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  1. Job's Modelling
    A couple of months ago I bought 3 different small IKEA boxes. Just to see what I could do with them. So, I have now three different personal challenges.
    For the first one I used an IKEA box of 31cm wide x20cm high x 7cm deep.
    The box is not very deep. For that reason, I approached the building of the diorama as a three-dimensional painting. I started with the sky and than the city background. In this way the colour tone of the “painting” was set. From this point on I tried which colours/textures I had to use for the station building.
    This is also the first step in creating my “new” Northall. And what is better then start with the station. This time in an Edwardian setting.
    Northall Junction Station is designed as a passenger station for country towns. The station has a booking office, waiting rooms, a station-master’s residence combined. The building is a good example of a suitable building of his class.
     

     
    As a reference I used a drawing of Much Wenlock station. This time I wanted to build again in card using a kit from Scalescenes as a starting point. His R004 Medium Station Building is useful because of its modular design.
    Unfortunately, it doesn’t have a real Great Western appearance, so I did some research on the internet. Here a came a along Culham station. There is a nice part with modelling sheets to build the station. You can find them here: http://www.culhamstation.co.uk/kit.html .
    I also had to make some compromises. Although I had made some Edwardian posters, I decided to use the posters boards from R003b GWR Station & Goods Shed based on Staverton. I used them as a base and used some of the boards I had made.
     

     
    Here you can see why I decided to use the Scalescenes board. The edges are not good enough for me.
    I tried the slate roof texture from Scalescenes first. But the size and colour didn’t fit in. I tried several roof textures and finally choice a texture from Model Railway Scenery.
    Door and windows I found on the RMweb: https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/67105-a-free-lance-gwr-themed-terminal-station-building-for-bears-end/ . I had only to resize them a little bit.
    Background is from Peco. I Used a picture from the internet that was just the right size to create a background in the box. The sky is also found on the internet.
    And of course, there is a little story in the scene.
    Wm. Charles Godwin, insurance agent for The Liverpool and London Globe Insurance Company is on his way to visit a client in Southend. He is looking at a poster while his suitcase is standing beside him.
    There is also a trunk visible for Mrs. Mary Hope Mary, who goes to visit her sister in Littleworth. She is waiting in the Ladies waiting room for the train
     

     

     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  2. Job's Modelling
    At the end of the year it’s good to have a good look at what you have done and how to go on in the new modelling year.
    When I started with my Bridge Street project 7 years ago, I just wanted to try out card building. And because it was my first project I also wanted to see if it was possible for me to create a believable English scene. Just to fresh up your mind a picture of my first build card building: John Grantham’s grocery shop.

     
    In this stage I also created a station called Northall. My second diorama was also a further try-out.
    Because my allergic constitution I have limited possibilities to model. So instead of trains I decided to concentrate me on the British Railway road vehicles. In this stage to idea grow to create Northall as a town where “packages” where delivered.
     
    In the meantime, I build several other diorama’s and tried out other kits and other materials. One of these project is one of my wife favourites: Church Street
     

     
    The last picture shows also one of the problems I discovered. This road van was never used for the delivery of packages.
    Also, some comments showed me that my approach was not always the way to create a correct image of the way sundries & parcels were delivered.
     
    Because I like to create realistic believable diorama’s I asked myself the following question: what criterion do you want to use your modelling projects. I came to the following points:
    History – Railway related and social
    Parcel and sundries traffic
    Road vehicles
    Advertising and railway posters
     
    To be honest I lacked the knowledge of some of these points. So, I have to do some more research. This time not only on the internet but I also bought some books about the history of the use of road vehicles and parcel and sundries traffic by British Railways. It also awaked my interest in the GWR road vehicles and posters.
     
    I have already deleted some of the categories on my blog page.
     
    So, I will start partly over again. Northall is a market place situated on the canalized river North in the fictive county of Middleshire. From Northall there is a Branch Line to Littleworth.
     

     
    The Northall story from now on will be a “cocktail” of diorama’s situated around Northall and villages mentioned in the map in different time settings.
    As a start some time-based posters with dogs.
     

     
    Thanks for reading my entries in 2018.
    I wish you a merry Christmas and a healthy and
    prosperous 2019.
     
     
     
    Looking forwards to you suggestions and comments.
     
     
     
    Kind regards,
     
    Job
  3. Job's Modelling
    I have almost finished the terraced house.
    Before I show you the result first my personal review of the kit from In the Greenwood. I have enjoyed building it, but just for this diorama.
    The 3 mm MDF I personally find too thick for the terraced house. 2 mm would have been better, but I don’t know if it possible to do the laser cut. The kit is easy to build. There are no windows supplied, so you have to make your own choice here.

    Painting

    The doors I have painted using just a black wash from Vallejo. They have got several layers.

    For the “white” woodwork I used a paint from the Petite Properties range called “Top of the Milk”. The paints of Petite Properties work well on MDF.

    For the stone parts I used a paint from the AK range called Dust. I like to use as less different colours as possible to keep the diorama together.

    The roof is painted with Petite Properties Soot Ash with some Warpfiend grey from Vallejo. I found the Petite Properties paint alone to dark.

    Windows

    I have tried different methods for the windows. I found the way Clever Models do their windows using a matt picture suitable. But the setting is Edwardian, and in no PDF kit I have there were suitable window textures to find.
    After an intensive search on the internet I found picture I could use for the curtains. With some help from a photo program and my usual way of scaling I made them at size. I made them also less white to let them fit in the diorama.
    Now my terraced house has authentic Edwardian curtains.
     

     

    Photo box

    For a long time, I have an article about a simple photo box. I have build the box to day and the photo of the cottage is made using it.
     

     

    As you see I have to finish the chimneys. But you will see the result of that in one of my next entrees. I also will start with the shop. Just a preview of my first design for the shop name:
     

     
     
     
    Comments and suggestions are welcome.
     

    Kind regards,
    Job
  4. Job's Modelling
    Before I started I read some articles about brick painting. I have read the chapter of brick painting in that excellent book “Cottage Modelling for Pendon”, some chapters in a book called “Create exterior finishes” from Bea Broadwood. Is also very useful for railway modellers, especially for those who do 7mm. And last but not least an article from Emmanuel Nouaillier in an Eisenbahn Journal. I will mostly follow the steps described in the last article. For my colour choice I used all three.
     
    For the house and shop I also use this time a kit from In the Greenwood.
    I cleaned them first with an MDF cleaning pad. I gave all the parts a coat with Gesso.
     

     
    Then the brick parts got a coat with Vallejo black Wash. This to down tone the white the Gesso.
     

     
    Now I can start painting the individual bricks with a base colour. With the information I had, I looked at my available paints. I have used the following colours: Red Squirrel and Mucky Pint from the Petite Properties range and Dust from the AK range.
     

     
    For the mortar I used a pigment called Earth of Vicenza. I blow the most pigment off the piece (out of the window) and wept it off with a moistened piece of cloth.
    Above the wall in progress, below a larger picture of the finished wall.
     

     
    After testing my way of brick painting on a side wall I can continue painting and building my terraced house.
     
    And of course suggestions and comments are welcome.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  5. Job's Modelling

    shop design

    By Job's Modelling,

    Shops
    I like those old English shops. And a lot of nice pictures can be found on the internet. There is also a lot of information to find to create a believable shop front. Untill now I have created several shops for my Northall diorama’s. all with a different character.



    This was my second shop. Built for my Bridge Street project. Just using shop signs from Scalescenes.



    And one of my favourite scenes. The girl with the red dress. In this case a created the shop sign my self using Publisher. The colors for the shop sign and the fonts were a random choice.

    Shop design guide
    To create time based shops I did a lot of research on the internet and wrote my own shop design guide. This guide I will use in the future to create my shops. I have added the guide as PDF to this entry. I hope it will be useful. All fonts mentioned in the guide are to be downloaded free from the internet.

    Shop front design guide.pdf

    Creating a shop sign:
    I have mentioned the use of Publisher several times. I will try to explain how I create my shop signs.
    A start in Publisher with creating a text boxes with the right size.
    Then I decide in what time the shop was started. In this case in the 1950’s. So I adopted Optima as font. Then I look for a colour that fits with the shop that I want to build.
    Then you copy the upper textbox and drag it to another place.
    The smaller text box is also copied and dragged to the replaced upper box to create the definite sign.



    Then I save the Publisher file as an JPEG file. In my windows photo editor I cut out the final shop sign.



    The sign is than mostly out of size if you print it directly. So I copy and paste the sign to Word and if necessary I resize the sign.

    A.G.Smith

    This shop sign I will use on my first O scale vignette.

    Alfred George Smith carefully manage the grocery shop since 1956, providing good customer service and a wide variety of groceries to cover the needs of his costumers.
    Lucy Page is one of his regular customers.

    As usual comments asn suggestion are welcome.
    Kind regards,
    Job
  6. Job's Modelling
    For the pavement I also use the sheets from In the Greenwood. Made the pavement to the right size using a craft knife. Then I cleaned them first with an MDF cleaning pad. I gave it a coat with Gesso.

    Next step was painting the granite kerbs. As base colour I used AK Dry Light Mud. I gave it several layers. The side used a lot of paint. After that I took a little piece of natural sponge with some Petite properties ‘Mucky’ paint. With just a little paint on the sponge I dabbed the granite kerbs.

    The slabs I gave first a coat with a base colour of Celestra Grey from Citadel. Than I did the space between the slabs with Vallejo Oiled Earth. After that I took an old brush with the hairs cut down. I dabbed the individual slabs with a coat of Tallard Sand, Baneblade brown, Stormvermir fur from Citadel and Flat earth from Vallejo. I worked directly on applying, in the same way, Administration Grey from Citadel. When finished I gave the pavement and kerbs a coat of Light Grey wash from Valejo. Just to bring the whole scene together.
     

     
    Here is picture of the whole diorama. The side street has another finished colour. I used it as a try-out, but I’m still content with the final result. The black edge at the end of the pavement will not be visible when the diorama is finished.
     

     
    I have first to do some things on the base and then I can start with the buildings.

    Kind regards,
    Job
  7. Job's Modelling
    I still have to finish the Hansom cab…. But I think I will use something else on the diorama. Believe that the Hansom cab will be to large for this diorama. Thinking of using a handcart and a boy delivering a Christmas gift. In that time, it was already possible to buy things from a mail order company, for instance from the Empire Stores, which then were send to the costumer by rail as a parcel. Only the way we order, and deliver is changed ….
     
    But first there must be a cobbled road to put the cart on. I also made the base from Petite Properties. Painted the base black. For the cobbled road I use the sheets from In the Greenwood. Made the road to the right size using a craft knife. Then I cleaned them first with an MDF cleaning pad. I gave it a coat with Gesso. After this was dried the whole street had a coat of Vallejo Oiled Earth.
     

     
    Next step was painting the cobblestones individually. I used base colour from the Citadel range. In this case Mechanicus Standard Grey.
     

     
    After that I painted the space between the stones with a 50/50 mixture of Vallejo Light Sienna and Natural Umber mixed with Pigment binder. I let this dry for 24 hours.
     
    Next job was painting individual stones in groups of six with layer colours in grey tone. I used the following colours: from Citadel Administration grey and from AK paints Dry light mud. I mixed them in several shades.
    After painting the setts, I gave every individual stone a coat of Oiled Earth from Vallejo to tone down the surface.

     
    I used a Wargaming and Facebook modelling tutorial from Internet as a guide. Used the colours I had. But every time the result will be different even if you use the same colours again.
    I'm curious about your opinion about this one.
     
    Next job will be painting the pavement with its granite kerbs.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  8. Job's Modelling
    After my experiment with pastels I now I used mainly acrylic paints and in the end some pastels. This time I painted the horse that came with the Langley kit of the Hansom Cab.
    I did also some additional search on internet about the background of the Hansom Cab. Doing this I came along this interesting website http://www.gail-thornton.co.uk/index.php . A lot of information about wagons and carts used in the past.
     
    The starting point: the horse from the Langley kit. This time I also found a nice reference picture that I could use.
    I glued the horse to the wooden base using PVA glue. In this way it easy to handle.
     

     
    After cleaning it from flashes and cleaning it, the next step was to give it a coat of primer. In this case I used Vallejo grey primer.
    Then I have put the basic colours on. Because I used Citadel paint I didn’t need to dilute the paint 1:1. I let the base colours dry for 3 hours (actually a night).

     
    With Reikland Flasshade (a wash), using a small brush, I got along the edges of the harness to bring the colours more together. After drying I painted the whole horse wit the wash to sharpen up the painting and provide shadows.

     
    With diluted paint 1:2 I painted the small details. I also gave the harness a thin coating of black leather from Scalecolor.
     
    Then I gave the horse a total wash with diluted 1:5 with Ratskin Flesh for the horse and Vallejo black wash for the harness. Because the wash is transparent the base colour showed through.
    As a finish I gave the horse a layer with Vallejo satin varnish. Then I used some Schminke pastels for the final touch. The horse doesn’t look shiny anymore.

     
    I used a tutorial from Internet as a guide and used also the advices from some members of the RM web. I will thank them for their advice.
    Painting more figures will give me more experience.
    I'm curious about your opinion about this one.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  9. Job's Modelling
    I have learned to do the hardest things first. For me that is painting figures.
    After the excellent blog entries in Wenlock’s Blog (http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1131/entry-20957-coal-part-2/ ) and Mikkel’s The Farthing’s layout (http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/75/entry-21161-gwr-large-flat-dray/) about horses and carts I decided to do some horse painting. In the past I found an excellent tutorial about painting horses using pastels. So let’s give it a try.
     
     
     
    The starting point is a horse from the Dart Castings range.
     

     
    After cleaning it from flashes and cleaning it, the next step was to give it a coat of primer. In this case I used Vallejo red brown RAL 8012.
     

     
    Then I started painting the harness of the horse using black acrylic paint and black wash. I finished the harness drybrushing with a mixture of black and brown.
    Next step is to use the pastels. Building it up in layers. I started with Yellow Ochre, then I added some Burnt Yellow. Then you give it a light coat of varnish for pastels. After that you can built up the colour further using brown and black. Each time you add a small amount of pastel to the colours you have used already. Every time I had done some layers of pastel I gave it a coat of varnish.
    Finally, I highlighted some muscle parts adding black with a cosmetic pad.
     

     
     
     
    After I had given the horse it final coat of varnish I found it to glossy. To solve this, I gave the horse a final coat of black wash.
     
    Then I finished the bottom of the feet using some acrylic paints: white and light dirt.
     
    Here is the result of my efforts.
     

     
    I'm curious about your opinion.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
     
    P.S. After the correct comments of the picture I have made a new one. Hope it is better. Also got a personal advice to improve it. I will try this out and will show the result in my next entry.
     

  10. Job's Modelling
    Some days ago, a received my order from “In the Greenwood”. Some laser cut products to create a Christmas diorama for my wife.
    Of coarse I tried to give it a place between my Northall diorama’s. The diorama is situated in High Street. The Northall Society helped me out to find some more information. We are going back in time. Prior’s tailor shop is established in the beginning of the Edwardian times, when the shop and terraced houses were built.
    I have bought the following items:
    A kit with two terraced houses,
    a kit with a corner shop,
    some sheets of with cobble stones,
    pavement.
     

     
    My first impression is that these are nice kits that can give a nice diorama. I did choice for these kits because the will the make the finished diorama less delicate than card models.
     
    I have already done some research how to approach the kits. The diorama will get some additional features:
    some figures from the Andrew Stadden range,
    a Hansom cab from Langley and
    a streetlamp from Gaugemaster.
     
    When the temperature is going down I can start to model. Until next time.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  11. Job's Modelling
    Today I got an email from Ghost Signs. I follow his website, Facebook page and blog for a while now. Some time ago he asked for some modelled signs and I send him some picture of Nice Street. He asked me to write something about it. Now he wrote an article about Nice Street featuring some ghost and shop signs I used. I’m very pleased with the way he wrote about my modelling.
     
    Never thought my modelling would be published outside the RMweb.
    You can find the article here:
    http://www.ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/06/the-dioramas-of-northall-by-job-weessies.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ghostsigns+%28Ghostsigns%29

    Kind regards,
    Job
  12. Job's Modelling
    I have finally finished my diorama of Station Road
    I have added a Reliant van. The van got some weathering for a better appearance. I used paint from several model paint suppliers.

     

    This time I uploaded a picture of the diorama with the visual underground. Then I saw that a piece of brickwork of a chimney was lose. I repaired that immediately.
    I also took a picture of the diorama with my British Railway delivery van. I will use these pictures for my delivery story of Arthur Page.

     
    Because this diorama is for my grand daughter it becomes a different finish. With a friend of mine, who is a picture frame maker, we made a wooden frame for the diorama. It will also have a glass cover. I made the picture without that.
     

     
     
     
    I hope you like the result.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  13. Job's Modelling

    Interiors ......

    By Job's Modelling,

    This title might surprise you, but we are going back to Caroline Street to the house of Arthur Page.
     

     
    No, I don’t want to build an interior into the existing diorama. I needed just the interior for the illustration of my story. In his excellent book “Cottage Modelling for Pendon” Chris Pilton is a good chapter about when you should build an interior. The most important is the room of the interior will be visible for the viewer and mostly the room in which the interior is made has lighting attached.
    I have done is, although with indirect lightning for my shops on Station Road. See the picture of Walden Books below:
     

     
    The interior that I have created now is a small diorama on itself. It contains a front room and a kitchen.
     
    In some background information I found was stated that:
    “Many people used their front room just for special occasions and it was kept tidy for this purpose. Many were hardly ever used because of this.”
    In my case Arthur Page is used this room for listening to the radio and reading a newspaper or book.
     

     
    The kitchen was the centre of the family live, because it was the warmest room in the house with heat from the range.


    Lucy Page is making the lunch. I was gladly surprised when I saw that Dart Castings had added in the Monty figures range a housewife figure.
     

    Used textures.
     
    For the building of the diorama I used textures from:
    Scalescenes : kitchen wall and the kitchen floor Modelrailwayscenery: wall paper in the front room and wooden floor. Finescale buildings: kitchen range and furniture in the front room and kitchen. Internet: dollhouse free available resized textures (photo’s) and other textures/pictures I resized personally, for instance the radio in the front room.


     

    Question:
    For my story and the building of my next diorama (when I have finished Oval Road) I am looking for pictures of backyards / gardens with washing lines with wash from the (late) 1950’s. Monday was in the 1950’s washing day. If anyone can help me with this, I would be very thankful.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  14. Job's Modelling
    I have finished the roof. I have used a roof texture from Scalescenes printed on 100 gsm Rice paper from Hahnemühle.
    You can still see on the picture some white lines. I have already coloured them in with a dark grey pastel. Weathering is done using a dark slate pigment from Vallejo.


    Northall has 'real living' persons. Here is the story behind the diorama:



    "Margaret Gates is looking through the window of the pet shop. She wanted to buy some Spratt biscuits for her dog, but th

    e lovely rabbits took her attention.

    Margaret lives in Caroline Street not far from the shops on Station Road."


     
     
     
    I have added a picture from her with her dog Ponto talking to her neighbour Mr. Page.
     

     
    Although the buildings are now finished I still must finish the diorama. I want to put a van in the street, that could be used by the owner of the pet shop. Most cars I buy are to glossy to use them straight from the box.
    Comments and suggestions are welcome.
    ​Kind regards,
    Job
  15. Job's Modelling
    I have finished the gent’s hair saloon. I have used textures from Scalescenes. The shop signs I designed using Publisher with an example I found on Internet. I save the result as JPEG file and with the photo program in Windows 10 I cut the designed sign out. I copy past the cut-out picture to Word and resize it to make it fit.
    The Brylcreem sign for the shop I found on Internet and resized it to fit in the window.
     

     
    You can see Leonard, the barber, standing in his shop. Today’s costumer is Albert Miller, the pub occupier of the Great Eastern Pub in Bridge Street.
    I used some Preisser figures to create the scene. I also added a barber pole next to the door.
    I have put the shops in the street.
     

    I must do some additional weathering. The roof is also waiting to be finished.
     
    ​As always comments and suggestions are welcome.
    ​Regards,
    ​Job
  16. Job's Modelling
    I have finished the pet shop. I have used textures from Scalescenes and from Internet, the curtains from Smart Models. The shop name I designed using Publisher. I save the result as JPEG file and with the photo program in Windows 10 I cut it out. I copy past the cut-out picture to Word and resize it to make it fit.
    Signs for the shop I found on Internet and resized them.
    For the inside of the shop I used texture from several sources.
     
    Shop window
    In the shop window there are some rabbits for sale. To paint the rabbits, I used two pictures my granddaughter made from here own rabbits. When I told here that in the 1950’s people bought a rabbit to grow it up to eat it with Christmas, she said she would never do that with here rabbits.
    Painting rabbits in 1:76 scale is not easy. I first painted them in their basic white colour and used a nib to create the individual spots wit a black and grey colour.
    The shop window is painted with AK paint from their Old & Weathered Wood set.
    I used some materials from Woodlands and some Irish moss to create the ground.

     
    And below a picture from the finished pet shop.
     

     
    Next job is the barber shop next to the pet shop.
     
    I also want to wish every reader of my entry a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy New Year.
    As always suggestions or comments are appreciated.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  17. Job's Modelling
    Station Road Part one
    I started a new project. Another street-scene with three shops using three kits of Petite Properties “Low relief (front) no. 12 Station Road; 1:76th. I will use textures from Scalescenes, Smart Models (just the curtains) and signs and textures from internet. The name-signs I create using Publisher.
    The shops are situated on Station Road in Northall, just around the corner of the Station Inn on Church Street.
    Opposite are some shops under railway arches.

    The first shop I have finished is the Tobacco shop of Emily Robbins. The shop has a shop window display made from pictures I found on internet. I gave the shop also an interior, although this will not be really visible.

    ​interior.

    The shop. The roof is just for the picture. Final weathering will be done when all shops are finished. The white piece on the frontdoor is just a small piece of paper, which I already removed.
     
    Comments and advice are as usual welcome.
     
    Kind regards and happy modelling
    Job
  18. Job's Modelling
    I have finished my Church Street diorama. Another street in my fictive town of Northall.
    I started to create a base. The base is build up with 3cm high card strips on a MDF base.
    First, I finished the Assurance Agency. I used textures from several Scalescenes kits.
    To finish my diorama, I had to add some pavement in front of the Assurance office. There were also some minor gaps, between the building and the street, I had to fill in. I used some Woodland scenic earth to fill it and gave it some colour with olive green pastel. I also added some grass from Mini Natur against the wall to the back yard and on the corner of the shop.
    Finally, I placed my British Railway van in front of the pub. This van I will use on all my diorama’s and can easily be replaced by another car. It is Western based and fits in the right area. Using the van in every layout will give the illusion of a delivery route for the van.

    For the picture, with just the diorama, I was inspirited by the website of Petite Properties. I think this can be improved by learning how to use my photo program better.
    The other two pictures give a street view of Church Street. One is the original picture I made, the other one is photoshopped to create a late 1950’s look.

    original picture

    late 1950's look
     
    Any suggestion or comments are welcome.
     
    ​Kind regards,
     
    Job
  19. Job's Modelling
    The starting point
     

     
    Now I have finished the pub.
     
    I added the roof using the slate roof textures from Scalescenes. They are printed on 100 gsm Rice Paper from Hahnemühle. This paper has a fine nice texture. Chimneys are from the kit of Petite Properties. They have the brick paper I used for the pub. Roof flashing is from Scalescenes. The chimney pots from Dart Castings, painted using Vallejo and AK modelling paints.
     
    I also added a small yard entrance at the right side of the pub.
     

     
    And of course, the Pub has its own history:
     
    The pub, is geographically the nearest to The Great Eastern in Bridge Street.
     
    The Station was first recorded in 1853 in Kelly’s Directory. The pub had several licensees.
    Now (1959) the pub is owned by Billy Kelly, who refurbished The Station and opened it with Elizabeth Turner as licensee, featuring local musical talents as variety. Sadly, lack of experience meant that it struggled financially and its future looks not good.
     
    The diorama is not yet finished. I must build a next building on the right side of the pub. I will keep you informed about the progress of that one.
     
    Any suggestion or comments are welcome.
     
    Regards,
     
    Job
  20. Job's Modelling
    I had more time to model this week. So here is an update.
    The starting point.
     

     
     
     
    The kit from Petite Properties is easy to build when you follow the instructions. Especially when you want to create a shop. The shopfront gives great opportunities.
     
    For my pub, I had to make some additional changes. I searched for some usable pub windows on internet. I resized the windows I found and give them an additional text using Publisher.
    The door is from the pub-kit of Smart models.
     
    The sign is based on a 1959 picture of a pub. I created it with the use of Publisher. Colours and fonts are based on my shop research fitting the Victorian style of the pub.
     
    New for me was the use of paint for my modelling. I used paint from the Vallejo and AK modelling range.
     
    Although I’m not totally content with the door section, I find to total appearance convincing. The pub will be part of a small street scene.
     

     
     
     
    Any suggestion or comments are welcome.
     
    Regards,
     
    Job
  21. Job's Modelling
    I have started a new project.
    My cataract surgery was successful. I could start modelling again.
     
    I got some low relief 1:76th buildings from Petite Properties for my birthday.
     
    So, for my new project I will use them to create a scene for Church Street. One of the kits “No. 2 Station Road” will be used to create a pub.
     
    The kits of Petite Properties are laser cut and look good. “No. 2 Station Road” can also be used for a shop. There is also advice how to finish the building.
     
    For the finishing of the pub I will use texture from several suppliers and some textures I found on the internet.
     
    The pub is situated on the corner of Church Street and Station Road. At the other side of Station Road, opposite to the shops under the arches.
     

    Station Road – shops under arches.
     
    For the pub, I used a name from a Scalescenes kit: The Station.
    Here is the start of the building of the pub.
     

     
    I used the following textures:
     
    Brick texture: Old English Brick from Scalescenes printed on Innova Canvas IFA36
     
    Sign “The Station” from Scalescenes small corner shop printed on mat photo paper from Pro-line 120 gr/m2
    Windows and sills from Clever Models printed on 308 gr/m2 Photo Rag from Hahnemühle.
    Floor from Smart Models pub kit printed on mat photo paper from Pro-line 120 gr/m2
    Entrance texture is from Scalescenes the High Street fronts kit printed on mat photo paper from Pro-line 120 gr/m2
     
    I hope I can show some further progress in a couple of weeks.
     
    Any suggestion or comments are welcome.
     
    Regards,
     
    Job
  22. Job's Modelling
    The starting point
     

     
    A shop overview.
     
    Third shop wall
     
    I had now created two shop walls. For the third one I had to create a new back ground. First I made a texture with a colour that fits with the background colour of the other walls. Than I did some research on the internet and found a nice picture with 1950’s washing soaps. I also found some nice shop posters. Two of them I added to the shop wall. See the result below.
     

     
    Interior lighting
     
    For my shops on Station Road I used indirect lighting. I was very places with the result especially for the Walden Book Shop
     

     
    In the case of the book store I had an open space beind the railway arches. The light that illuminates the diorama is also used to illuminate the interior of the shop. In the kit for the grocery shop a closed ceiling is provided. This to create a solid structure.
     
    To create the indirect lighting I decided to build only the visible side of the roof. I also made an lighting opening in the ceiling. In this way the structure stayed solid. I already tesred it in my APA-box and was content with the result.
     

     
    Front
     
    Next step is to create the front for the shop and the adjacent buildings.
     
    Looking forward to your comments.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  23. Job's Modelling

    Painting cars.

    By Job's Modelling,

    Information
    A couple of months ago, I was searching the internet for information about painting a car. My OO-scale diecast models of course don’t need to paint completely. On the website of AK-interactive, I found some interesting information. I can advise everyone to download their catalogue: http://ak-interactive.com/v2/downloads-2/catalogue/ . It contains a lot of useful information.
    I also bought Tracks & wheels from AK-interactive. Although written for military modellers, it also contains useful for painting / weathering my diecast models. I bought their set for painting reacks and wheels.
    Painting
    I used their painting advice:
    Use satin or gloss varnish on civil vehicle Use a varnish before using a wash Use different types of varnish on a model (for instance wheels)

    So I gave my models a coat of satin varnish. For the underside of the cars and the wheels I used a matt varnish. For the wheel I used their description for wheels used in dry areas.
     
    Morris Oxford III
     
    The Morris Oxford III was the easiest one. I had to do the weathering of the wheels and painting the body with a satin varnish.
     

     
    The car belongs to Charles Holland, an estate agent with an office in Market Street. He is helping Mr. Sing Lee to found a new building for his Laundry.
     
    Mechanical Horse
     
    The mechanical horse I found more difficult to paint. I followed the same way of working as by the Morris. For the planks, I also used some advice I found in another AK booklet. But in this case I had to use other paints as they advised. At this moment, I must make careful choices spending my money. I have to do some investments for my visual problems. That has priority at this moment.
     

     
    I will make some loading at a later point.
     
    Advice, information or comments are welcome.
     
    Kind regards,
     
    Job
  24. 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
  25. 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
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