@Simon Winter posted:As for photos, I've long been an advocate of prototype photos (especially builders photos) to aid in getting things correct. They may not give you correct dimensions, but I can certainly use them to tell whether or not a model "looks" like the real thing!
One potential problem with using photos is perspective. Depending on the lens used to take the picture, and the distance from the subject, proportions can be skewed.
Another challenge is lens distortion, and whether or not the photographer was careful to keep the camera level and parallel.
That said, if the photo is all you got, then using it will likely look correct to the modeler since that’s how they perceive it.
