Wheels Off

I submitted this image for the recent forum fortnightly competition and am just putting it up here to get it into my portfolio.

In March 1968 Corgi introduced a gimmick on a few of their toy cars where the wheels could be removed by lowering a golden jack. I think there were only 4 or 5 different models with these removable wheels. The fad only lasted a couple of years when Corgi was forced to introduce Wizzwheels and rocket-wheels to remain competitive.

This image is of a Corgi (No.341) Mini Marcos 850GT from 1968 with it's front wheels jacked-up and removed. The model was withdrawn in 1970.

The picture is made up of a focus stack of 6 images shot on our dining room table under a couple of lights. The background is some green wrapping paper and the ground surface is an up-turned table mat.

Just bear in mind that the model is only 86mm in length and the wheels are only 12.5mm in diameter.

It is a prized member of my small collection of Corgi & Dinky toys.

All 6 images were shot using a Pentax K-5 and the Samsung equivalent of the DFA100 macro.

1/15th sec, F7.1 & ISO200.
The focus stack was processed using CombineZP and PSE10 has been used to remove some of the signs of age.

Glyn