furniture applliances curtains.and commerical buildings ?
Curtains, yes…Indoor funriture not really. I just don’t have the will, at present, to do that. Now details outside are another matter.
Capt Carrales
capt
what do you consider outside details ?
Steve, I feel that if you add a couple of small items it does a lot to draw your attention to a structure. An inexpensive plastic dog or cat, or a wooden barrel can do the job, such as you see here on my cabin project.
I also like fake lights made from cuphooks, beads and buttons to dress up a facade.
I’ve only done one interior, and that was my pork store. I found the furniture in a dollar store and bashed and repainted it. So far it is holding up outdoors
Regards,
Bill
How details appear on the outside, small signs of life. Rubbish in a garbage can, gutters, a bicycle leaning up against a wall or tree. Ubiquitous objects on station platform.
That sort of stuff as opposed to indoor stuff, that would have to come later.
Almost all of my buildings so far are facades, due to the tight nature of my layout, but they all have some degree of detail, with alot more detail and weathering to come. The ones that are freestanding will have complete detailed interiors based on viewpoint and access.
These are at a basic level, I use photos behind the windows to give depth, and on the General Store there are “products” on display and the pic inside is an interior shot from O. Wiston Link .
No weathering yet, thats for later.
I actually do not have any real buildings, they come after getting a major layout up and running; in my agenda.
However I have a gatekeepers cottge and a medieval castle on the slips, in fact i am going to Europe for three months to study castle design. Starting with Mad Ludies
in Southern Germany.
What i have been thinking about with my gate keeprs cottage; as it is next to a pretty high embankment I am thinking of having entrances of two levels one at ground level and one at track level and I was wondering what people think of this?
Rgds ian
ian
here in usa we don’t have many castle’s around. most working prople have there own castle but there just a normal house. [:D] [:D]
Hi train me
I think its time to turn this descusion on its head[:D]
I think its the details that are left off in the selective ommision process
that make the difference leave out the wrong one and the result is just as bad as adding a detail that would have been better left off.
Ones to leave off are ones that look like they are suposed to be moving.
a push bike can sugest life better than a figure that looks like it should be moving.
regards John
I let Mother Nature detail my buildings. She does a fine job and at no cost to me.
My wife is after me to make some buildings. I really can’t see the hurry - the railway is only five years old. When I do build one I will detail it. You know, such extras as windows and doors.
Bob
Steve,
I try to add detail that won’t fall off. I did try some fine detail work on some buildings but they didn’t seem to hold up. Could have been my construcyion method though. Also when it rains the amount of debri I get tends to cover the lower parts of the buildings. Like a giant vehicle drove by and splashed mud all over the place. [:)]
I am well awar of what is and isn’t in the USA, I have been there several times. In fact i have visited 20 cities and 12 states over 30 years. My lack of interest in what is done over there is because it is very similar to what we do here. We are two very similar societies.
However in Europe where they have some really long history lines, you will really see a different culture as you will see in the Orient as well.
Mad Ludies Castle is one of the most fameous in the world and i will be visiting it
just after i visit LGB factory, next day in fact. I am going to really muck this spelling up so please bear with me.
It was mad King Ludwig 111 who was just mad about building castles, so much so that the one at Neuchestein sent the Kngdom of Bavaria I think broke However in an irony of history, it has now more than paid for itself in revenue from tourists and is making money at a great rate… Incidentally it also has a terrific railway going up to it, as does the one at Carnarvon Castel in Wales which I will be visiting as well.
Regards ian
This is a picture of our local castle Ian.It’s about 5 minutes away by road but the nice thing is that the preserved steam railway can also deliver you there in style.You can have a look when you come over.
yea i forget about them out door elements wind rain and etc. kind of why i like indoors only lack of room.
I’ve built a number of building at 1:24 scale for my GR
I’ve also added lights for night time railroading
looks great
mike
No lights, but I do like some of the details. You have to make sure that they can hold up to the weather and are glued down tight!
bruce
thats what im talking about nice job. im indoors weather isn’t a problem but have to attach detail stuff. thanks for the great photos.
Hey Steve
Have you tried any indoor facade kits from House of Balsa?
I’ve done a few of these and they are 1st class kits! specially the station and hotel kits, they are great!
www.houseofbalsa.com look under g scale kits
vic
no i haven’t .
the wood kits 1 handed a little hard for me to do they look real good