Deliberately Denton Road…
Details that don’t jump out but instead draw the eye, they reward slow and deliberate enjoyment of the model (or photograph of such). Balance in composition is the hand of an artist…
Be deliberate in your modelling, treat the layout as a canvas and practice restraint. Enjoy telling stories and guiding through the scene by considering every element placed or omitted. Until next time, more soon…
Details placement and colour - Denton Road is a tiny layout, much the same really as Lochdubh or Wrecsam. Largely a neutral palette with muted rather than primary shades - the touches then help you move within the scene without being overwhelmed with stimulation.
From the yellow DMU front, through the red Fiesta to the grotty bins and rubbish below the viaduct.
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Hi James. A really fine piece of modelling. Less is certainly more! And I've just had my copy of Compendium (yesterday) so will be reading it this afternoon; looks great! Thanks, Jonathan
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DeleteHello James and thanks for your efforts both in terms of layout building and the energy you display in doing all this online/socials stuff!
ReplyDeleteI’ve been lurking for a few months and just thought I’d drop you a positive comment on Denton Road. Very finely observed and like many of your IKEA shelf projects, highly inspirational. (This is Richard by the way. Signing in to Blogger via Google it proved difficult to avoid signing in as ‘Barbarrick’ which google has leant into on another platform and is providing difficult to control.)
The almost ‘2D’ feel of these shelf layouts (positioned at eye level) is seemingly very simple but cunningly subtle; the lift given to each scene by finescale track and cunningly small couplings does an amazing amount to make the N gauge/2mm discipline very photographable which, as an N gauge modeller, I know can be a cruel medium! Keep it up and cheers for now.
Thank you Richard, very kind. Always glad to hear from regular readers and happy to hear you enjoy everything I share here and elsewhere. It isn’t ever a chore, but days like today I do sometimes struggle to find something to talk about - but that, in itself, is worth articulating… and so we continue. Best, James
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