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47p2 · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow

I bought this from ebay America. The advert is from The Illustrated London News, date June 15, 1946 and the magazine cost one shilling and sixpence

I have never seen a post-war colour Rover advert with the car in anything other than blue or black.

One for a picture frame I think :chortle:

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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7211 Location: Edinburgh

and an Edinburgh car to boot... Very Happy

Sadly not listed with DVLA.

Very nice picture though!

Peter_L · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject:

Have you seen the size of that fountain, and the gate posts at the entrance !! huge !!

Oh those were the days, when one could recognise a car at a distance greater than 3 feet.

47p2 · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow

I've been doing a bit of tinkering Very Happy

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Dirty Habit · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 398 Location: West Midlands, UK

Excellent job !!
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Peter_L · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 5:35 am Post subject:

Very impressive ! and from someoe who uses Adobe Photoshop every day of the week.

Who said the camera never lies.

Greeney in France · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 7:38 am Post subject:

Now that's cool I would put that up on the lounge wall while the missus wasnt looking and enjoy it...at least until she noticed it Laughing

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Greeney in France · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 7:41 am Post subject:

How do you follow the lines of the car without losing anything in adobe
I never seem to get the lasso to follow for me Embarassed

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Scotty · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 883

That's really good 47, nice work. Wink

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7211 Location: Edinburgh

Looks much more convincing than the original even to the extent of the reflections. Well done!

Peter

47p2 · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow

Thanks for the possitive comments

If this was put on the lounge wall it would last about 2 seconds before being noticed Shocked

It was done rather quickly and is not perfect. The program I use (Microsoft Digital Image Suite) has an automatic magic wand which takes most of the background out, then it is a case of removing the rest with the freehand tool.
You have to save the picture as a gif or png to keep the background transparent.

I blurred the edges of the original green car to try and fit my picture over it then I had to make the picture of my car slightly larger to cover the edges of the original car therefore some of the background details are lost.
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47p2 · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow

Here are another couple. The originals are too large for my scanner so some of the picture is lost, but it gives you an idea

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Greeney in France · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 11:11 am Post subject:

Hes getting flash now
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Dirty Habit · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 398 Location: West Midlands, UK

If I turn on the sound, will the horn beep as well? Laughing

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