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  1. Job's Modelling

    3D Sketch

    By Job's Modelling,

    For the figures I have found the right position. Now it is time to see of my design is right. A drawing on paper is always different than a 3D diorama.
    Also the dimension of this diorama are totally new to me. So I have to get familiar to them. So I decided to make a try-out diorama.
    The black & white diorama is just quick build. Not all the details are visible. I also have to make some small adjustments for the coloured version I have noticed all ready.
    Here is the overview. Just three lines of modelling.For the figures I have found the right position. Now it is time to see of my design is right. A drawing on paper is always different than a 3D diorama.
    Also the dimension of this diorama are totally new to me. So I have to get familiar to them. So I decided to make a try-out diorama.
    The black & white diorama is just quick build. Not all the details are visible. I also have to make some small adjustments for the coloured version I have noticed all ready.
    Here is the overview. Just three lines of modelling.
     

     
    I have still the possibility to make some changes. The replies of the entry about figure placing gave my some stuff to think about.
     
    Arch Records will be stay in place. Walden Books can be changed for the Carousel, a coffee bar or a snack bar. I can try this out after I have finished the arches and Arch Records.
     
    The shop window displays will be designed by myself. The displays from Scalescenes are not really end 1950’s.
    I will also have another look at fascia’s with the shop names and use time based fonts. The shop names here are made with the High Street Shop Fronts shop sign page. The fonts used by Scalescenes are, except from Times New Roman (1931) designed after 1960 and out of period for me.
     

     
    In this picture a view at street level. This is the total scene. Details have still to be filled in.
     
    The factory where Darrel works is in the background. The factory is basically the TO26 Factory/Warehouse from Scalescenes. I used windows from Windows and Arches of the scratch build section of Scalescenes. I had these to cut in size.
     
    Building this was useful. The black and white models give a good guidance for the final model. I also know what kind of problems I have to solve
     
    This is not the way it will be seen when everything is done. Then there will be a view through a viewing opening. To give you an impression look at the picture below.
     

     
    I hope you will follow my on this journey.
     
    Regards,
    Job
  2. Job's Modelling
    No not a new diorama, but all about paper.
     
    This time I’m working with Fine Art Inkjet Paper from Hahnemühle.
    I received kindky from them some sheet to try out and there my first problem started. Both papers were 310 gsm and my HP printer had problem to print them. But with a little help from my (friends) hands I managed the printing of this papers. And I love the result.
     
    For my background sky I used William Turner 310 gms paper / 100% cotton. In my opion this couldn’t be a better choice.
    For the road I used German Etching 310 gms paper / 100% cellulose. This paper give already a nice structure to the road.
     
    But because my printer had some problem with this kind of thickness I decided to buy some thinner papers:
    A smooth one: Photo Rag 188 gms / 100% cotton and
    A textured one: William Turner 190 gms / 100% cotton. This one I will use for my buildings.
     
    For the pavement I did choice the smooth Photo Rag paper. When working with it I noticed it was had a vulnerable top coating. I had to be very careful cutting and gluing this paper. But I liked the deep of the colors of the pavement
     

     
    After I had finished the pavement and the road I created some more deepness by using a embossing pen. This was a delicate process, but I completed both with success. I didn’t glue the pavement on the road.
     

     
    As you can see I work from free hand. This ask for some patience and you cannot do all in one time.
     

     
    After embossing it was time to give the pavement and the road their final appearance.
     
    More about that in my next entry.
     
    If anyone has useful information, comments or suggestions please let me know.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  3. Job's Modelling
    Thinking… again
     

     
    I have some serious eye problems due my allergic constitution. I see much less in bright light. The problem I have can be solved with medication or surgery or hospitalization. But after I have had some examinations and I know there is a way to help me see better. There are some good devices available for the problems I experience. For now I keep doing some modelling.
     
    Modelling aspects:
    I also have different aspects to keep occupied with my Northall diorama’s
    Creating a fictional city with streets, shops, factories and of coarse people looks sometimes a project of his own. Not all of them will be visible in one of my diorama’s.
     

     
    I’m creating a new set of maps for Narthall. This is the first map I have finished.
     
    I do a lot of research to create Northall. This means frequently looking out of the box in other disciplines. or other time areas, for instance using a Kelly's Directory.
    Some of the Kelly Directories are available as download on the internet.
     
    And of course modelling. Although now with some problems I keep trying to do some modelling from time to time.
     
    Cars, busses etc.
    I have sold all my trains last summer and bought a lot of cars, some busses and lorries. For every item I make a file with information. This takes a lot of research and sometimes also surprising results. For instance I bought a Austin Se7 . I thought it could be used in my 1959 Northall diorama’s.
     

     
    Then I discovered that the duo painting was standard available in 1963. So maybe in the future I will build a Northall diorama situated in 1963 / 1965. See the 1963 PDF brochure.
    Austin mini 1963 colours.pdf
     
    At this moment, I’m also painting a Morris car and a British Railway Mechanical horse. But more about that in one of my next entries.
     
     
     
    Regards,
     
    Job
  4. Job's Modelling
    The starting point.
     

     
    Last time I showed you the above picture.
    For now a quick progress entry.
     
    First of all I will thank everyone for his comment and positive support.
     
    So I started again. Using the templates from the Scalescenes small cottages. In this way I have only vertical lines.
    I added already some drainpipes made from 1,6mm rods from Evergreen and a drainpipe texture from one of the Scalescenes kits. I coloured them brown with a pastel pencil.
    I also added an “Anno” stone from Vector Cut. I coloured it with pastels and pigments using a soft brush, until I was satisfied with the colour.
    The doors are weathered again using a soft brush and some scraped soft neutral grey pastel from Schmincke.
    On the left you can see how I want to create the final windows using curtain textures from Scalescenes. I tried painting the edges of the windows and the doors with Vallejo paint and this was successful. So I will use this method also for the other windows.
    I also gave the roofs some wood supports. I hope the look better now.
    And remember the cottages will only be visible to the most right large window. The doors at the right won't be visible.
     

     
    When I have finished the windows I can glue the front in place and start finishing the front.
    I hope you agree with me that this is a more convincing result.
     
    As usual if anyone has useful information, comments or suggestions please let me know.
     
    Thanks for reading and till next time and kind regards,
    Job
  5. Job's Modelling
    The starting point.
     

     
    Last time I had finished the frame for my row of cottages
    It all started reasonable well. I made a new template and printed the texture sheets on my textured photo paper of 190 gr/m. In the beginning everything went well.
     

     
    At the and I thought It would be handy to use small parts to fill in the openings that where left at the upper part of the windows. And here things went not the way I want it. I knew that with thinner paper it wasn’t a problem to work this way.
    But a picture says more than a thousand words. And I was also content with some parts. So let’s see:
     

     
    With the red rectangles I’m not content:

    A. The horizontal and vertical lines are too much visible by the smaller parts
    B. The smaller white edges can’t be coloured in with a pastel pencil  
    But:

    A. The longer vertical connection line (the small long blue rectangle) are almost invisible. I used two different textures here.
    B. The will try to paint the white window edges with some Vallejo paint.
    C. I like the way the printed doors look and the weathered appearance.  
    I won’t use to different brick textures in my next attempt, because in the APA-box it will not be visible. And I will use the Scalescenes templates to create the cottages. I have to use long small brick parts between the templates to create the front of my row, but the vertical connections will be less visible. I also will hide some connections with a drainpipe. Historically it is also correct if the brick connection is not totally even.
     
    I hope my next attempt will give the good result. But remember: we learn from our mistakes.
     
    Or if anyone has useful information, comments or suggestions please let me know.
    Thanks for reading and till next time and kind regards,
    Job
  6. Job's Modelling
    The starting point.
     
    RESEARCH. I found some interesting information about cottages build around 1900. One of the things I have never released that from the same type of cottages several sub-types were build. To get something different then the standard card kit model size I used the Scalescenes small terraced cottages as my starting point.
     
    The information told me the following: there were 12 three-room; 548 four-room; 967 five-room and 116 six-room cottages build.
    A drawing of a three-room building was available for use with measurements. The Scalescenes cottage is 6 cm wide. The cottage in the drawing 14’6”, what is in 4 mm scale 5,8 cm. That is the size that is used for the Scalescenes small cottage kit.
     

     
    I could see what type of windows were used. I had to make a small changes to make it look like the drawing I have. Also the chimneys have a different appearance. I will try to create that too. The other difference will not be visible in the diorama.The cottage I’m creating is a almost square cottage with three small bedrooms on the first floor, and not one with an extension at the back side for the third bed room.
     
    On another drawing I saw some possibilities to create a more detailed brickwork front. Maybe I will give that also I try.
     
    Below the starting point of my design with the cottages from Scalescenes.
     

     
    In the picture below my design my Northall cottages. The upper windows got a other size. This is made with just normal prints of my brick texture on a laser printer. As you can see I changed the color from dark red to yellow. That is the result of the test printing of the brick textures on the Fine Art photo paper.
    Some explanation about printing colors on the building:
    The cream brick wall behind the cottage wall is printed on 190 gr. Fine Art textured paper on the best printing settings of my printer. This color will by used for the final building
    The cream color on the cottage is just plain 80 gr. printing paper / laser jet
    The light green door at the left is printed on 190 gr Fine Art smooth paper on the normal printing settings of my printer.
    The dark green door is printed on 190 gr Fine Art smooth paper on the best printing settings of my printer
    The other doors are printed on 80 gr printing paper / laser jet.
     
    I think there are a lot more possibilities using different papers and printing settings.
     

     
    Any additional information about Victorian cottages is welcome.
    Or if anyone has useful information, comments or suggestions please let me know.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
     
     

  7. Job's Modelling
    The starting point.
     

     
    In the picture above the row was almost finished.
     
    Now I have finished them. Below you can see the final result.
     

     
    Maybe it is nice to give an overview over the used materials.
     

    Ø Wall textures are printed Hahnemühle William Turner 190 gsm textured Fine Art photo paper. This is 100% cotton. In real the brickwork actually has a nice texture and the color is just great. This is my favourite printing paper for brickwork.
    Ø Doors are printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag188 gsm. Also 100% cotton smooth Fine Art photo paper. This paper is more difficult to work with but is in my opinion great for photographic windows and doors. Weathering only can be done with sanded Schmincke soft pastels and a soft brush.
    Ø For the other textures I used Lana 150 gsm drawing paper.
    Ø Chimney pots are from Dart Casting and the latest for with Vallejo paint. They are all weathered with pigments and Schmincke soft pastels to get a more realistic terracotta stone effect.
    Ø For the drainpipes I used some Evergreen round plastic parts surrounded with a Scalescenes texture.  
    Personally I found the roof this time the most difficult part.
     
    Below a picture of the final scene. 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. I forgot to put the dog in the scene, next to the drainpipe and the end of the row. But he is also to be paint.
     

     
    I hoped you liked the entries about the building of my row of cottages and the final result. I now can go on with some card modelling for the factory yard wall in the front.
     
    As usual if anyone has useful information, comments or suggestions please let me know.
    Thanks for reading and till next time.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  8. Job's Modelling
    The starting point.
     

     
    Last time I had finished the frame for my row of cottages
    I intended to build the front of the cottages. But after some thoughts I decided to start with the roof, because there were some parts that needed some extra attention. I wanted separate roof sections but no separate fronts as in the Scalescene kit.
     
    The tiles are printed on a high quality drawing paper, of course on the best possible settings. I tried to create some old roofs, because these cottages will be part of the demolition plans in Northall.
    The roofs are build using my usual method:
    - First I made a template for every the roof section
    - I cut stripes of tiles
    - I colored every strip at the lower side with a dark grey pastel pencil
    - I cut with my scalpel almost every tile half apart
    - I glued a finished strip on his place on the template
     

     
    After I had finished the roof sections I gave then some weathering with Smincke soft pastels.
    Then I made the chimney’s and gave them also some weathering. I only have to paint some the chimney’s. The other three were already painted for a previous project.
    I saw I had to make a small adjustment at the top of the middle roof. The top line is bowed away a little.
     

     
    Now I will start with the front of the row of cottages.
    As you have noticed I need more time to finish every step due personal circumstances, but modelling is still my favorite way to deal with daily life struggles.
    More about that in a next entry.
     
    Or if anyone has useful information, comments or suggestions please let me know.
     
    Thanks for reading and till next time and kind regards,
     
    Job
  9. Job's Modelling
    The starting point.
     

     
    Last time I have made the final design for my row of cottages.
    Now I had to build the frame of the cottages using Scalescenes kit 022 Small Cottages.
     
    In an article which compares the living circumstances in working class cottages in the 1950’s and the 1970’s is the following description about a working class house in the 1950’s:
    “Along with the strong imposition of categories and relationships in a working-class house, there is strong insulation of rooms from each other. Doors are kept shut most of the time, particularly the par lour door, cupboards and the staircase frequently isolate the parlour even more firmly from the back room. It is not even possible to see into the interior of the front room of the street.”
    “In a ‘traditional’ working-class house the interior of the house is usually concealed from the street by net curtains, which remain closed even at midday.”
     
    So the interiors won’t be visible, but I liked to create the right atmosphere for them. The used wallpapers for the living rooms are from Model-Railway-Scenery.
    For the bedrooms I used the textures from Scalescenes kit. For the floors I selected the textures that fitted the best for the bed and living rooms. Bedroom floors were covered with lino or oilcloth. Linoleum (lino) and oil cloth were made by different processes but they both looked the same. In the living rooms there was planking with rugs. Also lino was possible used there. I couldn't find more information about this subject.
     
    After finishing the frame of the building I noticed that there is some difference with the try-out I built. I have to make a new plan for the front of the building to make it fit the frame. Because it won’t be visible I used scrap card to build it. So it is not so well fitting as I usually try to do.
     

     
    More about that in a next entry.
     
    Or if anyone has useful information, comments or suggestions please let me know.
    Kind regards,
    Job
  10. Job's Modelling
    Do you also have a lot of modelling pictures on your computer?
    What do you do with them?
     
    If they only are an back up then you can maybe use them. Mostly I buy a calendar for my office at work. This time I wanted to make the calendar a little bit more personal.
     
    Before I used the APA-box I built Bridge Street. Bridge Street doesn’t exist anymore as a layout. The only remembering are the pictures I made to follow the progress and to publish them on the RMweb for feedback. So I decided to use those picture to create a more personal calendar.
     
    The first step is take some time to browse through your digital photo archive. Make an selection for your personal calendar. I chose a theme: a walk through Bridge Street. In this way you create a calendar with not just pictures. But of course you are free to do it your way. The calendar gives an impression from the left side of the layout to the right side. In the picture below you can see my selection of pictures.
     

     
    And a discription of Bridge Street from the Northall Gazette by the calender pictures.
     

     
    It may be necessary to adjust the pictures with your photo program. I had to do that with some of my pictures.
     
    The second step is browse on internet to search a program that will help you to create your picture calendar. I used this one:
     
    http://www.calendarlabs.com/photo-calendar.php
     
    But I think there will be more.
     
    The third step is to create your calendar pages.
     
    Fourth and last step make your calendar and give it a place in your modelling workspace, home or at your office. You can also use it as a personal gift for someone else, maybe as a nice Christmas present.
     
    I’m sure you will get positive response when people see your calendar.
     
    Regards,
    Job
     
    PS:
    Bridge Street was a shelf layout with a single railway goods line in front of it. I don't have a total picture of the layout. But with these two pictures you can have an idea how it comes together.
     

  11. Job's Modelling
    Unfortunately, I have an unfocused vision at this moment. This makes it difficult to model on the level I want. So I decided to work on my story. The story is about a regular week of the live of the family Page, living in Caroline Street in Northall. I will use pictures of my diorama’s to illustrate the story.
     

    Sunday 23 August 1959


     
    It’s a cloudy morning when Arthur Page is sitting in front of his late Victorian cottage in Caroline Street. Margaret Gates is telling him she is going for a walk with her parents in the park near Victoria Road. Their dog Ponto may come with them
     




     
    Next to his chair lays the latest edition from the Northall Gazette, which he was reading before he was interrupted. Arthur is concerned about the main article about the new housing plans of the Northall Council.
     
    His wife Lucy is busy in their small kitchen making the Sunday lunch – usually roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, because Arthur does not like most other meats. This Sunday she makes his favourite desert: apple pie.
    Arthur, Lucy and their daughter Daisy and are enjoying the lunch together.
    Lucy makes for Arthur and her some coffee brewed in the percolator.
     
    After lunch Daisy is picked up by John Lovell, her boyfriend.
     
    Arthur and Lucy are talking about the housing article in the Northall Gazette. They both don’t want to remove to the new estate. Lucy says she is a little worried about the friendship of Daisy with John. But Arthur says she must have an open mind, because he sees that John is working hard, despite of his colourful appearance. He also says that he can see that his daughter loves John.
    William is now going listening to the radio to the Billy Cotton Band Show, one of his favourite radio programs.
    Lucy is going to her son Frank, who lives in a flat on the Muriel Campden Estate, North Court. His wife Christine is at the end of her pregnancy and can give birth to her first child very soon.
     
    At the end of the street is the premises of Robert Oxford and Sons, Steam Engine Printers. Here the Northall Gazette is printed. They also are publishers of fictive books.
    Arthur’s daughter Daisy likes the work she is doing at Oxford Ltd and she hopes to be a book editor in the future.
     




     
    John has picked up Daisy. They have met each other a couple of months ago at a party in The Phoenix Tavern when two colleagues of them got married.
    They are walking to Station Road talking about the things they like to do in the future.
     
    When John was 16 he took up amateur photography. He likes to photograph old derelict buildings. Daisy likes the picture he made of the old empty office at Northall Dock.
     




     
    Last week he had a look in the window of Harry Parsons photo shop and saw a beautiful Rolleiflex. It’s is still above his budget, so he will have to save more money for he can buy one. He wants to show it to Florence. John likes to become a freelance photographer making social engaged daily life pictures.
    John wears Teddy Boy clothing because he wants to stand out. He is in many ways a shy and humble young man. He actually loves a quit live, spending a lot of his spare time in his dark room.
     
    Arthur works at the factory of Ince & Mayhew, where he got the opportunity to work as an industrial advertising photographer for the company. This factory produces well designed first class office furniture and publishes every year a high quality catalog.
     




     
    Arthur finds Daisy a very attractive girl, but it is her warmth and kindness which likes he most.
    Daisy is a fan of Elvis Presley. She looks with a lot of interest at the shop window of Arch Records, on Station Road, which has an Elvis Presley theme. They like to visit the record shop, as other Northall teenagers, because James Johnson can tell nice anecdotes of today’s music scene.
     




     
    Last week they visited Walden books. Daisy loves to read and is always looking for some nice Victorian poetry and novels. John is not interested in literature, but he found a second hand example of Photography Theory and Practice from L. P Clerc and George E Brown from 1937 in the book shop. The owner of the bookshop Mr. Newton was very helpful and Arthur will now regularly go to his shop searching for books about photography.
     
    After seeing the ODEON board Daisy suggest to go to Serious Charge featuring Cliff Richard next Saturday evening. She likes his new hit Living Doll.
     




     
    John takes Daisy to the milk bar on the corner of High Street and Queen Street to treat her on her favourite sorbet, a Knickerbocker Glories. Arthur likes the Italian coffee they serve.
    Then he will walk her home.
     
    End.
     
    When the total story is finished I will publish it aa a PDF.
     
    And comments on the story are welcome. My only reference to that period are my memories as a boy living in a small apartment in Utrecht in 1959.
     
    Thanks for reading.
     
    Job
  12. Job's Modelling
    It is still too hot for modelling for me. I looking forward to somewhat less warmer and oppressive (?) weather.
    So I worked a little further with my story telling idea.
     
    I have made an appointment with the hotel where I can expose my diorama’s. He have to do a small change at the front of the diorama. This gave me the opportunity to make a picture of a delivery scene in Nice Street.
     
    So a new chapter from “A week in Northall”
     
    Nice Street on Tuesday
     
    Today Arthur has to do some deliveries at Nice Street. Nice Street is one of the shopping streets in this area. With the railway arches behind the houses its characteristic for this part of Northall.
     
    Arthur will first go to Christine Cooper at the Launderette. She opened the Launderette in 1957, in the former butcher shop of John Gibbs, who died after a short illness in 1956. It is a local meeting point where people share their latest news.
    Christine this morning is doing the wash for Mrs. Leanne Fincher-Rosenberg and her Teddy boy son Darrel, who live next door on No. 13. Her husband was a plumber and died in WW2 when Darrel was only about five years old. Leanne works on the tea packing floor of Fanshawe Ltd. She starts at 8. am and she finishes at 5.30 pm.
     
     
     




     
    Arthur has to deliver some bulk packages of OMO soap at the launderette. After a short chat he goes to his next costumer.
     
    This is J. Baker’s Café on no. 17. A well-known selling point for cigarettes and ice creams. He also serves good coffee and sandwiches.
    Jack Baker and his wife Yvonne started in 1939 this establishment as a Dining Room. In 1955 it is turned into a cafe.
     

     
    Arthur has to deliver a box of Rowntree's Fruit Gums.
    Marian Adderley, the 8 year old daughter of the owner Adderley Glass is going to buy a Walls ice cream in the café of Jack Baker.
     
    In the corner shop on no. 19 Henry Hewitt started in 1935 his photo shop. Henry has closed it down because the shop had outgrown its premises. He moved to Station Road. Darrel Fincher bought here his first second hand Houghton Ensign E29 Roll Film Box Camera. This camera was used by Henry Hewitt’s grandfather. Darrel made this picture of the closed shop.
     
     
     




     
    No 21-22 Nice Street is now the business and house of Mr. John Adderley, the local glass merchant. The merchant workplace is built in 1936.
     
     
     




     
    In front of the back entrance of the glass works Raymond Berryman, a British Railways van driver, has parked his Scammell in Angle Yard. He is delivering wooden box with mirrors for Adderley Glass Works. Mr. Adderley had ordered them by Mawby & King Limited, mirror manufacturers in Leicester for Quintin Nightingale the owner Brimhurst Park Manor, a Grade I listed Jacobean manor house.
     
     
     




     
    And for those who liked it the PDF version:
    Nice Street.pdf
     
    And as always information, opinions and constructive critics are welcome.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  13. Job's Modelling
    Making a railway layout or a diorama is actually telling a story. I found an interesting article about this subject, although aimed for writing a short story or a novel. But I have already seen some different approaches passing by on the RM web.
     
     
    1. VIGNETTE
    Typically, a vignette is defined as something that is incomplete, an impressionistic scene that centre’s around one moment, and gives the viewer an image of a person or place.
    For my layouts and diorama’s are vignettes. The viewer of a layout will see a train pass by and fills in his own story. The same occurs when someone is looking to a diorama.
     

    The interior of the Great Eastern pub in Bridge Street.
     
    2. SLICE OF LIFE
    Similar to the vignette, a slice of life story is incomplete in that it focuses on the common, a random series of moments or scenes. Often times these feel almost like journalism, documenting events without offering up any explanation, any thoughts or understanding of what has happened—and the story typically has an open ending.
    This could for instance be the case if you look at these two pictures of Daisy Page on Station Road.
     

     
    3. LIST
    There are any numbers of ways to write a list story, but typically, it is broken up into either numbered scenes, or a collection of objects or ideas under one concept.
    My story about Northall is actually a list story. I have broken the story up in the days of the week. In this way I will try to give a time based picture of the life of the family Page in Northall.
    For this see the attached PDF.
     
    Sunday 23 august 1959.pdf
     
    4. LENGTH
    You’ve certainly written short stories in a variety of lengths, but typically the length of a short story is supposed to be between about 1,000-7,500 words. But it is possible to use less words to tell a story.
    The honourable slipper boy told by Mikkel (picture used with permission) (http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/75/entry-16866-the-honourable-slipper-boy-part-1/ ) is such a short story, told in pictures and words.
     

     
    For my Northall Story, that I will tell this way as a multimedia project, I have calculated that it will be possible to do it in about 3000 words.
    You can find my own multimedia presentation here: https://www.facebook.com/job.weessies/videos/947390605350238/
     
    IN CONCLUSION
    The bottom line is that what form you use it has to serve the story.
    I hope that I’ve inspired you to stretch yourself and experiment a bit. I’m sure I’ve missed some great ideas.
    But take some chances, experiment a little bit, and see what happens. It could be fun. And don’t forget to publish it on the RM-web.
     
    And as usual suggestion and comments are most welcome.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  14. Job's Modelling
    The last couple of weeks nothing did go as planned and hoped. My wife has serious problems with the flu, I had a little accident with my bike and a friend of yours needs some personal coaching en help. And luckily I found still some time to do some modelling. About the result you can read below.
     
    As I tried out in the design stage I tried Scalescenes brown stretcher bond at the building behind the cottages.
     

     
    Before building the final background building I printed the texture of the cottages on the Fine Art photo paper. The colour was so much deeper red that I reconsidered the texture of the background building. After printing several textures I decided to look for something totally different.
    On Northall Dock I used a texture from Clever Models. So I got I look at their textures I downloaded three of them to try out. After testing I had two options and the final choice was called “cream city brick”. It looks like garden brick bond and has a nice texture after printing.
    I used one the templates from Scalescenes High Street backs to create the building. After I had finished it I was not happy with the final result.
     

     
    I had a look at my own reference map of Northall and searched again for the templates I could use from the Scalescenes High Street backs.
    For the windows I wanted to try out again the same approach I had used for the factory and my first attempt of the back ground building. Scalescenes doesn’t have the windows I wanted to use, so I searched again in by Clever Models for some windows. The windows the use in their Coal Merchant building could do the job. So I bought the kit.
    I tried the Clever Model windows out on the Scalescenes textures.
     

     
    For the roofs I used a texture TX161 from Model Railway Scenery.
    The final result you can see below.
     

     
    I like to hear your opinion about the use of the Clever Model texture and kit parts for British buildings.
    Or if anyone has useful information, comments or suggestions please let me know.
    Kind regards,
    Job
  15. Job's Modelling
    This is my first kit from Kingsway Models. Signs are kindly made for me when I ordered the showroom.
     
    If you follow the instructions the kit is easy to build. I missed one essential instruction and had to do the front a little bit different. I made new textures for the front of the showroom. I scanned the original Austin and CarMart sign from Kingsway and used them to put them into my front textures.
     

     
    I was not happy with the roof textures of the original kit. For the garage roof I used a texture from Scalescenes. Kingsway does not supply roof flashing wit the kit. I don’t like to see the folds in the roof.
     
    Kingsway also supplies a complete roof for the showroom. I made just a part of the roof using a texture from Clever Models. I did this because my diorama will be placed in an IKEA APA box with indirect lighting. And the main purpose to build this diorama to create a diorama showing a collection of my Austin cars.
     

     
    At the right side of the showroom I created a yard with some petrol pumps and three second-hand Austin’s. These cars are already painted. The yard textures are from Scalescenes with weathered with grey pastel mixture. Petrol pump are from Kingsway Models.
     
    I still have to paint the cars for the showroom. But at this moment I have to finish some other projects first. The bird’s eye picture gives you an impression of the total diorama.
     

     
    Next update from this project will be when I have finished the painting of my showroom models.
     
    As always comments and suggestion are welcome.
    Greetings,
    Job
  16. Job's Modelling
    I always wanted to do something with my collection of 1950’s car models. Garages and showrooms are very useful to create a nice diorama. On the website of Kingsway Models I found a collection of useful items. I ordered his new Main Dealer Car Showroom. The showroom doesn’t have signs for Austin. And I wanted to build an Austin showroom. When I ordered my kit, I asked him if it was possible to create some Austin signs for my showroom. He kindly made some nice signs and a garage name.
    When I got the name of the dealer for my showroom. I asked Internet of it also really existed. To my surprise it did. It was a main dealer of Austin in the 1950’s in London and had already a long pre-war history. Here it is:
     

     
    Next step to find a correct range of models. That was the hard part for me. There are a lot of model available, but to get the right time frame was not as easy as I thought.
    Finally, I found a website with an overview of the models that were available in a certain year. After trying several options, I came out on 1954.
     
    Unfortunately, not all models are available in 1:76. I have seen some more than excellent models in the 1:43 range.
     

     
    The cars in the showroom will be a mixture of Pocketbond, Oxford diecast and John Day Models. I will make my finally choice if I have built the showroom. The John Day Models I have to paint and put together.
     
    I also did some further research for some scenic items, for instance posters or brochures for on a counter.
     

     
    After the research I started with the kit. The kit is kept neutral. For my Austin Garage I have changed the background walls with an Austin slogan with BMC sign and some posters.
     

     
    If you are surprised by the Dutch text in my pictures it is easy to explain. I publish daily on Facebook in My Story to inform also some Dutch interested friends. There are also some English speaking/reading people that follow me on Facebook.
    Will be continued.
     
    Any information, comments etc. are welcome. 
     
    Greetings,
    Job
  17. Job's Modelling
    On Facebook I use Miss Parker to write about her research of the historical buildings of Littleworth and her daily life in the 1950’s. I separate the story there from my modelling information.
    So, Miss Parker continues:
    When I come back in Green Lane, I see the Austin pick up from Mr. James Nash standing in in the lane. Mr. Nash has a pet shop on Station Road in Northall where I sometimes buy some Spratt’s cat food. The Piggott sisters order their animal food there. Mr. Nash is probably delivering some Thornley’s pig food and some chicken food to Apple Tree cottage. Mr. Nash is talking to Miss Mary Piggott. They are looking to Jo, one of the Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs.
    I have another look and go into Rose Cottage. I have to make telephone call for an appointment with the National Provincial Bank to see if I can get a mortgage for the improvement of my cottage.
     
    Modelling information.
    The Pet shop on Station Road is made for my granddaughter a while ago. But fits in to my story.

     
    Today I finally finished Apple Tree cottage. The flashing around the chimney’s is done. More about Apple Tree cottage in a next entry. I made some new pictures with the Austin A70 pick up. Now with some pig food and chicken food sacks for Jo & Co, the pigs, of the Piggott sisters.
     

     
    Information about how I made the Austin A70 you can find here:
     
    Comments and suggestions are welcome.
     
    Greetings,
    Job
     
  18. Job's Modelling

    Apple Tree Cottage

    By Job's Modelling,


    Styles St. Mary
    Although it is been quite silent from my side, I’m still modeling.
     
    After I had finished Rose Cottage I build Apple Tree Cottage. Apple Tree Cottage is the premises of the Hinchliffe sisters.

     
    They do some small village farming: a small apple orchard and some pigs.

    In the picture some pig food will be delivered using a Austin A70 pick up. The car is a John Day Model.
     
    According to my research the sisters Hinchliffe had a small car. From my collection of cars I choice the Morris Minor MM. The sisters bought this car in 1949 by Henderson’s Garage in Milchester, Middleshire.
    Model cars are out of the box to shiny and clean. I gave the Morris a coat of Vallejo Satin Varnish and some weathering.
     
    The garage/shed for Apple Tree cottage is finished. I used a garage from 3DK models to create the garage for Apple Tree Cottage. Instead of a brick wall I used a wood texture from Model Railway Scenery. The garage door is from the 3DK garage kit. The asbestos roof is a texture from Model Railway Scenery.
    I added some white metal details from several suppliers whish I painted using paint from Vallejo, Citadel paints and AK. Green is from Busch, Woodland Scenic and MiniNatur.
    I finished the shed scene by adding Cutie, the Irish Setter, and miss Mary Hinchliffe to it.
     

    There is a little story behind the scene but that I have to save for a later moment. Another scene has to been built for it.
    This little diorama is not yet finished completely. I still have to do the right side.
     
    Thanks for reading and keep safe.
     
    I also wish every one a Happy Christmass and a healthy and good 2021.
     
    Greeting,
    Job
  19. Job's Modelling

    Arch Records

    By Job's Modelling,

    The Record shop has a limited interior.
    But let’s start with an interview from the Northall Gazette from 24 July 1959.
     

     
    And if you like you can listen to the Quarrymen here. Just as a tribute to John Lennon who was born on 9 October 1940.
     

     
    After a lot of thoughts I decided to create a tribute to one of the great rock and roll artist of that time. I used original movie posters and record covers from Elvis Presley to create my shop window.
    With Publisher I created the basic elements for the shop window display. I printed them an artist photo paper.
    This shop window is also a part of the story I try to tell in this scene.
     
    For the interior I used a counter from Clever Models. On top of it is a gramophone player from His master’s Voice.
     
    I also did some additional work to the front of the shop front. Adding an awning above the shop sign and some gliders along the edge of the brick and the shop. Above the awing a burglar alarm, resized from an picture from internet.
     
    I hope this has improved the total appearance.
     

     

     
     
     
    Next step is the small wall at the right of the scene.
     
    Advices and comments are much appreciated.
     
    Regards,
    Job
  20. Job's Modelling
    I designed the record shop using the Scalescenes textures and following the related building description.
     

     
    But I liked to give this shop a more 1950’s appearance. Unfortunately I couldn’t find much pictures. So I had to improvise here. As far as I know there were not much regulations about shop front appearances. So shop owners had a lot of freedom to create a shop front to their own design.
     
    I decide to use a brick surrounding for the record shop. Embossing the stones. With this job I have a love and hate relationship. One time I stop after 10 minutes, because I’m struggling with it. Another time I can go on and on,, working in some kind of flow. But afterwards I’m always pleased that I did it.
     
    I tried several front shop colours from the Scalescenes shops under arches. After trying several colours I decided to use the blue one.
    The shop front is made using the Scalescenes textures.
     
    The shop sign is made in my usual way using Publisher and Word. For the fascia I used colors from the BS5252 Color Chart.
     

     
    Again I have used a very good quality of card to create the shop front.
    The final result is weathered in my usual way with pastel pencils and some pigments.
    The shop front has had a total covering with a blue pastel pencil to give it a deeper blue color.
     

     
    In this picture you can see why I will not use grey card anymore. The shop front is the cut out. When adding the textures I wasn’t able to get it as straight as I wanted. Lesson learned. But I like the final appearance.
    I hope the result is convincing. And of course again an overall picture of Station Road, adding more and more colour to it.
     

     
    Advices and comments are much appreciated.
     
    Regards,
    Job
  21. Job's Modelling
    How to find back my information.
    Since I started building Northall diorama’s I collected a lot of information. But one way or another I wasn’t always able to find it back as soon as I wished. I hadn’t built up a system for collecting my information. Searching again takes sometimes away time for modelling. Last week I came upon a website created by another Dutch man. He has an interesting website about a fictive land somewhere in an ocean.
    See his website here: http://www.spocania.com/archief/menu-e.htm
     
    What triggered my was his alphabetical index. Today I bought a new folder to collect my Northall information on paper and creating an index folder on my desktop. I will also use an alphabetical index.
    An example you can see below.
     
    Names
    The other thing I was not sure of were the surnames I used for my diorama’s. I now know that not all names were common in all parts of the UK. The same counts for Holland. My surname is a typical name you will find frequently in a part of the province Groningen and not in other parts of the Netherlands.
     
    Then I found the following for my usable website:
    http://www.1911census.co.uk/
     
    You can select a county or a place and fill in a surname. In this way I could see if the name that you had chosen was known in that place.
    This means that I have to go through my Northall Gazette’s and my story to change names that are, in my opinion, are not suitable.
     
    Progress
    Progress on the row of Victorian cottages goes slowly. Personal circumstances are responsible for this. So you have to be a little bit patient to see A wow of Victorian Cottages - part two.
     
    As you know I like to create a history for the firms in Northall. You can read the history of Robert Oxford and Sons Limited below.
     

  22. Job's Modelling
    Modelling
    I still wait for the right modelling solution for my eye problems. But this also give me the opportunity to do some research to create my fictive Northall. I hope you also will enjoy reading about my journey in creating Northall.
     
    Creating a believable town.
    Working on my diorama’s I have always trouble to keep things together to a consistent overall picture. So I looked at our main source for information and found a usable template on one of the fantasy sides. See: https://randyellefson.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/creating-a-fantasy-city-part-2/ The template asked to fill in some basic information such as:
    Identification – where is our town known for. It also asked for a slogan. I think I have found the right one for Northall: (see below the picture)

    Arte et industria (Latin: By art and industry)
     
    The picture above is from Nice Street. Nice Street is shown in outline on the 1867 O.S. No houses had yet been built. Named after the builder George Nice from London.
     
    Famous places: Northall has now a Pomfret Manor and a Griffin House. The Griffin house has is own local mystery history.
    A minimal description of places near Northall.
    Industry / products /religion / famous people.
    Etc.
     
    Street names
    With every diorama, I should find a new street name. Mostly the street names were related to the diorama I was building. This would not give a consistent overall picture. I found two interesting articles about street names:
    Street names were chosen by using the names of locally and national well-known people, regional place names, names of houses and the use of names related to the Royal family. A article with descriptions of street names, when the streets were build and the meaning of the street name used.

    Both gave me the opportunity to create my own articles for Northall. In this way I could create a believable set ot street names. Although not yet permanent it gives a good start for choosing the right names.
     

    Here are two examples for the already build Northall streets.

    BRIDGE STREET
    So-called on the 1859 O.S. The name is a reminder to the railway bridges across the street, railway freight line and the canalized river North.
     

    OVAL ROAD
    Part of the Northall development commenced in 1853. The road is named after Mr Oval, the 4th Earl’s of Northall gardener and the designer of the Grivin House Garden.
     
    Alphabetical index
    The use of an alphabetical index, which I described earlier, is working very well for me. I have a index on my desk top but I also have one one paper. Both are working very well together. In this way, it is easy to storage your information and find it quickly if you need it.
     
    Progress
    Progress goes slowly. But I hope to finish the painting of my vehicles for Queen Street next week.
     
    All suggestions and additional information is welcome.
     
    Wishing you all a healthy and good (modelling) 2017.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  23. Job's Modelling

    Bookshop front

    By Job's Modelling,

    I designed both shop using the Scalescenes textures and following the related building description.
    Although the overall appearance is convincing I thought it must be possible to create a shop front I saw on several websites.
     

     
    I found a picture that has a lot of resemblance to the shop front design of Scalescenes.
    If you compare the shop front in the picture with the shop front in the drawing below you will notice a lot of differences.
    For my it would be a challenge to create a shop front that looks more like the drawing, creating the following features mentioned there: plaster; console, facia, cornice, stall riser. The fanlight, the transom and mullion is part of the design of the Scalescenes shop. The transom and mullion are so fine that it’s very difficult and maybe impossible to achieve in card.
     

     
    I have used a very good quality of card to create the shop front. Grey board will not give the same result. This is one of the excellent advices I followed from David Neat.
    The shop front is made using the Scalescenes textures.
    The facia I created using a black wood texture, adding the shop name on it in Publisher.
    The final result is weathered in my usual way with pastel pencils and some pigments.
     

     
    I will give the shop an interior.
     
    I hope the result is convincing. And of course again a overall picture of Station Road, adding more and more colour to it.
     

     
    Advices and comments are much appreciated.
     
    Regards,
    Job
  24. Job's Modelling
    You have already met Arthur Page (47) who lives in Caroline Street, although not properly introduced by me. So here is some more information about him to make him more alive:
    Arthur is born in Farthing - Wiltshire. He comes from a railway family. His father was a loco driver who regularly drove a loco along the freight line to Northall Dock. He started as a young led at Northall Goods Depot when he was 16 years old. So he is working for British Railways for more than thirty years.
    Arthur travels many miles with the Austin 3way van in Northall and the surrounding villages. He is very fond of the vehicle in spite of being heater-less and the toxic fumes he inhales from the engine in the cab. Apart from those obvious defects, Arthur is pleased that it has wind-up windows and a stylish but cheerful looking 'face'.
     
    The 3way van was very practical in use
     
     




     
    Not only in the 1950’s daily working by British Railways and other users. But also for me taking pictures of diliveries in Northall, because I don’t have to model open back doors or side doors.
     
    The car received a coat of Vallejo 76515 Light grey wash to dim the shining appearance.
    The wheels and black parts received a coat with Vallejo black wash.
     
     




     
    The underside and the wheels received a coat of Vallejo 76521 Oiled Earth wash.
    The wheels and some parts of the car are additionally weathered with some Vallejo paints and pigments.
     
     




     
    Background information:
     
    Work on the K8 as it was called in its prototype form, started in early 1946. But it soon became known as the 'Three-Way' van owing to its arrangement of double doors on both the nearside and offside, as well as at the rear, providing excellent access to the loading bay. It was a very forward looking design with its curved front and high driving position, making the visibility excellent compared to the competition.
     
    Production commenced early in 1947. Various changes had been made from the prototypes, which included the radiator grille, front bumper, access steps along with the wheels.
    The forward control cab gave good visibility a partition with window separates the cab from the steel body, with composite doors and toughened glass.
    The body had a timber frame with steel sheets attached, even the doors had a wooden frame. The large front windows gave a good view of the road, the driver’s side could be opened. Both the front doors had wind-down widows.
    So from the first vehicles been produced in 1947 to the last one coming off the line on September 1954 a total of over 26,500 had been made.
    This entry was made with the help of http://www.austinmemories.com/page67/page75/page75.html
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  25. Job's Modelling
    Pavement and road are in place. But although the printed version is very good, I prefer to give it a personal touch.
     

     
    Another problem I had to solve was my way of weathering. When I started using my pastel pencil I noticed some scratching on the surface of printed pavement. So I re-read an article about colouring black and white photographs. In this article the recommended the use of soft pastels. I decided to give that a try. In an art shop I asked some advice and I went home with a small range of Schmincke soft pastels, fitting to my color palette for Caroline Street.
    Schimcke has all pastel colors in 5 different shades from dark to light.
    These pastels are very, very soft indeed. So applying it directly to my textures didn’t work out. Then I used some fine sanding paper to get some pastel powder. Almost like pigment.
    With a very fine synthetic brush I applied a small amount of pastel on the texture and with a cotton but I worked it on the surface. This looked very promising, so I decided to go on with this method.
     

     
    For the pavement I used Neutral Grey M and for the sides of the kerbing Neutral Grey D. Both colors I also for weathering some parts of the road.
    For the kerbings I used mixture of Grey violet O, Neutral Grey D and some Silver.
    I used Sepia Brown O for a start and for some parts Vandyke brown O for the road. The yard is weathered with the same colors, but I used more layers of Vandyke brown O there.
     

     

     
    On the textured Fine Art Photo paper it is possible to use also pastel pencils. I used the pencils also to color edges before gluing.
     
    If anyone has useful information, comments or suggestions please let me know.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
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