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Mosslanda: Night Shift - Structures!…

Flush with the success of the initial structure but tempered with the frustration of not quite getting things right at the back of the scene I spent a pleasant hour cutting and gluing styrene last night…  This larger structure should overpower the scene, but instead I feel it balances it.  It reminds us that despite their heft, trains, individually, are much smaller than today’s large warehouses. It also reflects light back into the scene. A complete success… I shared a photo with my good friend Chris … Another quality of this I see, that catches me, is how the whole scene feels washed with this light. Again like in real life. Chris’s reflection (groan, pun not intended) is great. He has picked up and articulated something I was keen to capture. If you look at the rear warehouse you’ll see it all washed in warm yellow light with just patches where it is brighter. This isn’t a spot light, these yard lights would be unlikely to leave harsh edges to their beams and these miniatur...

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