More Diorama Progress...

There's been some progress on the diorama over the last month...

More soon

Small Diorama

So over the last couple of months I've been working on an entry for Phil Parker's Cakebox Challenge on RMWeb.

After a few false starts I decided on a subject, and spent a couple of weeks trying to fabricate a reasonable looking representation of inset tram tracks.

In the end I remembered that I had some odd lengths of finescale rail.

This is the current state, as of Friday 18th May.

Hope to post again soon...

I need a name for

A New Project

I've just started a new model railway project. It's a minimum space O16.5, (thats 7mm to the foot scale on oo gauge track).

For now I am making sketch models of some buildings to help me work out the track plan. 

More to follow soon...

Athens - Old Town House

From our Athens trip a few months ago,here's one example of a run-down town house that has major potential as the subject in a range of different media explorations.

As seen on Φραντζη (Frantzi), The rear of the property shows that it would have been - at one time - a major courtyard house that has been left to decay, possibly because of tax issues.

Old Athens - Windows and Doors

I am fascinated by old and traditional shuttered windows. When we are in Athens, I drag Sophie around back streets and alleys, taking photos of anything that takes my fancy as reference for future artworks. Above is a small painting based on photos taken during a previous visit.

And the track layout.

Here's the crossover at Kasamouli (ΚΑΣΑΜΟΥΛΗ). Showing the inset switches (points), the tram lights/signals and the overhead power system.

Athens trams. We spend some time in Athens every year if possible. When there I always try to get some reference shots of the trams.