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Background information for Northall – part 2


Job's Modelling

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Modelling
I still wait for the right modelling solution for my eye problems. But this also give me the opportunity to do some research to create my fictive Northall. I hope you also will enjoy reading about my journey in creating Northall.

 

Creating a believable town.
Working on my diorama’s I have always trouble to keep things together to a consistent overall picture. So I looked at our main source for information and found a usable template on one of the fantasy sides. See: https://randyellefson.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/creating-a-fantasy-city-part-2/ The template asked to fill in some basic information such as:
Identification – where is our town known for. It also asked for a slogan. I think I have found the right one for Northall: (see below the picture)
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Arte et industria (Latin: By art and industry)

 

The picture above is from Nice Street. Nice Street is shown in outline on the 1867 O.S. No houses had yet been built. Named after the builder George Nice from London.

 

Famous places: Northall has now a Pomfret Manor and a Griffin House. The Griffin house has is own local mystery history.
A minimal description of places near Northall.
Industry / products /religion / famous people.
Etc.

 

Street names
With every diorama, I should find a new street name. Mostly the street names were related to the diorama I was building. This would not give a consistent overall picture. I found two interesting articles about street names:

  1. Street names were chosen by using the names of locally and national well-known people, regional place names, names of houses and the use of names related to the Royal family.
  2. A article with descriptions of street names, when the streets were build and the meaning of the street name used.


Both gave me the opportunity to create my own articles for Northall. In this way I could create a believable set ot street names. Although not yet permanent it gives a good start for choosing the right names.

 


Here are two examples for the already build Northall streets.
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BRIDGE STREET
So-called on the 1859 O.S. The name is a reminder to the railway bridges across the street, railway freight line and the canalized river North.

 

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OVAL ROAD
Part of the Northall development commenced in 1853. The road is named after Mr Oval, the 4th Earl’s of Northall gardener and the designer of the Grivin House Garden.

 

Alphabetical index
The use of an alphabetical index, which I described earlier, is working very well for me. I have a index on my desk top but I also have one one paper. Both are working very well together. In this way, it is easy to storage your information and find it quickly if you need it.

 

Progress
Progress goes slowly. But I hope to finish the painting of my vehicles for Queen Street next week.

 

All suggestions and additional information is welcome.

 

Wishing you all a healthy and good (modelling) 2017.

 

Kind regards,
Job

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  • RMweb Gold

Great scenes, Job. The photos with the signs is a particular favourite of mine. It may look simple but it is not easy to make things appear so realistic in a close-up like that!

 

Maybe the vehicles at Northall need a little more matt/satin?

 

I like how you use ideas from Fantasy. Creativity and innovation so often arises when ideas from different disciplines are brought together.

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Thanks for the complement. I was also surprised by my street name sign. Just a good photographic paper, some soft sanding along the edges and some pastels can give this result.

 

The painting of cars are a different subject and I found a good guidance for painting them. But that is for a next entry.

 

I like the way Fantasy fans create maps, villages, stories behind plays, characters and so on. Just a view railway lay-outs have a similar approach. Farthing is one of them.

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  • RMweb Gold

Job, can I ask what you use to sand the edges of photographic paper? I have tried this but I can't get even edges.

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For the sanding of photographic paper, I use a large fine glass nail file. For my purposes I have just to “remove” the top of the paper. I lay my file flat over the paper and very gently rub over the surface.

Another point of consideration is that not all photographic papers are build up the same and act the same.

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