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Lighting and background.

Job's Modelling

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I had to find a solution for my the lighting and background of my APA-box diorama. Due my multiple chemical sensitivity I’m not able to do any soldering. So I have to search for other possibilities. I find this one of the most difficult jobs for my diorama’s.

 

I use a led strips from IKEA with the following description: light temperature 2700 K / 30 lumen. This is enough for a APA-box. I have used them also for Nice Street (Urban Scene).

This time the led strip is adjusted at the front of the box. Using some aluminium foil and transparent paper I created a diffused lightning. If have made additional strip of wood in front of the strip

 

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I think I can improve the lighting by using aluminium foil at the underside of the lid.

 

I like to create some light inside my warehouse. Luckily Christmas is coming and I saw some small led strips on battery I maybe can use. I will buy some and try this out when I’m building the final warehouse. May also try to use a led strip from my Ikea lightning. The result of my lighting efforts I will publish in a later entry.

 

First of all the choice of a background is I believe is personal and will depend on your personal preference. I have seen a lot of beautiful backgrounds in the RMweb.

 

For the background I used two options in the past:

A photographic background from Scalescenes – Bridge Street

 

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Painting the inside of the APA-box – Nice Street (Urban Scene)

 

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When I put the painted background in Diorama forum on the RM-web one of the replies pointed at the visible corners. I saw the same with I glued background in another APA micro layout.

 

Then I remembered that someone used a background made of fabric. Because I like an one colour background I decided to try this out on Northall Dock.

I used a blue-grey fitted sheet we normally use for the spare bed to create the background (advice: first consult the lady of the house).

The fabric background is cut in size and fitted with two strokes of double sided tape.

 

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The fabric is just the try out. I first have to paint the APA-box. I wanted to do that this week , but I decided to wait with that until my wife is more recovered from a seriously concussion. Luckily she is improving step by step.

Before I can use it as a definite background, I have to iron the fabric first.

In this way I hope to capture an overcast sky.

 

The cottage is placed were the warehouse of Roope & Voss is designed, to show the effect of the fabric background. The corner of the APA-Box is photographed.

 

Any suggestions are welcome.

 

Thanks for reading,

greetings

 

Job

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As ever brilliant as the for the cutting out of the fabric from the bedding that gives me an idea for my layout and I think I maybe able to get away with it from the boss with a little cunning thinking

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MikeOxon

I believe you are Dutch, so hope you will not mind my pointing out that 'lightning' (with 'n') and 'lighting' are two different things!  I was a little disappointed not to see thunderbolts flashing across your scene :)

 

I think LEDs will transform railway lighting. I have some LED spots that are equivalent to 50w halogen but stay perfectly cool - great for use around card buildings.

 

Mike

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Job

 

As ever brilliant as the for the cutting out of the fabric from the bedding that gives me an idea for my layout and I think I maybe able to get away with it from the boss with a little cunning thinking

 

Thanks Paul.

 

Hope that a fabric background can solve your background problems.

 

 

I believe you are Dutch, so hope you will not mind my pointing out that 'lightning' (with 'n') and 'lighting' are two different things!  I was a little disappointed not to see thunderbolts flashing across your scene :)

 

I think LEDs will transform railway lighting. I have some LED spots that are equivalent to 50w halogen but stay perfectly cool - great for use around card buildings.

 

Mike

 

Thanks, Mike

 

Yes I'm a Dutch world citizen  and on secondary school my foreign languages were far below level. So,no problem with the correction. Learned something today.

Corrected the text. 

Agree with you that Led lights are very useful. 

I find lighting a APA-box  really a challenge. Especially because I have a totally closed box when the diorama is finished, and I have to use lights I can install without soldering.

 

Job

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Hi Job, that's an interesting idea to use fabric for the background. Even with the ironing, I imagine it could be a challenge to get it to be completely flat against the background?

 

I share your lining for neutral backgrounds. Photographic bakgrounds can work vey well, and I would like to try them out. But a neutral background also has much merit. It doesn't disturb the viewing.

 

That cottage is just so fantastic. A whole work of art in itself.

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Hi Job, that's an interesting idea to use fabric for the background. Even with the ironing, I imagine it could be a challenge to get it to be completely flat against the background?

 

I share your lining for neutral backgrounds. Photographic bakgrounds can work vey well, and I would like to try them out. But a neutral background also has much merit. It doesn't disturb the viewing.

 

That cottage is just so fantastic. A whole work of art in itself.

 

Hi Mikkel,

 

The advantage of the APA-box in this case is that I can use a bottom line and a top line to adjust the background. Believe this is the most important for creating a flat fabric background.

If I use a little more fabric I have enough space to get it flat.

Discussed with my wife the following option: take a white fabric and color it with some textile paint to create the color you want. She thought this must be possible. Maybe I will try this out in the future.

 

Job

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Hi Job, ah Ok I understand about fixing the fabric.

 

Good idea about the fabric color. That will also keep you from cutting up all the sheets :-)

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Hi Job, ah Ok I understand about fixing the fabric.

 

Good idea about the fabric color. That will also keep you from cutting up all the sheets :-)

 

Saw this week an advert for curtains with a flat color, with some usable colors. For curtains the standard size in the Netherlands is 140 cm width. That's just the length I need for APA-box background. Buying 100 cm will give me 3 backgrounds for just

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