Google street view -> Z scale model

[tom mann]

So I had this idea to use Google Street View imagery as the basis of a model.  I just grabbed some screen shots, cleaned them up in Photoshop, and printed them out at 1200dpi.  I could have done better by zooming in with streetview and stitching a bunch of images together.

Attempt #1:



This actually looks pretty good at normal viewing distance.  Keep in mind the building is about 1.25 inches tall, so you are seeing it many times larger than it is.


Reference here