Inside Out: Sky and scrub (Part 7)…

Somewhat ‘going through the motions’ with Inside Out, I find my attention elsewhere, back to a later period of nostalgia, diesel shunters and coal, and a desire to press on with Cwmbach…

That doesn’t mean I’m not enjoying myself, far from it. Just that these are more mechanistic steps - finishing off the scenery is just finalising an image I mocked up at the start of the project - transforming the feeling into a physical manifestation, basic cinder ballast with short yellow and pale green fibres along with a slightly sunny sky with distant semi-detached and terraced properties. Anywhere. Everywhere.

With the back-scene in place, including the plug in front piece, I could again test out the photo angles, both inside and out - more of the same, perhaps, but showing in each step a refinement of that initial vision. A few steps still to work through - the interior details, filling gaps around the edges of the shed. Perhaps too, adding some vertical glazing bars - each considered against the overall composition with a thought to colour and physical size vs scale for that visual impact.

As I edge closer to completion it feels already ‘finished’. Yes, I’ve got some photos I want to take and save for later stories but I think I’d like to offer this to a good home - it has taught me all I needed to learn, it has rejuvenated my passion for N, it has allowed me to further refine my thoughts on scratchbuilding and material choices in this small scale. If anyone fancies a James Hilton experiment, a proof of concept, full of the usual heart and soul then do reach out and we can discuss a price… for now though, until next time, more soon…

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