Thanks for the suggestion.

I have planned this cinema board on the now still black&white wall: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1325/entry-14667-ode-to-the-movie/ 

With the record's shop interior the scene will have a different look.

There will also be a gas lamp and two figures in front of the shops.

When I have every thing in place I can see if there is more to add to the scene.

Thanks Mikkel, I have figured out a nice idea for the interior. Hope it will work out.

I will leave the joints at the sides of the shops the way they are. After seeing my entry again this morning I have an idea how to deal with the joint above the sign.

I hope both shops will have the same charisma when the diorama is finished.

Arch Records is starting to look good, I look forward to seeing the shop window display. The one for Walden Books is particularly effective in your picture.

With regard to modelling with card, I have used 2mm mounting card available from art and crafts shops for a number of buildings and this is very good for attaching brick papers to. It is not overly expensive and you can usually get several buildings out of one sheet. This good quality card cuts very cleanly with a nice sharp modelling knife and steel rule, ideal for window and door openings. I used to be able to get one type that was a sandwich of white slightly shiny card outside layers with a grey middle layer. This card could be be cut away in thin layers to produce stepped features in wall structures, unfortunately it does not seem to be available any more.

I also use Evostic impact adhesive to glue my buildings together and to attach brick paper. I apply it as if it was wallpaper, i.e. I spead a thin coat on each surface and this allows you to align the paper before the glue goes off. If any glue gets on the surface do not worry, leave it a for a few seconds until it starts to go rubbery and you can then rub it off leaving no trace. Use the Evostick in the tube not the tin, because as soon as the seal has been broken the glue will start to thicken and become less durable.

I hope that this might help for future projects.

RB

Arch Records is starting to look good, I look forward to seeing the shop window display. The one for Walden Books is particularly effective in your picture.

With regard to modelling with card, I have used 2mm mounting card available from art and crafts shops for a number of buildings and this is very good for attaching brick papers to. It is not overly expensive and you can usually get several buildings out of one sheet. This good quality card cuts very cleanly with a nice sharp modelling knife and steel rule, ideal for window and door openings. I used to be able to get one type that was a sandwich of white slightly shiny card outside layers with a grey middle layer. This card could be be cut away in thin layers to produce stepped features in wall structures, unfortunately it does not seem to be available any more.

I also use Evostic impact adhesive to glue my buildings together and to attach brick paper. I apply it as if it was wallpaper, i.e. I spead a thin coat on each surface and this allows you to align the paper before the glue goes off. If any glue gets on the surface do not worry, leave it a for a few seconds until it starts to go rubbery and you can then rub it off leaving no trace. Use the Evostick in the tube not the tin, because as soon as the seal has been broken the glue will start to thicken and become less durable.

I hope that this might help for future projects.

 

RB

Thanks for your comment.

I have noticed that the availability of card depends of the place you live in. In the Netherlands I haven't found a good quality grey board untill now.

In one of the art shops I visit regularly they have Eskaprint card. This is a white card available in different thicknesses, from 0,8 mm to 3 mm.

From now on I will use this card. I have already bought some. I will report my experiences with it.

After the advice's I got, I now use bookbinders glue. This is very effective for me.

During our time in the Netherlands my wife got hold of a large supply of office wall calendars printed on stiff, glossy card. They were out of date so no use to anyone. I must have got 20 - 30 of these sheets and they have been the mainstay of my card modelling for nearly 15 years ... but now I am down to my last clean sheet! It is the best card I have ever worked with, suitable for all jobs ranging from buildings to landscape contours, ultra-stable, easy to cut and paint, takes glue very well. An additional plus is that being calendars, they are printed with vertical and horizontal lines on one side, simplifying many cutting jobs! My intention is to take a sample along to a card wholesaler and see if they can find me an equivalent supply.

Thanks for posting.

I hope you have enjoyed your time  in the Netherlands. I've tried also some back sheets of calenders, but the were all of a doubtful quality for card modeling. I hoe you card wholesaler can help you to a good quality of card.