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Job's Modelling

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I’m still busy with creating the solution of the L-shape design I described in my last entry.

 

An other point of concern I mentioned in an early blog post. This has to do with the rule of thirds I use for the design of my diorama’s.

 

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The white circles are all filled in, with the right amount of details:

 

Top left: the inside of the warehouse
Below left: the visible unloading scene
Top right: The name sign and the view to the alley
Below right: the wooden pile at the corner of the dock.

 

This part has a red circle because for me it isn’t filled in enough. On this place I liked to put some further details.

 

I made use of the viewing line from the pile to the alley.

 

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After some try outs I found a convincing solution I believe. It also creates a nice little scene within the diorama.

 

I placed a black alley cat half hidden under the door, that’s standing in front of the cottage.

 

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A somewhat older guy is placed in the viewing line toward to Canal Alley behind the wooden pile. This is Jim Belburry, who is walking with his dog Honey along the canal on his way to The Anchor, the local pub for a nice pint of ale.

 

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I hope you like the mini scene I created to fill in the red circle.

 

You also can see I have given the warehouse behind the cottage some more height. Compare it with the first picture in this entry. I’m working on a new builders merchants warehouse. More about that in my next entry.

 

Regards,
Job

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paulprice

I think it look brilliant, when I start to put detail on my layout I will have to up my game so that I can even attempt to match this standard

 

One question where are the 4mm rats for Tiddles the cat to chase

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Job's Modelling

I think it look brilliant, when I start to put detail on my layout I will have to up my game so that I can even attempt to match this standard

 

One question where are the 4mm rats for Tiddles the cat to chase

 

I think the cat preference 4mm mice.

To catch rats I believe Mr. Belburry has to train his dog Honey. I believe it is a small terrier. 

But thanks for the complement.

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Hi Job, What a nice scene! It is quite amazing that even though they are just small figures, you can see they are looking at each other and form a triangle. Very clever positioning and photography, I think.

 

Your work with angles and positioning can be applied at many scales and in many aspects of diorama and layout building, I think.

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Lovely detailing, Job. The rule of thirds is a very common sense approach when it comes to micro scenes - just works every time. The Morse Teas warehouse is a work art - what is your secret regarding the superimposing of the painted letters on to the brick?

 

Mike

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Job's Modelling

Hi Job, What a nice scene! It is quite amazing that even though they are just small figures, you can see they are looking at each other and form a triangle. Very clever positioning and photography, I think.

 

Your work with angles and positioning can be applied at many scales and in many aspects of diorama and layout building, I think.

 

Thanks, Mikkel.

I use a single viewing point when I position the figures in the diorama. The viewing point is in the center of the front of the APA-box. For the picture I liked to get the whole scene in one shot.

I agree with you that this way of working can be used in many other scales.

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Lovely detailing, Job. The rule of thirds is a very common sense approach when it comes to micro scenes - just works every time. The Morse Teas warehouse is a work art - what is your secret regarding the superimposing of the painted letters on to the brick? Mike

 

Thanks Mike.

For how I created the Morse Teas sign have a look here:

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1325/entry-12427-northall-dock-%E2%80%93-morse%E2%80%99s-teas/ 

 

I agree with you that the rule of thirds is very useful , not only for creating micro scenes, but also for small railway diorama's and railway based shadow box diorama's 

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