wkennerley Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 So I have some HO scale Wiking and Praline Rolls-Royce and Bentleys that I have been wanting to display in a diorama in front of a Manor House or other interesting building. I figured this GB may be a nice way of trying things out using a 9 x 3 inch or perhaps an 8 x 4.5 inch board - I have purchased a card building kit of a stone smithy that I can build into a low relief background with a car park in front of it and place the cars, and I have some unpainted figures on their way which I will put around the cars and possibly looking into the building with a bench or two and some trees, etc. Whilst I wait for the building and figures here is a pic of the cars and one with two cars on a 9x4 base Wayne 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Hi Wayne and welcome to the Vignette GB. This looks like something a little different. I look forward to following your progress. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 So the building kit arrived today, seems a bit small - I now noticed it says 3mm scale which I believe is one of the more accurate scales used. Makes this building more 1/100 than the 1/87 of the car - Oh well back to the drawing board (well eBay anyway!!) - Though I have some N gauge plastic card brick profile and perhaps some cardbaord brick patterns in the same scale, could build my own! Wayne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpion Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Have you thought of looking to see if Faller have released a suitable building kit? I think they have the biggest range in HO scale, although most of the buildings are clearly Germanic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 Hi Chimpion, I have had a look but the sort of building I want is rather pricy, esp when I am only going to use a 20mm depth of it as a backdrop - I have just started drawing up a basic building to make out of my brick sheet, will see how that turns out. When I do a larger diorama to fit all the cars (only 5 will fit this vignette) I will look for a Faller or similar building as I will use more of it Wayne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philp Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Wayne, Have you thought about upscaling the paper kit? You should be able to use a photocopier and have it reprinted to 1/87th. Just an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted August 13, 2016 Author Share Posted August 13, 2016 I had not actually!! I will try scan it and reprint it larger - Thanks Philp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjwomack Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 In railway speak 3mm is TT gauge (table top), never really caught on before the arrival of n gauge at 2mm. If you don't fancy re-scaling, you could build it 'as is' and use AdrianMF's forced differential approach- see his Apollo recovery thread in this build. Though it's just occurred to me that forced differential could be a very bad drive train of the sort not found in the cars in your build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Thanks Mjwomack, that is an idea, though I am not too sure how the forced perspective would work with the cars almost up against the building, usually you want an open space between the two scales to give an idea of space between them. I was at a military museum somewhere where they used forced perpective on their dioramas, it worked very well. I have now drawn up an idea so will work with foam baord and my brick sheet, if it does not work I cam fall back on the 3mm stuff. Wayne 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Structure for the building made today Wayne 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Starting to add the brick sheet, I have not glued the front face of The building to the rest as yet so that I can access both sides whilst putting in the window and door frames. THen comes the hard work of making up the quions Wayne 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Well you have certainly made excellent progress over the past week! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I really like this idea. nice progress as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 Thanks guys, will update with pics when Photobucket quits messing around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 FInally got a photo uploaded - This is two nights work, well not all night but an hour or so each night - Struggling with the curved quions on the arches, damn just noticed an error on the window quoins they don't match the walls, Oh well I ain't changing them!! Wayne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Well it's all looking very good from my side of the internet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 little more progress, bench is a little too big so will need to make another (actually turns out my figures are 1:100, teach me to buy cheap figures, now to find some inexpensive Noch or Preiser figures!!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Roof made, now for a bit of painting Wayne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Excellent progress Wayne. It does look good with the roof on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 A little more progress, hope to finish this week. Wayne 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 Added a light, I did not realise the streetlamp I bought was wired to work which is a bit of a bonus! Wayne 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Well that's enlightening!.......do you see what I did there?.........never mind Lovely progress Wayne. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 This is really coming alive now Wayne. Excellent! Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Hi Wayne. I'm really hoping that you managed to get your project finished and we'll see some photos in the gallery before the end of play on Sunday. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 I am on track to finish, Wayne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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