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nh63879 β Let there be light part 4
#model #houses #lighting #lights #railway #scenery #street
Published: 2016-04-06 14:06:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 832; Favourites: 3; Downloads: 13
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So here is the final part of the lighting on my layout's scene. Fortunately this time there was not a lot that needed to be done in regards to lighting as this is only part of a small urban street. You can just about make out part of the living rooms in the two houses that are lit up which do feature some cameo scenery inside. As I said the space inside these houses was rather limited so there is not a lot in regards to high detail.Related content
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What's happening in the house at the other end? (Right) Also is this taken place in the morning or night? just wondered with the milk float out and about
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You could say it is in the morning by the looks of the milk float going by. I took the shot in the dark a few weeks ago when the mornings were still dark. The end house is similar to the one closest to the shot. I couldn't get much into the houses so I just added two figures sitting in their chairs by the fire side, having a deep conversation. I'll have to take a better shot of the houses interiors.
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Guess we still got some dark mornings.....though can't say I take notice since not up early. Works either way, and I look forward to seeing the interior shots. I plan to do some with signal boxes (Since most model railways always have a signal box interiors for the levers and such.Β
Saying that, where do you get the floor and walls from? for carpets, flooring, wallpapers etc
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I got them apart of the new scalescenes interior detail kit. It includes lineside junk, furniture carpet/floor textures and the like. I doesn't include doors or windows, these are sold separately but are worth it. Especially if one when it comes to scratchbuilding or detailing
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Think I've seen scalescenes kits before, would be useful for some buildings, want to do some interiors for a large signal box. As for windows and doors, there's many from the Metcalfe kits (Only houses though)Β
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If I'm honest I'm not much of a huge fan of metcalfe myself although some of the newer kits are a big step up from what they use to be like. I think Ratio or wills kits make interiors for signal boxes. Although these are more of the tradition mechanical signal boxes only. But for modern ones I shouldn't think it's all that hard to make interiors for.
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They're not always perfect, but they work. Also give something to do and build, in the middle of building the Metcalfe double engine shed (If seen it) Using 2 kits to make a large one.
As for signal boxes, I've seen the Ratio and Wills kits, look pretty good. Think I got my eye on some of those, mostly for the accessories and such to add. I just need things like the floors and walls
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That would look interesting. For me though if I'd probably go in for the more modern diesel depot, but that's because I prefer diesels. Of course, like I said, you can't go wrong with the scalescenes interior detail pack which includes floors and walls. The only other thing would be to make your own, although I don't know how to go about that myself. I tried to do something like that once but I couldn't get the scaling right.
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Yeah, can be kinda difficult to make two into one, but getting there. And I wouldn't know how to make my own, can only imagine it would be difficult. But I'll give scalescenes a try
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It's worth it for sure as there aren't as many places like it around and I think you'll find something that might be of interest to you, especially when there are more and more new kits coming and getting better. Also I don't know if this would be of any help to you but I came across a forum page on rmweb giving details on building interiors and how others went about with them, including signal boxes and the like, which is where I got some ideas for doing up the interiors of my buildings. Here's the link to the page: www.rmweb.co.uk/community/indeβ¦
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I'll look out for any newer kits coming out, and thanks for the link. I'll give it a lookΒ
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