Currently I'm in the process of choosing where to place the wooden poles with lamps around the lorry loading ramp. I'm in no hurry to decide where to put them. Actually the lorry loading ramp looks so in balance with the surrounding nature that I have had some doubts if it's a good idea to erect them.
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| I can almost hear the birds sing and smell the sleepers. |
But Nystrup Gravel isn't a nature reserve for flora and fauna, but an industrial location brutally exploiting the planet's ressources. Some wooden power poles with lamps is a minimum to convey an atmosphere of some human growth oriented activity.
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| One drawback with poles around the ramp is the awkward shadows they will cast on the backscene. This image is a cruel preview of what to expect unless I find a cunning way to place the poles. |
Besides playing with wooden poles around the loading ramp, I'be been adding a little extra ballast here and there in the track and added water to the puddles in the area under the ramp's chute. They've ended up looking more like tar holes and I wonder if if they're worth redoing or if I'm simply going to fill them in.
Do you find that details like these power poles also become a reminder of the size of 1:19 scale models? I find that the small trains and low to the ground architectural elements distract from that so emphasize the horizontal elements of the scenes—making the run look longer by not segmenting it into shorter chunks of space. (Just a random thought while admiring how beautifully this scene is coming along)
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Chris
Thanks for your comments, Chris. I have tried to add elements of some height to draw attention to the small trains as you mention. The wooden building highlights the small size of locos and skips, and the power poles will do the same. That's great. On the other hand, the high elements seems to partition the small layout into smaller (meaning shorter) sections making it seem even smaller. As if the brain without the poles sees an uninterupted view of the layout making it seem larger. With the poles the layout is visually cut into several 'views' that the brain can proces better leading to a feeling of a smaller layout. I don't know if it makes any sense to you? The poles will be fitted anyway, as I'm far to fond of poles to leave them out.
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