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  1. 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
  2. Job's Modelling

    Something different

    By Job's Modelling,


    Styles St. Mary
    I know you have not heard from me from a long time. The Brexit was a breaking point for me. Ordering from British small suppliers became to complicate and expensive. Because I want to model, I searched for something new.
    I have always been interested in fantasy stories like the Lord of the Rings. But the Warhammer figures always show the most of them in a fighting position. My wife does not like that for my modelling. After some search on the internet, I found a Danish shop selling their own range of figures. My wife likes them also. I ordered some to try out and made my first fantasy diorama: a butcher shop.
     

     
    After painting some fantasy figures, I was not satisfied with the result. At some point I joined the Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy. It helped my to improve my painting. He also has a monthly painting challenge. I decided to participate in this challenge. In the pictures an overview of my entries.
     

    I’m glad, I found something to keep modelling. I still enjoy creating dioramas and small scenes.
    I will thank everyone who has supported me in my period on the RM web. I wish everyone a good new railway modelling year.
     

     
    As always suggestions and comments are welcome.
     
    Kind Regards,
    Job
  3. Job's Modelling

    Vicarage garden wall

    By Job's Modelling,


    Northall
    My next diorama is inspired by The Murder in the Vicarage. I started to make a diorama plan/map.
     

    I started to make the base, and after that I started with the garden wall.
    I will use the same garden wall texture from Scalescenes ( Brown brick - Garden Wall; TX 52) as I used for Rose Cottage. The texture is printed on a canvas photo paper.
    Then I searched for a garden door on the internet. The door that I found is downloaded and made to size.

    The door has a front and back side. The get a door I have fold it and glued the parts together. The braces were cut out separately and glued on the backside of the door to create some more depth.
    By the try-out I found the colour of the door too bright. I toned the door down with two layers of Citadel Agrax Earthshade.

     
    I used a garden wall base from Scalescenes and a picture from Internet to create the garden wall with door. The first part is now finished.
     

     
    Additional weathering will be done when the total wall is finished.
     
    Comments and suggestions are welcome.
     
    Thanks for reading
    Job
     
     
     
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Job's Modelling
    I have started my new vignette. A vignette is smaller than a diorama, with the focus on the main subject. I my case this will be a mechanical horse for my story telling and a Morris Oxford III for the finished vignette.
     

     
    I’m going to try out some a new weathering approach for my diecast models. But more about that in a later blog entry.
     
    For my vignette a used one of the buildings from the High Street shop fronts from Scalescenes. As usual I started with the road and the footway. This vignette is a try out to get the proper size using the golden rule. One thing I didn’t realize is that for situating the road vehicle the size of the road and the footway is defining the size. The building can be placed outside the vignette as the edge of the micro layout.
     

     
    In the picture an overview of the vignette. The vignette measures 21,5 x 10 cm for the road and the footway.
    The road surface is from Scalescenes, the footway from Model Railway Scenery. The colour of the footway of Scalescenes didn’t fit in my colour scheme.
    The colours of the inside of the building won’t be visible when the building is finished.
     
    The frame of the building is not yet finished completely. On the left side of the building I have to create a part of a yard or garden wall, maybe with a gate.
     
    Any suggestion or comments are welcome.
     
    Regards,
     
    Job
  8. 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
  9. Job's Modelling
    Mikkel suggested to see if it was possible to publish the story of a diorama in the gallery on the RM web.
    After his excellent entry about "The honourable slipper boy" http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/75/entry-17254-the-honourable-slipper-boy-part-3/ it was time to see if his suggestion was workable.
    I have my story in Word, but I know that with the help of Publisher I can putting a picture ans a text together. You can then save the individual pages as JPEG-file. Now the picture and text cn be cut to a "fitting" JPEG file.
     
    You can see the result below.
     

     

     

     

     

     

     
    Please give my some feedback about this approach.
     
    I have also published these pictures in My Gallery under Station Road. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/album/3457-station-road/
     
    Thanks fro reading,
     
    Kind Regards,
    Job
     
    PS. I have created an other picture.
    After this try out I know I have to build my diorama's in the right order.
    And every time I have to update my basic story.
    Using the same figures in different diorama's will also give great opportunities.
     

  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Job's Modelling
    After I finished my first basic design, I wanted to answer the next two questions
    - what balanced color choice could be used ?
    - what is the right choice of textures ?
     

     
    I will start with the answer on the second question.
    I bought and tried out several textures from Model Railway Scenery, Clever Models and Scalescenes. I have laid several type of pavement and tried several brick options. Although all mentioned suppliers have excellent textures, I came to the conclusion that for my way of working the textures of Scalescenes are the most useful. So I had to look in his range to see what was the best choice for this diorama.
    I found a nice color scheme on the Internet that I used as a reference for the choice of the textured. I used Publisher to create a basic try out on the computer. The result you can see below.
     

     
    Not all textures were available to try out this way and maybe I will use other sets.
    The next step was to print out the textures. I used the lowest setting for my printer and also used some left overs. Then I started to apply the textures on some the buildings.
    The factory I designed again after the release of the low factory from Scalescenes. I will use it in a slight modified way for my factory. I also made with the use of the low relief High Street kit a building behind the cottages. Many thanks Mikkel for your comment on the open sky behind the cottages.
    And I followed Mike’s advice to keep the sky in same as on Station Road.
     
    In the pictures below you can see my colored try out. I didn't apply textures on all the elements and also didn’t correct some things I have to build different when I’m building the diorama. Also I accepted that not everything was perfect.
     

     

     
    If anyone has useful information, comments or suggestions please let me know.
     
    And of course I wish everyone a Happy Christmas and a good and healthy 2015.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  13. Job's Modelling

    Walden Books

    By Job's Modelling,

    The bookshop has its interior.
    For the interior I used the pub interior from Scalescenes as a base and the bookcases are from a free download of Clever Models.
    The used illustrations and book covers I selected from internet. This was a job I liked to do. Unfortunately when you resize them to 4 mm scale the sometimes beautiful designs get lost. Therefor I selected the fronts more on colour them on design.
    Books are very tiny in 4 mm scale and hard to work with in card and paper.
     

     
    In the picture the whole interior with the shop window display next to small cup.
     
    My regular readers know I like to create a story behind a shop. I did this also for Walden Books.
    In the Northall Gazette of 26 October 1956 here was an article placed by the re-opening of the bookshop.
     

     
    And of course a picture of the finished shop front and the next overview picture.
     

     

     
    The used lightning is temporarily. But gives an impression of what I want to achieve when the diorama is finished.
     
    Advices and comments are much appreciated.
     
    Regards,
    Job
     
    PS. For those you like it the article of the Gazette in PDF:
  14. Job's Modelling
    Today I finished the painting and weathering of my first British Railway Road Service wagon.
    Used just for 4 acrylic paint colors for painting the loading: raw sienna, burnt umber, ultramarine and lemon yellow .
    Also used some metal gun and black paint and fineliners for detailing the load.
    Further weathering was done through dry brushing with: dirt grey paint and a chalk pastel mixture of: black, brown and white (my general weathering mixture)
    Below some picture of the result
     
    Hope you like the result.
     

    Loaded Scammel Scarab
     

    Scammel Scarab Western Region
     

    Placed in the diorama.
     
    Regards,
    Job
  15. Job's Modelling
    The railway arches are really a challenge for me. I want to try to give them some more relief then just the texture that was printed out on the art paper I’m using for this project.
     
    So after gluing the base layers in place I started with embossing the stones.
    Progress did go slowly, because I did this job with hay fever eyes. But time is the only thing that I can get for free creating a diorama. After trying an embossing pen I took my empty ballpoint again. I followed the texture of Scalescenes, playing with the pressure on the point of the ballpoint. More pressure on “thick” mortar lines and less pressure on the “thin” ones. Between some stones there are no mortar lines.
    After I had finished embossing the stones I cut the arches out.
    I followed the same way of working for the buttresses, the copings and the parapet wall.
    Then I worked in the same way for the stone fill-in at the right of the diorama.
    I glued this one in place.
    Now it was time to do my traditional pastel pencil weathering. Also in this case I used some reference pictures from the internet.
    Now I glued the finished arches in the diorama box.
     
    Next job was to finish the pavement.
    I glued the single pavement stones in place using tweezers. This job I had to do carefully.
     

     
    After finishing the pavement I gave it some final weathering using pastel and a brushed coat of wood ash. I still think this is one of the best solutions to create an old looking street or pavement surface.
     

     
    Also this time an overview picture of the diorama, so you can follow the development from black and white to colour.
     

     
    Now I can start creating the shops. I will keep you informed about the progress.
     
    As always your suggestions and comments are much appreciated.
     
    Regards,
    Job
  16. 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
  17. Job's Modelling
    The story
     
    My regular readers know that I like to create a background story for my diorama’s. I mostly do this before I start building and sometimes when I suggestion comes along in the comments of my blog entries, for instance adding a poster on the brick wall.
     
    G.W. Barlow & Son Ltd / Pawnbrokers & Jewellers
    No. 14 Queens Street - Closed shop
     
    The shop first opened in Northall as a jewellers and pawnbrokers in 1900. The shop was from the beginning situated on Queen Street and owned by Mr A Gardner. The shop, including the original shop front, is moved to No 136 High Street in 1959, due the development plans of the Northall Council.
    George William Barlow purchased the business in 1945 and was joined by his son Harold in 1946 on his return from service in the army during the Second World War.
    The shop front is largely original and as it would have looked in 1900. G.W. Barlow & Son Ltd is a truly individual family run business offering a wide range of more individual pieces with a highly professional and very personal service.
     
    X-ray screening health poster
     

     
    Early discovery means quicker recovery’ states this poster. It was drawn by artist T. R. Williams. Advertising posters such as this promoted mobile X-ray screening programmes to detect pulmonary tuberculosis in large groups of people.. Mobile X-ray services played a large role in public health campaigns against tuberculosis in the 1940s and 1950s. Mobile X-ray services were very successful. They were phased out in the UK in the 1960s. But I read that modern mobile X-ray units are introduced again in London.
     
    Laundry Service
    No.15 Queens Street
     

     
    The first business that was situated here was the King’s Arms
    The King’s Arms was possibly the Great Kings Arms mentioned in 1792 and recorded as The Kings Head in 1845. The pub closed in 1893/4.
    By 1913 the property was used as a clothiers and in 1928 as a greengrocers. In 1947 it became a laundry.
     
    Herbert Sing Lee started a laundry shop here in 1947. He lives above the laundry shop. Sing Lee employs two people: Lee Doon, a nephew from Liverpool, who works for Sing Lee for just five weeks, and a local woman called Lily Scott.
    Herbert Sing Lee is still looking for a new property to continue his business.
     
    No. 16 Queens Street
    Closed shop: A. Leach & Co – Ironmongers Limited
    By 1899 Albert Leach & Co ran their ironmongers business from number 16, to be succeeded by Harry Leach in 1901 ‘Leach & Co, ironmongers’ in a 1907 trade directory.
    Thomas Leach, becomes the director of the company according to the trade directory in 1954: A. Leach & Co Ironmongers Ltd. ‘No 16 Queen Street Northall (phone no.) NORthall 3262’.
    1959 the same company was trading as A. Leach & Co (Northall) Ltd., Engineers Stores & Ironmongers; No.10 London Road using the same phone no.
     
    Black and white
    Most of the pictures I find from the late 1950’s or early 1960’s are in black and white. So I thought it would be a good idea to create also a black and white photograph for my story telling.
     

    Picture by John Lovell
     
    Redevelopment
    After redevelopment of the area a new office building, will house the offices of the Northall Housing Association.
     
    As usual comments, information or suggestions are welcome.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  18. Job's Modelling
    This I had to do in the beginnig. Painting the APA box. I found this weekend finaly some time to finish the painting I started a couple of weeks ago.
     
    Now I had to take all of my models out of the box ant store them on the shelf.
     

    The black shadow is a roll of painting tape.
     
    This kind of paint jobs I don’t like because of my MCSD. I always get somekind of reaction. But on the website of Allergy UK I found some usefull tips. Now I put a cut union in the room when I have finished painting to help to absorp the smell of the paint.
     
    The other “ advantige ” this time was: I had already a new Apa box on the shelf for Station Road.
     
    The pictures will speak for them self.
     

    Grounding the APA-box
     

    Starting with the first layer of black acrylic paint.
     

    The final result. I still have to do some work on the fabric background on the right side. But remember with just an opening view in front not every thing will be visible. I test that frequently when I building my diorama.
     
    And yes the APA-box for Station Road is also painted and waiting for further developments.
     
    Although every building has it’s own charme I have some doubts of the total appareance. I will leave it this way for now and I will have look at it every time I enter my workspace to find what is bugging me.
    In the meanwhile I can go on with the road. That is also waiting to be finished.
     
    Regards,
    Job
  19. Job's Modelling
    For the building of my diorama’s I do a lot of research on internet. For railway modellers there is a lot of information available.
     
    My main interest in railway modelling is freight traffic and the social history of the period that I’m building, the late 1950’s. To give a right impression the use of daily live pictures is most important. Luckily I have found a lot of beautiful websites with a lot of pictures.
     
    But what about social media you could ask now. The most frequently social medium I use is the RMweb. Like to get inspired by other railway modellers and read about how the do their modelling.
     
    The only other social medium I use is Facebook with a limited of “friends”. But lately I discovered that it could also useful to get information for building of my diorama’s. But there was also a lot of information which could be useful for some of you to find some time based information. Two groups I’m following at this moment on Facebook:
     
    Ghost Signs U.K.
    Hammersmith Palais Old Skool
    On my journey through the pictures of the last mentioned group there is a lot of time based information to find. To give you an impression below just some pictures.
     

    1910 - GWR Parcel van
     

    1933 - West Bromton Station
     

    1951 - Kensal Road
    This would be a nice urban scene.
     

    1960 - London Totters yard
    Such pictures give my information about the possibilities for modelling a horse and cart.
     
    Luckily temperature is now down in the Netherlands so I can go one with Northall Dock. In my next entry some progress on my road modelling.
     
    I hope you like this kind of information.
     
    Regards,
    Job
  20. 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
  21. 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
     
  22. Job's Modelling
    The poem is my free interpretation from the first part of the poem “down in the deep water”. The original poem is to be found here: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/down-in-the-deep-water/
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    This is the first time I made several try outs before I start modelling a part of my diorama. On my first water surface I just used black paint and several layers of varnish. For Northall Dock I wanted to see if other ways would give a better result. So for the dock water I tried out several methods I had read off.
     
    I started to make 5 rectangles (7,5 cm square) from Artist canvas on board from I artist supply shop. They all got a different approach.

     
    The colour I used is a mixture of Payne’s Grey and Chromium Oxide Green acryl paint. I gave them all two layers of the mixture.
    Two rectangles got a thin layer of Acryl modelling paste supplied with an oil paint pallet knife.
     
    Most parts got a two layer finish of glossy varnish for acryl paint.
     
    1. Paint & varnish
     
    2. Paint & PVA glue
     
    3. Paint, PVA glue & varnish
     
    4. Acrylic modeling paste, paint & varnish
     
    5. Acrylic modeling paste, PVA glue, paint & varnish
     
    For the water on my diorama I will use the Artist canvas board as a base. I don’t have to prepare it for the Acryl based material I use.
     
    Hope the pictures show the different approaches. For the final choice I already have eliminated no. 2.
     
    Next job will be to decide what kind of quay wall texture I want to use. Will make some try outs first.
     
    Regards,
    Job
  23. Job's Modelling

    Fisherman cottages

    By Job's Modelling,


    Styles St. Mary
    I finished my row of cottages. I used the kit T019 Row of Cottages from Scalescenes.
    I used the 2 kits: the TX 07 aged brown brick and the TX47 Coursed rubble.
    The Scalescenes textures are used for the wall, the lintels, the gutter, the downpipe, the roof base and the chimneys.
    I did not want to use white window frames. The alternative choice were the windows from the small cottage kit from Smart Models. I used the black and blue window frames. For the roof I also used a slate roof texture from Smart Models.
    Doors, the net curtains and some of the curtains I created myself using pictures from internet. The were made to size and sometimes I altered the colour a little bit.
    Chimney pot are from Dart Castings and Smart Models.

    The coursed rubble is scribed using an embossing pen. There is a light weathering on some parts.
    The roof is more weathered. I toned down the whole roof with a neutral grey pastel from Schminke.
    And I weathered the roof further with a chromium oxide green (Schminke) and a yellow ochre (Rembrandt). For the weathering of the chimneys I uses a dark neutral grey, looks more brown (Schminke)
     
    The cottages will be used in a small diorama based on a short story from Agatha Christie.. I will publish this when finished.
     

  24. Job's Modelling
    From main scene to diorama design.
    “Just build what you can see”
    After the design of the main scene and his most important details it was time to plan the whole diorama. I made the other buildings from scrap card. This gave me the opportunity to see of the basic plan was alright.
     
     
     
     
     
    The other buildings
    I planned two other warehouses and a stable. After my first trial I discovered some problems with the balance of the warehouses and the height of the stable. To solve this problem I made two changes:
     
     

    · The roof top line of the warehouses is now on the same height
    · I scrapped the stable and did put a higher, not yet defined, other building  
    All the white buildings in the picture must have their final design, keeping in mind the may not ask to much attention from the viewer.
     
    The quay
    With the planned height of the quay the roofs of the warehouses almost touched the lid of the APA box. This would give problems with the design of the lightning. After using two cars I realised that the quay was very narrow, so I made it a little wider.
    So I reduced the height of the quay to about 1,8 cm.
     
    Viewing point
    When the diorama is finished to a black box you can’t see to the back through the alley’s. I hope they give the diorama an extra dimension.
    The not defined building in the front makes that there is a view block to the right, so you can’t see the side of the APA box on eye level.
     
    Some pictures of the final design
     

     

     
    Suggestions are welcome. It is always possible to make changes in this stage of the design.
    Regards,
    Job
  25. Job's Modelling
    For Northall Dock I try for the first time to create the scene inside out.
    I asked myself the following questions:
    - What is the story behind Northall Dock ?
    - What will be the mean scene ?
     
    The answer to the first question will be answered in another entry.
    The answer on the second question is: a loading scene by a warehouse.
     
    First some background information about the used model:
     
    In the late 1940s production of the 'Jen-Tug' began. It was a 3 ton articulated vehicle, available with a wide range of trailers, including a flat trailer, a wire-sided trailer, a box trailer, a tipping trailer, a shallow tipping trailer, a high-sided trailer, a swan-neck trailer with winch, and a container.
    The cab had an Austin A.50 four-cylinder, overhead valve petrol engine, with a capacity of 1.5 litres, and an output of 50 b.h.p. at 4,400 r.p.m. It had a built-in four-speed synchromesh gearbox, a Borg & Beck, single dry-plate 8 inch hydraulically operated clutch, and was mounted on an easily removable sub-frame. It also had powerful Girling hydraulic brakes with 11 inch diameter drums on both the tractor and trailer, a Jensen patent tractor coupling, operated from the cab, and a turning circle of 22 feet.
     

     
     
    A 1950’s picture of a Southern Jen-Tug
    The 'Jen-Tug' became quite popular, and was supplemented by an electrically-powered version, the 'Jen-Helec'.
    The vehicles were made at West Bromwich, and also in Jensen's factory at Stoke.
    Info from:
    http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/Museum/Transport/commercial/Jensen.htm
    On this website more info about Jensen Commercial Vehicles.
     
    Below the model I build as the central scene for my new diorama.
     

     
    First I gave the model a finish with a mat varnish, after I had added the load and lorry driver.
    Then I weathered it with pastels and pigments.
     
    Regards,
    Job
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