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Posted on 21/11/08 08:45:49 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Contest 225: Murder mystery
I was cycling through the City of London last week when I came across Charterhouse Square, which contains not just the 12th Century Charterhouse (the square itself is the site of a plague pit, which is why it can't be built on) but this rather splendid 1930s apartment block. Fans of the TV show Poirot will recognise it as the Belgian detective's headquarters, known in the series as Whitehaven Mansions. Of course, for the series they added a load of extras in 1930s costume, as well as vintage cars... and what sort of dastardly deeds could be going on behind all these windows? Time to get the little grey cells working. High res is here.  |
Posted on 21/11/08 09:00:04 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Do we have an image Steve? I cannot see one, but perhaps our server is hiding it. Nick |
Posted on 21/11/08 09:29:48 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7025 Reply |
Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Oops! Fixed. |
Posted on 21/11/08 8:40:07 PM |
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Paul 2007 thru 2010
Lego Legend Posts: 361 Reply |
Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Interesting. I have been watching the re-runs of Poirot recently. I always wondered where that apartment block was. |
Posted on 21/11/08 9:01:04 PM |
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Philbo
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Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Well, went for a bit of a dark theme this week.... Wouldn't really want to live there....!  |
Posted on 21/11/08 9:31:31 PM |
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mguyer
Incisive Incisor Posts: 799 Reply  |
Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
It must have looked like this.  |
Posted on 21/11/08 10:59:14 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Oh Hercule - what have you done !?  _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 21/11/08 11:00:46 PM |
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josephine harvatt
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Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
And that nice Miss Marple - who would have thought she would stoop to blackmail ?  _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 22/11/08 02:14:25 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Thoses are supurb, Josephine! How did you do that so quickly!? It'll take me a bit longer, and be quiet different I guess........ I have three Ideas, one's failed, but the next maybe good. Not the same as yours of course .....  , Trevor |
Posted on 22/11/08 06:14:33 AM |
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tooquilos
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Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Josephine, I LOVE your 2nd entry. |
Posted on 22/11/08 10:02:58 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Thanks folks - I'm not particularly quick - I just obviously have too much time on my hands - 
The first entry was made for the second image really - and now its on the big screen I can see it is a very rough job, 
I seem to have unaccountably omitted to remove some of Poirot's background and the pixelation is wrong - so I guess you can have it cheap, have it fast, or have it good ... Luckily those oversights have mellowed out in the second entry - how forgiving photoshop can be ! 
_________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 22/11/08 2:18:55 PM |
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Philbo
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Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Whoops, I realised I didn't read the brief properly and just went off on one! So here's another quick attempt..  |
Posted on 22/11/08 5:59:13 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
.. probably taken artistic licence to far here. Maybe the next one won't, Trevor   |
Posted on 22/11/08 6:08:39 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply |
Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Welcome to my house.  |
Posted on 22/11/08 7:36:09 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Very surreal Jota ! I likes it !!! Nick is that ......Count Droculahhhh ? _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 22/11/08 7:49:48 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Beautiful tonality and hue, Mguyer btw - I find sepia quite difficult _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 22/11/08 7:52:14 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply |
Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Indeed Josephine. The film 'Dracula' was released in 1931 and the Count was played by Bela Lugosi. Although they didn't have the wonderful special effects we have today and had to make do with rubber bats, there is something about the film which puts a tingle down the spine. I've not seen the film for many years, but in my view he was the most convincing Count of all time. Unfortunately, I could only find a relatively low res image of him. Nick |
Posted on 22/11/08 8:25:24 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Thanks Josephine. I did'nt even think it was surreal!! .... but strange, yes, Dali was one of my fundamental influncial artists (he even wrote a book, which was really weird, but I can't forget it!!). Try Angela Carter. She stretches my imagination. If I can complete the next 3rd image, I hope you find this even more surreal, and actually it should be funny. (The 1st failed). |
Posted on 22/11/08 8:31:04 PM |
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vibeke
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Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
And I didn't believe in Global Warming........  _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 22/11/08 8:43:32 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Contest 225: Murder mystery
Philbo, The police station seems well equiped  , good place to get arrested? (Garda seem to have a similar place near me, joking they are great)
Nick I like the pose. A little bit scary... |
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