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Queen Street part 3 – laundry shop

Job's Modelling

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The middle building
The shop in the middle of the building is still in use. I know how to create windows for a derelict building. So for my first building I had no problem. But how to crate believable windows above the shop for my second building?

 

A late 1950’s Laundry shop
I always try to create a believable late 1950’s scene. First I make a choice for my shop. For that I use pictures out that period. I found useful pictures to help me to create my scene. I have also some good usable textures for this part of my diorama.
The shop sign and shop window signs are created by myself using Publisher.

 

Monday – washing day
The diorama is set on a Monday, and Monday was in the late 1950’s still washing day. And not everyone was doing (all) the wash at home. In my case the middle shop offers Laundry Service. They offer also bag wash service.

 

“In the UK the system was known as the bag wash, or bagwash, and was sometimes offered by independent washerwomen working from home.”

 

The Laundry Service is run by Mr. Lee. His ancestors came from Hong Kong.

 

Modelling the shop
Because I use a colour scheme I use that as a reference to choose my textures.
Textures used are from Scalescenes, for the brick, windows and shop and Smart Models for the curtains.
The window textures from Scalescenes I found to light and to grey. I used pastels to give them a more poorly maintained appearance. Colouring them with middle brown and sepia, faded with a cotton bud, gave the right result.

 

Finishing
I still have to do some finishing work. I so that when I have finished the third part of the building with the final shop front. For the result until now see the pictures below.

 

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​the two finished buildings &

 

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the two finished shop fronts

 

Any suggestion or comments are welcome.

 

Regards,

 

Job

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Hi Job, that's very nice, I like the subdued colour scheme of the laundry shop and those signs in the window. The lamp post is also very effective, I think. 

 

So you are now modelling a particular day - Monday - that is serious planning! Does this mean Vivien and Darrel will have to wait until Saturday for their knickerbocker glories, or do they also go out on week nights? :-)

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Caroline Street was on Sunday. So I'm working along the days of the week. Keeps me busy the next couple of ........

I believe in the late 1950's most people had leisure time in the weekends. TV, radio and reading were popular in the evening. Maybe the they got to a dancing school.

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Ah, I look forward to seeing what you come uo with for Tuesdays then. Nothing ever happens on a Tuesday :-)

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Ah, I look forward to seeing what you come uo with for Tuesdays then. Nothing ever happens on a Tuesday :-)

But first I have to finish Monday. I have an idea how to represent the delivery of the parcels.  

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