Job maybe its just me but my eye is drawn to the warehouse and the open door, I think the lighting on the pictures above is spot on. I'm sure I'm not the only one envious of the sill you have in producing stunning models

I see what you're saying and to certain extent I agree with you. One can also take the point of view that thought your eye alights on the pub first, then dynamic line of the railway brings you back into the scene. We can get overly critical sometimes. I think It's OK the way it is.

Job maybe its just me but my eye is drawn to the warehouse and the open door, I think the lighting on the pictures above is spot on. I'm sure I'm not the only one envious of the sill you have in producing stunning models

Paul I agree that the light is oke. I tried to create a entry about that, but the pictures don't give the right impression. I used diffused light using a fabric (very cheap) they sold here during Christmas time.

I see what you're saying and to certain extent I agree with you. One can also take the point of view that thought your eye alights on the pub first, then dynamic line of the railway brings you back into the scene. We can get overly critical sometimes. I think It's OK the way it is.

Thanks Ian. Lucky for me I can take all my buildings separately out of the diorama. So I will build a new building and I hope will give your opinion when you can see both possibilities on the pictures.

Rather than replace the building could you add a pitched slate roof to raise the height or even an extra floor?

Thanks for the reply. I will look at all possible solution's.

 

But now that you say it, I can see what you mean about the eye being distracted by the cottage (and going over it, because the cottage is lower). I just hope you will use the cottage again on another layout, because it's one of my favourites!

 

One other small thing: It seems to me that the eye is also attracted naturally to where the "L" bends, because that is where the layout is "deepest". Would it focus the layout more if the open door and the vehicle were moved to the right hand entry to the building? But it would involve some work, and on the other hand I suppose it is not good to have everything in just one place on a layout. There is often a dilemma between focussing the viewpoint while also spreading the "weight" and making the layout balanced, I think.

 

 

Hello Mikkel,

The cottage in the front will not be removed from the diorama.

Lets have a look at the colors:

grey - roofs, road and sky

dark brown - the building behind the cottage and the building with the Morse ghost sign

"red/yellow" - the warehouse and the roof of the cottage ( I think the respond to each other)

yellow - the builders merchants warehouse

"white" - the cottage ( but that has a beautiful red/yellow roof )

The only separate building in color is the yellow one.

I will try an other color here. I'm thinking of using the same stone texture I used for the warehouse behind the cottage.

And I will see if I can create a more balanced total view by adding a figure or something else. If you look at the start of this project you can see I had a black car standing beyond the window near the alley.