tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807818366755087334.post2372724806473739038..comments2024-02-17T00:28:59.867-05:00Comments on Hedley Junction: A Lesson of HumilityMatthieu Lachancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06812873374306516493noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807818366755087334.post-87600793939352144152016-12-10T15:51:14.277-05:002016-12-10T15:51:14.277-05:00I used to hate that simplistic saying when in Arch...I used to hate that simplistic saying when in Architecture School, but as I started to practice my profession and to implement my observations into the modelling realm, I found out it was true. I think too often we think less means "simplistic" or even "lacking", but it's more about using the right amount of effort to get the optimal result. I would seriously like to apply that to an urban setting like a diorama of Quebec City's CPR Prince Edward Street roundhouse which was located in an urban canyon.Matthieu Lachancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812873374306516493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807818366755087334.post-47414291240038279662016-12-10T15:48:12.805-05:002016-12-10T15:48:12.805-05:00Simon, many modellers and professional layout buil...Simon, many modellers and professional layout builders stressed that point that when compressing a scene, you also need to compress the number of elements. To some extend, compressing a siding length is less harmful than not doing so with structure. Our everyday interacton with the human world makes us very aware of what's wrong and what's right. In this case, the scene can't handle over 3 structures and it's a 9 feet long peninsula, which is small but not that cramped. Sure, if modelling an urban setting, we could densify the area much more, but that would have to be done respecting the real life spacing between elements.<br /><br />This is something that struck me a year ago when I installed power utility poles. I thought placing them closer would increase their number, thus fooling our eyes thinking the scene was longer. It didn't work at all because everything looked awkward.<br /><br />This brings us to another observation. The bigger a structure, an element, a track or a scene is, the easier it is to compress it because in the real world, they are too huge for us to be able to estimate their real size. However, the smaller something is, the less room there is playing with proportion. If it was a boxcar by exemple, getting the ladders too thick would be quickly evident while accessing the fact the boxcar is 50 ft long instead of 51 ft would required us to measure the model.<br /><br />Another interesting aspect of keeping the scenes relaxed is that you create more opportunities for photographic spots. The more it is crowded, the more you kind of reduce these opportunities into a very few staged scenes. Not that one is better than another, but the later one needs extremely careful planning.Matthieu Lachancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812873374306516493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807818366755087334.post-19715201200182132152016-12-10T07:16:16.871-05:002016-12-10T07:16:16.871-05:00Fascinating.
As wel compress prototypes to fit in...Fascinating.<br /><br />As wel compress prototypes to fit into our layout space (shorter sidings, tighter curves, etc) then the scene composition obviously changes, and your bravery in admitting you got it wrong by including the station/depot is a lesson to us all to not be afraid to omit something which gets in the way.Simon Dunkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524485143477411155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807818366755087334.post-16693437936377831192016-12-08T23:07:14.381-05:002016-12-08T23:07:14.381-05:00Less is more, definitely.Less is more, definitely.Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.com