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Job's Modelling

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It is too hot for modelling and I also suffer again with hay fever eyes.

So I did some research and thinking about my story telling idea.

 

I found a wonderful description of a 1950’s week in the UK. So much similar the way I grew up in Utrecht in the 1950’s. This would give me the opportunity to create a serial of diorama’s that could give a good picture of daily live in Northall in the late 1950’s.

 

To try this idea out I used one of my old diorama’s and made a story to it. So not much new here on modelling, but another approach.

 

Do you think I’m on the right way?

Here is a chapter from “A week in Northall”

 

Bridge Street on Saturday morning

 

 

Arthur had to work on Saturday morning. He is almost finished for today and he has only to do some parcel delivery’s at Bridge Street. He is coming from North Street passing Berkel & Parnalls Manufacturing Co. Ltd. producing motorcar accessories on his left hand.

 

 

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On his right hand is Dixons fish and chips shop. Arthur and also some of his colleagues sometimes uses their lunch here. But mostly his lunch is some sandwiches Christine made for him.

On Friday afternoon Dixons fish and chips shop is very busy, when house wife’s buy fish and chips for dinner.

 

 

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Around the corner he passes the Express Dairy van from Mr. Bill Fulford, the milkman. Saturday was the day to pay him. Mrs Doreen Dacras has just paid her bill and they are talking about the latest local news. There was a shocking article about a murder on Orcadia Place in the latest Northall Gazette.

 

 

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On No 3 Bridge Street lives the Bertram Farrance with his wife Mary. Mr Farrance works as a clerk in the office of Berkel & Parnalls. Mary is an old school friend of Christine and on Thursday afternoon they visit each other.

 

His next stop is at the Great Eastern Pub. The pub is locally well known for its own ‘house’ darts competition. The pub champion then moved on to the Area final of the The News of the World Individual darts tournament.

It is not money they are playing for but a huge trophy. This trophy may be held by the champion’s pub for a year, plus a replica for the winner and fame. The NoW was the chance for any man, who could throw a great dart to become not only a local but also a national hero.

Arthur’s colleague Maurice Cullam takes every year of this great event. He is also a member of the pubs dart team.

 

The pub occupier is Dudley Drury. He is a collector of shipping posters of the Great Railway Company’s before 1948. In the pub he has exposed his collection.

 

 

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Dudley is also great expert of Scottish whiskey’s. He has ordered a bottle of Ambassador 25 year old Blended Scotch Whisky for personal use. This whiskey is distilled in the 1920s and bottled late 1940s to early 1950s.

Today Arthur is delivering the bottle he ordered directly from Taylor & Ferguson Ltd.

 

After having a nice cup of tea from Mr. Drury he continues his way.

 

 

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He is passing the viaduct on his way to his last client. Today he is not driving his Austin 3way van, that has some technical problems. He is using the Morris J van in the old British Railway colours.

Next to the road is the no longer used railway freight line to Northall Dock. The businesses that are located there are more and more using road transport or are moving to other parts of Northall.

On top of the viaduct is the line between Stowerton and London. This line is mostly used by workers and students.

 

 

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Under the viaduct are advertising posters. One of them is the well know DRINKA PINTA MILKA DAY POSTER from Patrick Tilley.

 

 

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His latest client is John Grantham F.C.A. John Grantham’s father was an agent for Morse’s Teas and became a grocer in 1935.

In 1956 John took over the grocery shop from his father. He lives with his wife and 2 sons above the store.

For the grocery he has some boxes of Drury coffee’s

 

 

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After he is ready he goes back to the Northall Goods Depot. When he has finished his job on the Depot he can go home and enjoy his well-deserved weekend.

 

 

And for those who liked it the PDF version:

Bridge Street.pdf

 

Kind regards,

Job

 

PS.

I changed the cup of coffee in a cup of tea. Also in the PDF version.

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Really excellent well observed modelling!  Completely agree with Miss Prism's comment about the use of colour and atmosphere.

 

Dave

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Job's Modelling

Really excellent well observed modelling!  Completely agree with Miss Prism's comment about the use of colour and atmosphere.

 

Dave

 

Thanks Dave. 

Your comment gives me the motivation to go on with the way I started to tell a story to my diorama's

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MikeOxon

I agree with previous replies about your very atmospheric modelling.

 

Your knowledge of the British way of life is remarkable - I could not attempt to characterise a Dutch town in this way but I believe that many Dutch people like to think of themselves as 'world citizens'.

 

May I suggest that you could try to capture the idea that most British casual conversations start from the topic of the weather -  'too hot', 'chilly today', 'raining again'.  Also, we are far more likely to share a cup of tea, rather than coffee, especially back in the1950s, when real coffee hardly existed for most people!  A tin of Nescafe would be the nearest most households would get.

 

I'm afraid I couldn't help noticing the Fish & Ships(sic) sign - that sounds rather indigestible.

 

As I said at the outset, beautiful modelling and I especially like the 'pub atmosphere', inside and out,  which you have represented very well :).

 

Mike

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I agree with previous replies about your very atmospheric modelling.

 

Your knowledge of the British way of life is remarkable - I could not attempt to characterise a Dutch town in this way but I believe that many Dutch people like to think of themselves as 'world citizens'.

 

May I suggest that you could try to capture the idea that most British casual conversations start from the topic of the weather -  'too hot', 'chilly today', 'raining again'.  Also, we are far more likely to share a cup of tea, rather than coffee, especially back in the1950s, when real coffee hardly existed for most people!  A tin of Nescafe would be the nearest most households would get.

 

I'm afraid I couldn't help noticing the Fish & Ships(sic) sign - that sounds rather indigestible.

 

As I said at the outset, beautiful modelling and I especially like the 'pub atmosphere', inside and out,  which you have represented very well :).

 

Mike

 

Tanks, Mike for your suggestions. I can change the text of the story, so I will follow up your advice and change the cup of coffee in a good cup of tea. These kind of tips are very useful for me..

 

I don't know of much Dutch people think of themselves of 'world citizens'. But I do. We learned at school that Dutch people were 'world traders'.

 

Bridge Street designed as a micro layout for shunting a siding to a factory. It developed to a diorama, which I have already broken down.

It was my first attempt in card building. I have a great interest in shop fronts, so the Fish and Ships shop would be build in a different way now.

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bgman

All of the above.......please keep it up, most fascinating, truly excellent !

 

Grahame

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Hi Job, just back from vacation and have seen this. The words tour de force spring to mind. I was not around in Britain in the 1950s, so others can judge better than I whether you have caught the atmosphere, but judging by the comments above you certainly have and for me your work has always seemed entirely convincing.

 

The extended narrative form works very well, I think. Not too much information/text and not too little. The photography cannot have been easy either, the lighting seems very good to me.

 

Apart from your excellent textures and colouring, it is interesting to see how effective a few carefully placed vehicles can be to complete the scene. Eg the scenes with the Express Dairy van as well as the last photo with the Pickfords and bicycle are particularly well thought out and "framed", I think. It is always tempting to add too many vehicles to a scene, but you have got it just right, and the subtle indication of the Pickfords van behind the corner is very clever (although it needs a little weathering maybe?).

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Hi Job, just back from vacation and have seen this. The words tour de force spring to mind. I was not around in Britain in the 1950s, so others can judge better than I whether you have caught the atmosphere, but judging by the comments above you certainly have and for me your work has always seemed entirely convincing.

 

The extended narrative form works very well, I think. Not too much information/text and not too little. The photography cannot have been easy either, the lighting seems very good to me.

 

Apart from your excellent textures and colouring, it is interesting to see how effective a few carefully placed vehicles can be to complete the scene. Eg the scenes with the Express Dairy van as well as the last photo with the Pickfords and bicycle are particularly well thought out and "framed", I think. It is always tempting to add too many vehicles to a scene, but you have got it just right, and the subtle indication of the Pickfords van behind the corner is very clever (although it needs a little weathering maybe?).

 

Hi Mikkel, I hope you have enjoyed your holiday.

 

Thanks for your comment.

It is a tour de force I know now. Writing I convincing story isn't as easy as I thought. On the other hand it can create a nice little booklet with the results of my modeling. 

This photographs are made straight forward using as much daylight as possible.

The Pickford's van was placed there just to complete the scene. Now I take more attention to all aspects of my diorama's. Taking a lot of photographs and looking critical to them, before posting.

Read also the entry of last week about my idea behind this.

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