I had to find a solution for my the lighting and background of my APA-box diorama. Due my multiple chemical sensitivity I’m not able to do any soldering. So I have to search for other possibilities. I find this one of the most difficult jobs for my diorama’s.
I use a led strips from IKEA with the following description: light temperature 2700 K / 30 lumen. This is enough for a APA-box. I have used them also for Nice Street (Urban Scene).
This time the led strip is adjusted at the front of the box. Using some aluminium foil and transparent paper I created a diffused lightning. If have made additional strip of wood in front of the strip
I think I can improve the lighting by using aluminium foil at the underside of the lid.
I like to create some light inside my warehouse. Luckily Christmas is coming and I saw some small led strips on battery I maybe can use. I will buy some and try this out when I’m building the final warehouse. May also try to use a led strip from my Ikea lightning. The result of my lighting efforts I will publish in a later entry.
First of all the choice of a background is I believe is personal and will depend on your personal preference. I have seen a lot of beautiful backgrounds in the RMweb.
For the background I used two options in the past:
A photographic background from Scalescenes – Bridge Street
Painting the inside of the APA-box – Nice Street (Urban Scene)
When I put the painted background in Diorama forum on the RM-web one of the replies pointed at the visible corners. I saw the same with I glued background in another APA micro layout.
Then I remembered that someone used a background made of fabric. Because I like an one colour background I decided to try this out on Northall Dock.
I used a blue-grey fitted sheet we normally use for the spare bed to create the background (advice: first consult the lady of the house).
The fabric background is cut in size and fitted with two strokes of double sided tape.
The fabric is just the try out. I first have to paint the APA-box. I wanted to do that this week , but I decided to wait with that until my wife is more recovered from a seriously concussion. Luckily she is improving step by step.
Before I can use it as a definite background, I have to iron the fabric first.
In this way I hope to capture an overcast sky.
The cottage is placed were the warehouse of Roope & Voss is designed, to show the effect of the fabric background. The corner of the APA-Box is photographed.
Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanks for reading,
greetings
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