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Factory yard


Job's Modelling

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The starting point.

 

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I built the factory yard wall in the front.

Actually this is just straight forward modelling.

I used the 6’ Industrial Wall and Gates from Railway Model Scenery a starting point. This is really a nice kit with a beautiful old wall texture. The colour of the wall didn’t fit to my industrial building. For the wall I used the same brick texture as for the Printing Works. The templates from this kit were used.

I also decided to use the metal gate from the kit. I think this is just great. The wall copings are also from this kit. Next time I will use some thinner paper for this.

 

 

Because I liked to try out some green for my urban diorama’s I searched on the internet for some usable products. Because of the postal cost I searched for a Dutch supplier. I found some nice products by a supplier for war-game materials.

The product I have used are from miniNatur. I bought some long and shorts tufts for the seasons summer, early and late fall. The can be applied with some glue and a tweezer. After my first use I’m enthusiastic about the quality and the appearance. I have seen they have also other useful products, but that is for the future.

 

 

The dustbin is from Dart Castings and the weathering is done in my usual way, with pastels and pigments.

 

Below a picture of scene so far. I have given the figures a coat of primer and have still to paint them. I also have to build a chair for the sitting man.

 

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I hoped you like the result.

 

Any comments, suggestions are additional information is welcome.

 

Kind regards,

Job

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  • RMweb Gold

Hi Job, interesting to see some "greens" on your diorama. I find it can be difficult to add vegetation to built-up scenes, because it can look out of place so easily. But yours looks right to me. Maybe the bit to the right needs to be toned down a little?

 

It's amazing how the wall and gate creates a whole new look to the scene. The eye is now led first to the gate and printing works, where before they were just "background" and everything was focused on the cottages. The impression now is a bit less "peaceful" maybe, and more three-dimensional, urban and "industrial". 

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Hi, Mikkel.

It isn't necessary to town the green down, because in the APA-box it will not be so prominent visible as in the picture above.

The total impression will change again when I have painted the figures. Because the have now just a primed surface the "fall away" in the scene.

And I'm glad I managed to create an urban industrial look.

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  • RMweb Gold

Ah OK. I've just been looking at the last photo again. I really like how the light captures the factory windows!

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