The sun has finally come out as I type this, the weather is Shirtsleeve-Order, and it's looking nice and Spring-like out there... so why not have a project done last Autumn to look like it was set on a gloomy, blustery evening?
The build was to modify and personalise a pair of Metcalfe Cinema kits. Two were combined into one, with the spare outer wings turned into this block of shops. Nod to my friend Ruthie on the left, who ran a cafe I was assistant-manager of back in the day, and my old local chippy in the West Mids.
Lighting was added, in slightly slapdash fashion (it wouldn't be massively visible and I was against the clock with this one as usual), using cheap battery Xmas lights.
Uplighters for the front of the building were made using a plastic container for pencil leads, which was a bit of an improvisation.
The real fun with this project came from doing the movie posters. Wary as ever of breaching copyright law, it was a chance to make a few of my own. The humans modelling for the posters are actually the robot-patients from work, the models are ones I've done for other projects, and the illustrations are characters I've done for comics. The interiors above are also the main reception at my job.
A bit of a mix of film genres! Arf and Woof seem to be starring in their own Kids series now. Move over Bluey... also, Hallie gets in on the act as well, now starring in her own movie, the little Diva.
Lightboxes from acrylic.
I was quite proud how this one turned out- I enjoyed adding details like the light-up premier board, and modern touches like the ramped access.
Another large diorama. I can't believe I had the intention to do all these on an A4-sized template back when I started...
The only problem I had was getting the lamp-posts to work; I couldn't get them functioning properly, so left them off, hopefully it doesn't stand out too much.
...and in the current issue.
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