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I have to make some change of plans. So, I have to skip my third IKEA challenge. A couple of years ago my wife made a serious fall. Now she is diagnosed with an acquired brain injury (ABI). This means we have to make some adaptions in our home. One of the things she wants to change is removing smaller things that we have to keep clean by dusting, including the small diorama’s that are standing on a cabinet in our living room.

 

We have already found a solution that was fine for both of us. But more about that in a later entry.

 

For my third Ikea challenge I had designed a coal delivery scene. On the website of John Day models, I saw a nice coal lorry. But I like Austin models and he has also an Austin K8 flatbed lorry. I asked him if it could be used as a coal lorry. I included a photo from internet with my request. Then he offered me to make an Austin K8 coal lorry.

So, for the first time in my modelling career I built a white metal car kit. I have to thank Daryle Toney for his, very helpful, support.

As you know I like to create little scenes. To create the scene a used a scenic set from the John Day range: RDS 2 Coalmen and coal load.

 

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I placed the scene in a diorama I built in the past. I hope you like the final result. I have enjoyed building it.

 

As usual suggestions and comment are welcome.

 

Greetings,

Job

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Lovely period scenario, Job! I love all your projects!!

I am modelling a coal merchant scene on an N Gauge layout and will be looking for a flatbed coal lorry suitable for the 1930s in the Northern Highlands.. I have also found an old ‘Dinky’ flatbed Fordson lorry for my 0 Gauge CakeBox diorama based on the Hornby Clockwork models of the 1940s/1950s. Now I need to model some coal sacks in 7mm scale?

 

Marlyn

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Hi Job. It must be difficult, but it sounds like you and your wife are adapting to the circumstances. 

 

It's a lovely scene. It looks like the company are very conscious about corporate livery, and that they like blue and drak grey :) The downpipes and poster are typical of the little details that you always incorporate so well - not too prominent, but just there in the background, as in the real world.

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16 hours ago, Marly51 said:

Lovely period scenario, Job! I love all your projects!!

I am modelling a coal merchant scene on an N Gauge layout and will be looking for a flatbed coal lorry suitable for the 1930s in the Northern Highlands.. I have also found an old ‘Dinky’ flatbed Fordson lorry for my 0 Gauge CakeBox diorama based on the Hornby Clockwork models of the 1940s/1950s. Now I need to model some coal sacks in 7mm scale?

 

Marlyn

Thanks for the reply. Hope you will find a suitable model in N gauge. It must be possible to model some coal sacks in O gauge using a modelling clay like DAS.

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6 hours ago, Mikkel said:

Hi Job. It must be difficult, but it sounds like you and your wife are adapting to the circumstances. 

 

It's a lovely scene. It looks like the company are very conscious about corporate livery, and that they like blue and drak grey :) The downpipes and poster are typical of the little details that you always incorporate so well - not too prominent, but just there in the background, as in the real world.

We have done this before and have learned to communicate to solve this kind of problems. Most important is that she can receive the help she needs to handle it.

 

Thanks for the comment on my scene. The colour blue was not meant to be a corporate livery. I painted the coalmen first completely in grey, but on the advice of Daryle Toney I used a blue colour. Think the result is better now. 

 

Was surprised by a comment of my daughter: "Your built Austin K8 lorry has more character than the other model (an Oxford Diecast K8)". 

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Sounds like there's an opportunity to do a joint father and daughter project Job!

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