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

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

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

     
    After embossing it was time to give the pavement and the road their final appearance.
     
    More about that in my next entry.
     
    If anyone has useful information, comments or suggestions please let me know.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  2. Job's Modelling
    For most of my life I did not think of myself as creative at all. Although I liked to draw when I was younger.
     
    What I learned is that creativity isn’t something that you have or don’t have. It is something that you can nurture and develop. Most importantly, creativity can be a practice.
     
    Here are the steps that I began using, and find I’m using every day, not only in my modelling work:
     

    1. I believe in my creativity. This is the first step and probably the most important. Just begin noticing and recognizing your own creativity.  

    This is one of my card models for Bridge Street.
     

    2. Pay attention to details – By entering into the practice of creativity, I started to notice more of the details of everyday life. By paying more attention to details, I try to create better models. For historical scenes I search for pictures of daily live scenes and read about the time I like to model. Use internet to find information.  

    1959 – shopping in a Record shop
     
    If looking at a picture you can ask yourself questions.
    What do people wear? Is there color information to find about the clothing? How does the record shop designed?
     
    3. Ask dumb questions. If you see some nice modelling ask how the result is achieved. How many of us are armchair modellers because they see excellent layouts and models on shows and say to them self: ‘I can’t do that .‘ By asking another door to start with modelling can go open. Just remember: there are no dumb questions.
     

    I asked my questions to Peter Gently. The above picture is from one of his excellent models.
     
    4. Practice . Just start modelling. Learn from your faults. Show your results. Get positive critics from other modellers. In this way your modelling will be better and better. And better doesn’t mean the level of modelling of other top modellers you admire. But receiving the best level you can reach at that moment. Your next model can be even better.
     

    My Launderette on Nice Street.
     
    I like to thank everyone for the replies I got on my (blog) entries in 2013. Helped me to stay encouraged and to become a better modeler.
     
    Being more creative is a practice, a habit, and a process. A good way to begin is to notice how creative others are. Just see what other people make. Not only with railway modelling, but also by making good pictures, and look how other modelling disciplines create nice things. Creativity is easy – just let yourself be more childlike, curious, open, and start by exploring any of the above practices.
     
    Next couple of months I will have less time for modelling. I have to follow a Mindfulness course. And just before Christmas my mother in law passed away in the age of 91. So there will be no weekly entry for the coming period.
     

    The start of Northall Dock
     

    Northall Dock at this moment.
     
    Happy and creative modelling in 2014.
     
    Regards,
     
    Job
  3. Job's Modelling

    Doubts

    By Job's Modelling,

    Sometimes I have the feeling that I have to quit a project. I have my doubts how to get the result I like to achieve.
     
    This happens to me from time to time — I feel like I miss the possibilities that can be used in the modelling world, and I start to worry. I’ve learned to deal with it, so that while it still comes up, I now have trust that I’ll be fine.
    So what do I do when have my doubts and get back my motivation ?
     
    I do this: I look at the things I have made. I look at Nice Street and, I remember the problems I have solved crating this one. If this diorama is fine, the next one will probably be too. And the one after. We tend to imagine horrible future moments when it doesn’t really happen.
     
    Ironically, when I have my doubts the first thing I want to do is to start all over again. I’ve found that taking some time to sit back and look at the project helps me to see the problem and the solution. Even just for a view minutes day. I just sit and look and I try not to judge what I’m seeing.
     
    Then I realised that when I want to solve the problem I had to go back to me basic design. What did I want to build and what is the theme of the diorama.
    I wanted to build a dockside diorama. My basic design is a strong diagonal line as a base.
     

     
    That was a good choice. It gives the diorama a dynamic feeling and creates depth.
     
    The basic design for my buildings was a L- shape.
     

     
    Here I didn’t achieve what I had in mind. Although it is maybe difficult to see in a picture. The building behind the cottage is too low. I have to raise that that so that the wall is visible above the roof of the cottage.
    The same is the case with the builders merchants warehouse. The top line of the roof is too low.
     
    But there is something else I don’t like here. The eye goes to that what is brighter. So if I’m looking at the diorama my eye goes first to the cottage and then to the builders merchants warehouse. After that it goes to the warehouse of Roope and Voss.
    I don’t mind that the first focus is on the cottage, because it is expressing the end of the decade I’m building. But my theme was: the delivery of goods to Roope and Voss.
     
    So I have to build another builders merchants warehouse.
     
    Result will be published of coarse.
     
    Regards,
     
    Job
  4. Job's Modelling
    For this project I used a reference picture with a row of derelict shops. I never follow the picture to build a copy. The picture is the base to create the scene. Every part of the building will get another appearance. In this way even a small scene can look interesting.
     
    For this building I searched carefully the colours to follow my colour scheme. To refresh your mind, I have put the colour scheme below.
     

     
    For the choice of the textures I used the scheme as a reference. Most textures are from the High Street shopfronts from Scalescenes. The brick covering of the shopfront is aged brown brick from Scalescenes and for the garden wall I also used the brown garden wall textures from Scalescenes. The grey plywood textures are from CG textures, made to size and the shop sign is made using the RGB colours that fit the colour scheme.
     

     
    The picture gives the first impression of the building. I still have to add the roof and do some weathering. The weathering and finishing of the scene will be done when I have finished the complete building.
     
    Any suggestion or comments are welcome.
     
    Regards,
     
    Job
  5. Job's Modelling
    This time I use a different approach for modelling a Scalescenes model.
     
     
    I printed the PDF’s on fine art paper. In this case Lana Dessin 150 gsm. Beneath a product description:
    “A perfect paper with light grain which makes every stroke of your pencil a real pleasure. Gelatine and surface bonded, it makes gluing and retouching operations so much easier to perform and the various weights available mean that you can choose the paper which best suits your own needs.
    Acid free and age resistant.”
     

     
    In the past I mostly used PRITT glue. After I received some advices I searches for a more PH neutral glue. The glue that fitted my wishes was a bookbinding glue. I have to bring it up with a small brush. And I use a rubber roller to get things flat. I let dry every piece I glued for 24 for hours.
     

     
    For cutting I followed the advice of a professional model maker and used a scalpel. He also gave another useful tip that I used. The first cut is no more than a guiding line for cutting. After the first line I cut the lines slowly down to get a good result.
     
    Have a look at the blog of David Neat: http://davidneat.wordpress.com/
     

     
    Below the first picture of the modelling progress of the factory.
     

     
    To be continued.
     
    Regards,
    Job
  6. Job's Modelling
    Last Sunday I was with my daughter in Amsterdam. She needed some help from me. We also wanted, after finishing our duties, to visit the Stedelijk Museum. For me it was a long time ago. But I have enjoyed it very much, especially the paintings of my favorite Dutch painter Piet Mondriaan. The way creates his balanced basic colored paintings is just great. I saw that a lot of years ago on a drawing exposition in another museum. But this is one of my favorites: Tableau No.1 It gave my also the inspiration for the title of this entry.
     

     
    I love the ‘urban’ colours of the painting. The kind of atmosphere I try to achieve in my diorama’s.
    In the tram to the museum my daughter and I were discussing my diorama’s en story telling. When I told her that I would like to create some diorama’s she loved the idea. She says in this way you don’t have only the delivering scenes. It will give your story a livelier image.
    So from now on there will be an On the Road No. …. Of course with a number next time.
     
    So I decided to create a new map as a reference, incorporating my already built diorama’s. I will use the map as a reference. So it is not to scale and I can make some chances if necessary. I also divided Northall in several districts, because the program I use is limited for making my maps.
     

     
    The colours in the map I use as an analyse key. For instance, the light blue colour stands for cottages build in the Victorian area.
     
    And if you are missing some of my diorama’s …
    they are on another district map.
     
    To show you what I mean I have used Station Road to make an on the road picture.
     

     
    As always suggestions, etc., etc. … are welcome
     

    Kind regards,
    Job
  7. Job's Modelling

    Placing details

    By Job's Modelling,

    I’m still busy with creating the solution of the L-shape design I described in my last entry.
     
    An other point of concern I mentioned in an early blog post. This has to do with the rule of thirds I use for the design of my diorama’s.
     

     
    The white circles are all filled in, with the right amount of details:
     
    Top left: the inside of the warehouse
    Below left: the visible unloading scene
    Top right: The name sign and the view to the alley
    Below right: the wooden pile at the corner of the dock.
     
    This part has a red circle because for me it isn’t filled in enough. On this place I liked to put some further details.
     
    I made use of the viewing line from the pile to the alley.
     

     
    After some try outs I found a convincing solution I believe. It also creates a nice little scene within the diorama.
     
    I placed a black alley cat half hidden under the door, that’s standing in front of the cottage.
     

     
    A somewhat older guy is placed in the viewing line toward to Canal Alley behind the wooden pile. This is Jim Belburry, who is walking with his dog Honey along the canal on his way to The Anchor, the local pub for a nice pint of ale.
     

     
    I hope you like the mini scene I created to fill in the red circle.
     
    You also can see I have given the warehouse behind the cottage some more height. Compare it with the first picture in this entry. I’m working on a new builders merchants warehouse. More about that in my next entry.
     
    Regards,
    Job
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. Job's Modelling
    I have finished my Sunday diorama’s and Monday is washing day.
    So my next diorama has to give an impression of the Monday washing day.
     
    Just a row of back yard with washing lines could do the job.

     
    The other possibility is washing lines crossing the street.

     
    But I wanted use my Austin K8 for a delivery scene. Then I published an entry in the road vehicle group on the RM web. I wanted some information about the
    NCB electric van of the British Railways. After this I realized the Austin K8 was stationed in the Southern Region and most of my other vans in the Midlands Region.
     
    Northall is situated in the Western Region. So I made a big decision. Replace Northall to the Midlands Region was an option. The other possibility was to build up a British Railways carpark for the Western Region.
     
    I also played with the idea to build a bus scene in the future. I love those London transport Country Buses. This one has a great British Railways advert.
     

     
    Once a year we clean up our house. Looking for what you use and what we don’t use. After some thoughts I decided to sell my trains and by some additional London Transport Country buses, Western Region British Railways road vans and other 1959 based cars.
     
    Until there is a Western Region based Austin K8, I will use a Scammel Mechanical Horse three wheel or a Morris J van instead.
     
    I had designed a diorama but I want to try something different. So please have some patience. I have already an idea. But some additional information could help me out.
     
    So can anyone provide me additional information about bag sac washing in the 1950’s?
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  12. Job's Modelling

    Vicarage - Styles St. Mary

    By Job's Modelling,


    Northall
    I started a vicarage building using a kit from Scalescenes but I was not content with my choice. After some further research on the internet I found a floor plan of a vicarage building, dated 1928. I decided to use this plan as the start for my vicarage. Scratch building is totally new for my, so I have to see if I can manage the building of the vicarage. I also decided to give the building an interior. 
     

     
    The ground floor I created in a more traditional Victorian way using planks and rugs. Kitchen, scullery and larder with red quarry tiles and the hall with encaustic tiles. The pantry rooms with a simple brown tiles.
    I started with internal wall. On one side of the wall is the entrance door to the study and the entrance door to the drawing room. Wall paper of the study is a texture from internet.
    Next step was the wall between the study and the drawing room.
    In a description for the study the following items were mentioned: (family) paintings. cast Iron grate, book case. Other items mentioned are a large hardwood desk with a leather top with matching chair. Also twin leather chairs at either side of the fireplace with a small table by the side on which to put drinks or in my case a newspaper.
     
    For the club chairs I used the 1:48 kit from Petite Properties that I scaled down. The chairs got several layers of red leather paint. I also made a side table. This is made from some scrap material Petite Properties. The side table is painted with a brown paint from the Citadel range. On the side table is a newspaper. This comes from a kit from Scalescenes. The vicar is a repainted Preiser figure.
    I made the writing table and the chair using a kit from Fine Scale Building. The furniture is build
    from thin drawing paper. Although I accept the result for now I have to practice this kind of small modelling. I have not made frequently furniture in 1/76 from card and paper. But putting furniture in all rooms gives me a good opportunity to practice. I think I have to search for the right kind of card.
     
     

     
    The third wall has an iron-cast fireplace with mantle-piece mirror and two bookcases at both sides of the chimney. Texture are from the internet. I designed the bookcase kit myself using the Scalescenes method.
     

     
    The study is finished for now.
     
    Next job is the drawing room.
     
    Suggestions and comments are welcome.
     
    Thanks for reading and keep safe.
     
    Greetings,
    Job
     
     
     
  13. 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
  14. Job's Modelling
    A pictorial journey:
    To test the choice of the textures I started to build the toilet group.
     

     
    Next step is building the main building of the school.
     

     
    Then the base had to be made and the school must be glued on the base.
     

     
    Base made with the help of a frame maker.
     
    The scene would be a photographer taking a picture of Victorian school class for a special occasion.
     
        
     
    I hope you have enjoyed this little journey.
     
    Comments and suggestions are as usual welcome
     
    Keep save and healthy.
     
    Job
  15. Job's Modelling
    I have not posted a blog for a while. But I am still modelling. I have finished my cottage.
     
    This cottage is called Rose Cottage and it belongs to Miss Harriet Parker, a free-lance journalist and writer.
     

     
    For the magazine of the Middleshire Historical Society Miss Parker wants to describe the cottages of Littleworth. She thought it would be a nice idea to start with the cottage she lives in. Sitting behind her Underwood Noiseless 77 typewriter she starts typing:
    “I know the cottage is built in around 1900. But there is not much information about the cottage in his papers. The only thing is a letter about adding a shed to the cottage in 1935. This letter was from Frederick Peterson & Son, Builders & Contractors.
     

     
    Mrs. Peterson tells me that Mr. Frederick was a fully accurate man. He archived everything very carefully. Now she stands up and goes to another room. After a while she comes back with an archive map. I can read that it is a map for Littleworth. Mrs. Peterson tell me that the firm had only done a few building projects in Littleworth. One of them was de building of some cottages on Green Lane. As a speculative builders Mr. Frederick Peterson hoped he could sell them to people who could afford buying a cottage. The three cottages there where of a basic design from E. Flint and Son, architects. In the map was page from a notebook on which stood that the cottages could be finished by a personal choice of brick and tiles.
    Mrs. Peterson gets another paper out of the archive map. This is a drawing of the floorplan of the cottages. I am incredibly pleased to see them and recognize my own cottage in it. Unfortunately, there is no further drawing information. No. 1 Green Lane was sold to Mr Christopher A. Roope, Wine & Spirit Merchant. They have their premises on Dock Road in Northall. We have no information when the cottage is sold to your farther.
     
         
     
    Suggestions and comments are welcome.
     
    Job
     
     
  16. Job's Modelling
    Against the wall in the back of the warehouse are some empty piled up whisky.
     
    The base for this boxes were some pictures from Flickr. I find that a beautiful resource for all kind of pictures.
     

     
    With this pictures I made a pdf with the piled up boxes in 4 mm scale.
     

     
    Untill now just the useall way of how I approach things.
    But the backside of the boxes won’t be visible when you look through the door of the warehouse. So I didn't found in necessary to model them with full details.
    I used the following approach to model them.
    I did cut out a pile of boxes from my pdf.
    I cut out 2 mm thick card for every box. Carefully creating the right width and depth.
    Carefully glue-ing the boxes on each other until the pile is finished.
    Then coloring the sides and the top of the piles with a dark brown felt pen.

    Sorry about the pictures of the modeling, they are not of the quality I normally post.
     

     
    Then I glued them against the wall in the warehouse.
     

     
    I hope that this ” impressionistic” picture gives an idea of the inside of the warehouse. I found it very hard to get a right picture of the scene through the opening of the doors.
     
    Regards,
    Job
  17. Job's Modelling
    I have to say goodbye to Station Road. I loved building it, especially the interiors of the Arch Record shop and the Walden Book Shop. I have made picture of all my building project, so I can have look at Station Road on my desktop.
     
    Also, Caroline Street has to go. Will keep the elements I can use again in the future.

     
    I don’t have the place to keep all my diorama’s. Some of them have found a new house. Some of them were made for someone special. Some of them have already gone. I don’t mind. It is not only the result that counts for me. The process of starting with an idea, researching and building it are more important for me.
     
    A new project is waiting, and I have already done a lot of research. I still have to order some items. Them the process of building a new project can start.
     
    For Station Road I made a small presentation. The assignment from my Daily Craft book was: “take a photo at the same time at the same place every day for a week.”
    I translate the assignments, when possible, to my modelling. In the pdf my Power Point presentation of a week on Station Road.
     
    Station Road.pdf
     
    I hope you like it.
     
    Job
  18. Job's Modelling
    For the members of the RMweb John Thaw fan club.
     
    I have followed the TV series of inspector Morse and became a fan of John Thaw.
    For my diorama’s I searched for names so I started to read some of the Inspector Morse detectives by Colin Dexter.
    I discovered that the personality of inspector Morse was more complicated in the books than represented in the series. I also discovered a nice link between inspector Morse and our interest in railways and railway history. You can read my discovery in the article about Fanshawe Ltd in the Northall Gazette. In this case I have used the name of inspector Morse and made him a provision merchant in Northall a long time ago.
    Morse Teas is a real tea brand in Canada and still available.
     

     
    And of course some pictures of my modelling efforts of Fanshawe’s premises.
    The two windows are resized textures from internet and placed to try out.
     

     
    Thanks for reading.
     
    Regards,
    Job
  19. Job's Modelling
    Next stage was to search the textures and colours I want to use.

     
    Textures are aged brown brick TX07 from Scale Scenes and Mixed Grey Roof Slates from Model Railway Scenery. Brick Textures are printed on a photo canvas paper. Slates are printed on 100 gms. Rice paper from Hahnemühle.
    Remember: different settings and choices on your printer can give different results.
     
    Colours are from AK-paints – wood grain, from Citadel Paints: Zandre Dust base colour, Sturmvermin Fur layer colour and Dawnstone dry and Ivory from Vallejo Paints. I also used paints from Petite Properties: Red squirrel and Top of the milk.
     
    I also needed some additional textures for some details.
     

     
    The textures are Old Floorboards from Smart Models; White Stucco from Scale Scenes and the Floor Page from the Scale Scenes church TO14.
     
    Next step was to paint the window and door parts of the model, before adding the textures. Although I had selected a colour for the windows, I used another colour that gave a better result: Dust – from AK Paint. For the doors I used Woodgrain from AK Paints.
    I also painted the small stone parts in this stage.
     

     
    To see if my choices worked out, I started with the “toilet” building. The brick paper was glued on the walls. I painted the doors using the Woodgrain paint from AK. After I have glued the walls together, the additional details were glued on the building. Then the roof was fitted and finished.
     

     
    Next step is building the main building of the school.
     
    As always information, comments and suggestions are welcome.
     
    Greetings, 
    Job
  20. Job's Modelling
    Although I had finished my High Street diorama, I gave it an extra scene. I also will add some missing information.
     
    I also noticed that I did not publish a picture of the side of the shop. The shop side has some posters from the early 1900’s era.
     

     
    Wenlock gave the suggestion to add a hot chestnut seller to the scene. So, I bought one by Langley models. I also tried to improve my painting. For this I got some feedback from an employee of a Wargame shop in Utrecht. I was very pleased with his kind support.
     
    And a little story behind the scene.
    In front of the shop is Mrs Cook with her daughter Elizabeth. Some what further in the street is her elder brother Edmund. He is watching Mr. John Allnutt who sold his hot chestnuts by his barrow. Mr. Allnutt was always very good humoured and could tell some fantastic stories. Edmund hoped that his mother would buy some chestnuts. He likes them with his Christmas sprouts.
     

     
     
    I hope you like the result.
     
    Comments and suggestions are as always welcome.
     
    Kind regards,
    Job
  21. Job's Modelling

    The George Inn 2

    By Job's Modelling,

    I have finished the Austin A70 Countryman. Lovely kit from John Day but takes some time to paint. I’m pleased with the result.

    I have finished the diorama of The George Inn. The base of the diorama is 27 cm. I used some figures I had already painted and some I have used before.
     
    The story behind the diorama:
    The car belongs to Ernest Huntington. He is the current owner of Sweetman House in Littleworth. He has also a kennel with pointers. His wife is Julia Adderley. She is the sister of Andrew Adderley. Andrew Adderley is the owner of Adderley Glass Works in Northall.
     

    Adderley Glass Works - Nice Street in Northall
     
    His daughter Marian Adderley is visiting her uncle and aunt for a week during her summer holidays.
    Ernest Huntington is reading the new menu information next to the door of the George Inn. He has his favourite dog Fetch with him.
     

     
    She has a lot of energy and loves to play outside.
     
     
    For the base I have to thank my friend Nico. He is a frame worker and helped me to realise it.
     
    Suggestions, comments etc are welcome.
     
    Thanks for reading.
    Job
     
     
     
  22. Job's Modelling
    I have chosen The Little Acorns School from Petite Properties for my next project. It will be build as a diorama using the same base as for the George Inn.
     

     
    It will be a mixed media project using paint for some parts and textures for other parts.
     
    The first thing I do when I start a project is doing some research. Being a teacher myself for a long time this is an interesting subject for me. These little one class school actually exist around 1900 in agriculture villages. Littleworth was also an agriculture community around that time.
     
    I don’t know if I have to build the interior. I know that I have to give it a planked floor and a sober interior wall. I found some nice attributes that I could use. Nothing is available, so I have to scratch build everything.
     

     
    I also needed a story for my diorama. There are a lot of pictures available of photographed classes. So, I thought it could be a good idea to use that for the scene. I still had some Edwardian figures that I could use.
     

     
    After working out this theme I found out that I had enough children and a teacher. So, I don’t have to order them. The photographer is also available as a single figure from Langley.
     

     
    These small classes are historically correct. I found some interesting information on this subject. (Teacher is standing wrong in this try-out)
    I made a diorama plan to see if it would fit.
     

     
    The playground will be an aggregate tipped and rolled in surface. Found some interesting material to try out. Will use the book Landscape Modelling by Barry Norman and Modelling Grassland and landscape detailing from Gordon Gravett as a reference.
    Next stage is to build the school building.
     
    Suggestion are more than welcome,
    Job
  23. Job's Modelling
    Due personal reasons and some other modelling interest there is been some silence from around my modelling projects.
    I still have to paint some cars, but that have to wait.
    In a box I had a lot of OO gauge cars waiting for a project were one of them could be used. Some months ago, I found two cheap showcases. The cars moved from the box to the showcases. Now I noticed I had just bought cars from which I thought they could be useful. But I like to use them in my favourite way as historical elements in a diorama. I bought a small book called “Cars we loved in the 1950’s” from Giles Chapman. This book is my guide to build up a collection of 1950’s cars. For every car I did some background research. Very useful, because I discovered for instance that an Oxford model of a Morris Minor 1000 was to date in the early 1960’s due his colour. I also made cards for my models with the name of the car and the date of production, with a black and white advert of the car. Some adverts are Dutch. For instance, the BOVAG advert .
     

     
    I also started with a new building project. This time a small diorama with the pub from Petite Properties. A friend of me, a picture frame maker, helped me with the design of the base. The base is to be finished, when the pub is finished.
     

     
    I will build the pub using textures from Scalescenes, Internet and self-made textures.
    Progress is going slow, so you will have to wait a while before you can see the finished diorama.
    But for me the process of my modelling activities is just as important as the result.
     

     
    I want to thank everyone who is reading my blog. I appreciate the comments and support I have received this year.
     
    I want to wish all of you a good Christmas Holliday and a healthy New Year.
     
    Greetings,
    Job
     
     
  24. 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
  25. 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.
     

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