb and the realism would be lost. The lesson might well be that overdoing the details can destroy the realism.
Every one of those cars is either Franklin Mint or Danbury Mint and come as seen in those pictures. My dad actually has most of them. Those pictures show off that guy’s photography talents. He constructed a couple of small scenes and just knows how to place them and photograph them very well. His overall modelling however isn’t anything that is terribly unusual and there are many out there, and probably here, that are just as good and possibly better. I’m not trying to insult his work in any way. It looks magnificent. Just don’t fall into the trap of believing that he built and detailed every little thing in those pictures. He didn’t. I think that’s the first thing that many people believe.