Mosslanda: Defiance - In outline…

The elephant isn’t eaten all at once - instead, bite by bite. Small ‘HiFi-micro’ layouts require a neatness in finish that is achieved through deliberate decisions, such as the order to undertake tasks… 

In such a small space the make or break element on Defiance will be the inlaid track. Neatness essential. It doesn’t matter what I choose to make it from, but it does require the basic structures to be in place. 

Basic structures.

Basic, not finished. Getting the outlines right means I can now move the project forwards in several directions, be it roadway, warehouse, back scene or the structures themselves. Now, as the mood takes me versus the ‘slog’ in one direction until this point (or should that be turnout!)… 

The freedom to choose lifts my spirits, to opportunity to marry mood with modelling. 

These basic outlines complete, they also sketch in an intent - this small box on the wall is Defiance, there are compromises, there is no scale but they feel right. Inspiration has informed every decision on composition, size, material - and a desire to replicate a small slice of America, a distraction but of manageable size and modest outlay. Another opportunity to explore the world through the limits of an IKEA shelf…

Until next time. More soon…

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