Job's Modelling

On 02/01/2022 at 12:44, Mikkel said:

Hi Job, very good to hear from you again. And with interesting news too. That house and its contents look like very high class modelling. I hadn't heard of Duncan Rhodes before, must have a look. 

 

Let me guess, is the shop Faraos Cigarer? (Cigars of the Pharaoh, named after the Tintin album). That enterprise has become a major institution for fantasy, role playing, comics, graphic novels and modelling in Denmark. Used to be one small shop, now owns several shops in downtown Copenhagen, including one on the main drag which is a good exhibition window for the kinds of hobbies that people normally think of as weird or niche.

 

Brexit has impacted my modelling too. One thing is the VAT, which many UK traders forget or refuse to subtract, so we pay double. But what really drives up the cost here is the carriers' fees for handling the extra admin. My plan is to save up for trips to the UK, which will then also allow for some exhibition visits. A certain virus has put a stop to that for now though, so am either accepting the extra costs or ordering from within the EU when possible.

 

 

 Hi Mikkel, thanks for your supportive answer. I'm glad I found something that I like. 

The shop I buy from is King Games, Urhøjvej 32, 4480 Store Fuglede in Denmark. Gave me some good support when I started, and they have a good collection of figures. I like their Dunkeldorf range. Here is picture with their female blacksmith situated in the diorama I'm building this moment:

The other figures are from a 3D supplier in the Netherlands.

One kind of paint that is useful to use in OO-gauge, I think, are the Contrast Paints from Citadel. Just give a colour a try. I use them now frequently.

Wish you a good modeling year and hope you can go the UK this year.

Thanks for your support.

Greetings,

Job

Phil thank you for your very useful information. Do you have any suggestion for my drawing and dining room? Also there is in my opinion a large kitchen. 

And the Brexit makes ordering in the UK much more expensive. Someone wrote that you have to double the price due the tax you have to pay.

Mikkel you are right this is not my first attempt . I have made an interior before. But this is really the first attempt to create realistic time based furniture, using furniture textures from the internet and making my own modelling kits.

I have to make a lot of furniture for the vicarage. Some one in one of the Facebook groups suggested to create the wall removable so you can see the interior if you want. Will see what I can do with that.

My 1950's kitchen in a terraced house in Caroline Street. Made a long time ago. 

With the knowledge from now we would have done a lot of things different. I remember I was impressed by Limits to Growth of the Club of Rome published in 1972. 

1 hour ago, alastairq said:

I find that very excellent...well done. Can I suggest a [brick?] lintel above the door arch?

Thanks for the compliment, Of course you may suggest that. . I think I can add a lintel at both sides of the wall above the door.

3 hours ago, Mikkel said:

A dark story! I think I remember Agatha Christie's version, her ability to come up with ideas for almost-perfect murders was always a bit scary  Nice idea to use her work as inspiration, there will be hundreds of situations for diorama modelling in her books.  

 

Modelling-wise, it's another excellent diorama from you I think. I like how you capture several planes, from the lower steps to the roof top. The excellent cobbles are like a stage, you could show other scenes there too.

Thanks for your comment. For my this brings two things together. My passion for modelling small dioramas and the love for British Crime stories and series. 

5 hours ago, Mikkel said:

Mikkel said:

Oh yes, very effective walls. The whole model has a sort of subdued and restrained look to it, which I really like. Great colour balancing, including the doors and curtains.

Job, have you seen Terry's blog, I think you would be interested:

 

Sorry I made a mistake and deleted your comment. But I already clicked on quote so it is still here.

But I will thank you for your comment. Pleased to hear that you liked my colour approach.

I had a look at the blog of Col. Stephens. I will follow that one with interest.

 

I'm glad I had a look at your Farthings entries today.

This one is lovely. Like to see the pictures of your layout.

Love this kind of approach. Sometimes we get surprised by the results.

A healthy and  Good New  Year.

Keep safe.

Loved the pictures in this entry.

On 06/01/2021 at 07:27, Mikkel said:

Hi Job. I seem to have missed this post. Another lovely build.

 

A belated happy new year to you. I hope we get to see more from Northall in 2021.

 

Thank you. I miss sometimes your updates. Don't get an email when you have posted a new topic. 

I post now frequently in some Facebook groups.

4 hours ago, Mikkel said:

Nice to see some vegetation beginning to appear in your modelling Job. Not just the tree but grass and sunflowers. Are the latter from Busch?

The apple tree, most of the vegetation and the sunflowers are from Busch. I also use Woodland Scenics.

4 hours ago, Mikkel said:

Lovely work Job. It's always a treat when you post.

 

I'd like to live in that cottage, but I don't want to insult Miss Parker with an offer of buying it. I'm sure money is of little interest to her.

 

There is much attention to detail in the letter from Peterson & Son, including the typed date not being quite in line with the print!

Thank you. Miss Parker inherited the cottage from her parents in 1947 when her father, Frank Parker, died.  Now she is thinking of a second mortgage to do some roof repair and modernising the cottage. Installing a bathroom and a refrigerator. 

2 hours ago, 5&9Models said:

Only thing troubling me is the joints between the roof tiles lining up, that roof would leak like a sieve.

Maybe she should ask the local builder for some roof repair.

I have not used the RMweb for a while. Love your pictures.

Mikkel thanks for sharing the information of Michael Paul Smith

Greetings,

Job

8 hours ago, Mikkel said:

I wonder what the special occasion is? A class outing perhaps?

Thanks for the nice complement. Actually it's because Miss Shaw is celebrating that's she is a teacher for 25 years at the school.

See the article in The  Middleshire Magazine for Local History.

On 31/03/2020 at 07:37, Mikkel said:

Hi Job, I hope you and yours are doing well in these difficult times.

 

What a pleasing design of building - well the exterior at least!  Nice choice of textures and very well built, as always. Thanks for providing all the details of the manufacturers/source of components, very useful.

 

Here is everything alright. But actually, there is not much changed for us. This is the way we are living already for almost seven years. The only difference is to keep distance, be careful when shopping and some services are closed. But we are still healthy. Walking every morning with our dogs: Tom, an recently adopted English Setter and Quinn, an Irish Soft Coated Wheaten.

Glad you liked the approach of the entry.

And of course I hope you and your family are doing well.

12 hours ago, Marly51 said:

Brrr... memories of outdoor school toilets in the winters of the 1950s! Frozen pipes and and a mad dash through icy winds. No lingering!!  Lovely details, maybe have the school janitor nearby with a bucket and mop?
 

Marlyn

Marlyn, thanks for your memories. I can not imagine. But my school will be set a little more back in time, so I doubt if there was a school janitor nearby. 

16 hours ago, Marly51 said:

Hi Job - Yes, we are fine here in the Northern Highlands. Plenty of jobs to be done in our garden, we are lucky to be surrounded by open fields and the local village shops are delivering our weekly supplies! Hope you are keeping well too? 
 

Marlyn

Hi Marlyn. Here is every thing well. Have posted part 2.

Hi Marlyn,

I hope your are in good health and not suffering from the Corona virus.

Thanks for the information. Will post an update some of these days.

Greetings,

Job

Looks great.  Can use some planks for my building projects.

Looks great.  Can use some planks for my building projects.

Excellent modeling. Love to see that how you make the goods wagons for your excellent layout.

Thank you for your compliments. I have already made a choice for a new project. Will try to show you my process in creating a little diorama

. Petite Properties "Little Acorns School"

Some lovely wagons.  Nice to see some Midland wagons on your layout. The Midland goods wagons were my first introduction to historical railways in the UK.

21 hours ago, MikeOxon said:

Very attractive model of the pub - I especially like the chimney!  I suspect the car is actually an A70 Countryman - an uncle of mine had one that I remember riding in the back as a kid, long before safety legislation required seat belts etc.  It'd be nice to see some close-up views, so that we can appreciate the textures you have created.

Thanks for the compliment.

The chimney was part of the Peptite Properties kit, but I used a picture of a Tudor chimney to finish it in another way. 

You are right about the car. For the colour choice I used this reference:

To answer your question about the textures I have to write an entry. I have also to write about the way I create them and the (photo)papers I use. As mentioned in my answer to Mikkel: the right choice of (photo)paper is essential to get the right texture.

But this may answer it partly:

Roof - Scalescenes texture printed on 170 gr matt photopaper

Stucco - created from a picture using Publisher to get the right colour and printed on 170 gr matt photopaper. Glued on an artist paper to get the right high.

Brick work underside pub - picture from the internet, made to scale; printed on a high quality canvas paper

Chimneys: textures from Scalescenes printed on a high quality canvas paper.