What do you guys recommend for detailing behind the windows of your buildings. I am currently building a cityscape and have put dividing walls inside the stores, however all the stores look empty. I was hoping to find some sort of graphic that could be put on cardstock that would give the impression of vacancy. Any clues where to look? Thanks for any help
Joe
Jaks sells a bunch of interior details.http://www.jaksind.com/Page/ss_main.htmlOr you can download and print interiors from this site or Google Images.http://www.cgtextures.com/(under "buildings/shops)
joe27 I was hoping to find some sort of graphic that could be put on cardstock that would give the impression of vacancy.
Well, blank black cardstock would give the impression of vacancy . If you really mean occupancy, then you will get lots of answers here.
I just search the web for old images of storefronts. Many but not all are black and white. Believe it or not those almost work. If you have an image editing program you can add some color. Old postcards are helpful too. Perhaps your historical society has some photos of local stores.
In a storefront with bay display windows, keep the cardboard back and place a figure in the window as a manequin. (spelling?). You can also use small painted boxes or barrels etc. You can of course do full interiors with counters, help and patrons for foreground buildings.
I hope this helps.
Karl
edit: Here's a sample picture of a partially done building.
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I got an idea... hehehehe....model a train layout in a department store window. What would that scale train be?!?!
I Google using the "Images" option. "Grocery Store Shelves" is a good one. I printed these on cardstock. Some ended up on the back and side walls, and others I folded into free-standing shelving. The light bulb is above the shelves, where it can't be seen through the windows:
This is what it looks like from the outside:
I also printed up a wood floor and put that down. You can find a lot of these surfaces at http://www.cgtextures.com/ and just download them.
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Thanks for the responses. These are all great ideas and I really like the shelves stocked with items. The blank cardstock I put in was just a starter so that you could not look through the building. Mr Beasley's idea was exactly what I had invisioned.
Thanks again, Joe
Also, check out a web site called Railroad Line Forums. A lot of the people that frequent this site are scratch builders and craftsman kit builders so there is a lot of links and such that are continuosly posted about this type of info.
Loco I got an idea... hehehehe....model a train layout in a department store window. What would that scale train be?!?!
Good one! Probably 1:48 multiplied by 1:87 (A window display should be O scale to be seen from the sidewalk) = 1:4176 = Very tiny.
Oh a more serious note, Really like that grocery store. Just enough to make the store come alive with very little cost.
Loco Oh a more serious note, Really like that grocery store. Just enough to make the store come alive with very little cost.
Thanks. The kit is the City Classics "West End Market," which happens to be on sale right now at Walthers if you're interested. It comes with the signs in the windows, including one for Spam. I cut the door part so that I could re-mount it in the open position and have people going through it. The figures are from a Preiser set. These figures just "belonged" to this scene, but I generally use low-grade figures inside structures because you can't see them very well anyway.
larak Loco I got an idea... hehehehe....model a train layout in a department store window. What would that scale train be?!?! Good one! Probably 1:48 multiplied by 1:87 (A window display should be O scale to be seen from the sidewalk) = 1:4176 = Very tiny.
Lionel had an model Hobby shop out a few years ago that had working trains inside, I would guess about the equivalent of No.1 or G sized trains in 1:48 scale.