Just watched this video and laughed out loud at the”hello mum”. The window detail effect is amazing. Well done. You and I are polar opposites in the way we model as I work very quickly and yours is such intricate detail…. but we have a love of the hobby in common!!
Thank you Carol. Yes, our methods are completely different but that is one of the things that really fascinates me about this hobby. I am always amazed by how quickly you produce such wonderful results.
Stained glass looks great - well done. When you move on to the false perspective alleyway, don’t forget that the horizontal lines of the buildings should actually be horizontal at the normal viewing/photographing height, above and below this, horizontals point toward the relevant vanishing points. Therefore, choose your viewing eye level carefully! Lovely stuff, John
Thank you for sharing the whole process, including the testing. That is where you really saved all the rest of us from thinking to ourselves "I wonder if......." 🙂
Stunningly realist glass feature IN COLOR! Does your ingenuity have no end? Twenty something test pieces and the results speak for themselves. Once again a brilliant result in a full explained, fun and educational video. Your channel is already THE recommended paper and card modeling channel whenever I am asked but the value goes ever upward and the results are endlessly amazing. So glad I found you way back when you did your first three arches for the viaduct. Each video has been wonderfully inspirational. Starting to look forward to, not only your next video but arriving back home to continue work on my own city/skid row urban area. My contract finishes at end of May so will be rewatching and BINGE watching your videos again as I build my own...
The windows look superb and the varnish has made them both slightly shiny and uneven (both in a good way) like real stained glass. Nice shout out to your Mam in pva! ;-)
Perfect projekt, Michael. I have done something similar for my layout. In Magdeburg (a city in the former GDR there had been a centre of glas artist - one of those artists was Riginals Richter). Glas art was trasformed into a modern form with big chunks of glass put together to abstract patterns or realistic pictures. Richter designed a interesting piece of art, officially called "Lied der Arbeit" (song of work), the people simple called it the "Laterne" (lantern). On my channel I have documented the building process of it. To immitate the glas I scaled the windows, went to the copy shop an printed it out on foil for overhead projectors. As simply as it is, th effect is great. This will work for every kind of stained glass, f.e. colourful church windows etc. All the best Valentn
@@Chandwell Thanks a lot for your kind comment. Your buildings are perfect for historians and lovers of old and new architecture like me. Furthermore your community of so many different people is great, there are so many interesting people and skilled persons among them!
Hi ya Michael. Your testing definitely paid off here. The windows look great. And lighting them is a must. I look forward to another forced perspective episode. So, until next time. See ya.
Popping in thanks to your link to see your stained glass video. Really nice work. My interest in stained glass goes a little further than model making reproductions. Stained glass was my trade until the mid 1990's when recession took us all out of business. You may of seen something that I was involved in. If you know Leeds then you may of passed through the Victoria Quarter. I ran the team that installed the stained glass roof in there. Or if you pop to Oldham and the Spindles shopping centre I ran the same team that installed that stained glass ceiling in there. It was a great time meeting great artists and pop stars for that matter who knew the artists. Your finished windows look absolutely amazing I am going to try something similar for my church that I am scratch building. Take care and speak again soon.
Yes! I know the Victoria Quarter. Wow - that's a true skill to have. What a shame that it ended. Have fun with the church. That's a building type I've not tried before. The Assembly Hall I am working on at the moment is the closest I've come.
Nicely done. Appreciate the keen eye for detail to be able to recognize when something is going to work as initially thought and then pivot to another creative idea. Neat to know about that geometry adjustment tool. I checked into GIMP (what I am currently trying to learn) and it looks to have a similar feature which opens up a lot of possibilities.
This street is getting better every time you add a new video. Love the stainglass too. The difference in the acetate version is I think due to the small size. Mine were in OO and I printed them with a color laser copier/printer thus sharper. Yet your technique gives a better result and thus I will use it from now on too. I am also thrilled to see how you're going to create the forced perspective on the side walls... this is something I've not yet mastered and I am learning a lot thanks to your videos.
Thanks Eric! I am making the forced perspective video this evening. It's a tricky subject as it needs to be short and entertaining but a little instructional too. Once you've watched it, let me know if you think a more step-by-step in-depth version would be worthwhile.
Great stuff as always! If you’re thinking of lighting it I use Modelit products (N and OO) they have little hanging lamps that would fit nicely behind your buildings and are plug in. They also sell dimmer switches too. I have no connection with them other than that I always use them. Cheers mate.
"Hello Mum", LOL. Another great video thanks that will save others hours of time. I used to appreciate when you mentioned how much the scene was costing you. Haven't heard this for awhile maybe something you consciously stopped doing. Watch all your videos, some more than once, especially any with Inkscape. Kind regards James
Thanks James. I am planning on reintroducing the costs on my next build. I never realised that it was appreciated before but it’s been mentioned a couple of times.
Good golly miss molly! I guess I should subscribe to your channel since you have some brilliant ideas on building models. Glad you decided to humour your friend as you made a very nice discovery with the light behind the photo printed window. Cheers from eastern TN
great windows, i use thin paper or frosted acetate for windows in office windows etc i find it lights well ad gives a great effect. as for the glaze you put on the surface you could try using a PAINT PAD(used for painting walls normally) you can buy detail pads which are only about an inch square these have hundreds of fine filaments as bristles which give a great textured effect like the one you were trying to achieve. hope this helps keep up the GREAT work
Looks amazing. Nice work. Great things can happen when you take the time to do 20+ tests! That sure looks amazing with a little light behind. I vote for light! Either way, that building is going to look fantastic.
Timing is everything … almost! I was unsuccessfully working on getting an image upright in Inkscape when along comes your video and your use of Lightroom for IPad. So I downloaded the free version only to find the Geometry feature is an add-on I have to pay for. Is that your experience Michael? Or others … where can I get a free geometry editing tool for photos?
Ah yes, I forgot that this is a paid feature. I pay monthly for Lightroom as I use it for all my photos. Take a look at PHOTOPIA. It is a free to use web-based photo editor and you can transform images to correct uprights.
I love these videos, but have one small tiny winy issue..... they are too short.... I could watch this sort of thing for hours, so inspirational and informative
I think acetate could work better with a laser printer: laser toner does create some difference in thickness. It would also give vivider colours. And pn acetate, you may need to print in real colours and use a dark background, not use the colours as they are seen from the street.
Yes indeed.. that was my first try and the colours did look really deep when placed on a dark background. They just seemed to lack a bit of character though. It was a close run thing and it took me quite a white to reach my decision. I’ve not seen laser-printed acetate before…. Maybe one day! 😀
Stunning work there! It will look fantastic lit up.
I think you are right, I am tempted to put some LEDs in there.
Just watched this video and laughed out loud at the”hello mum”. The window detail effect is amazing. Well done. You and I are polar opposites in the way we model as I work very quickly and yours is such intricate detail…. but we have a love of the hobby in common!!
Thank you Carol. Yes, our methods are completely different but that is one of the things that really fascinates me about this hobby. I am always amazed by how quickly you produce such wonderful results.
Stained glass looks great - well done. When you move on to the false perspective alleyway, don’t forget that the horizontal lines of the buildings should actually be horizontal at the normal viewing/photographing height, above and below this, horizontals point toward the relevant vanishing points. Therefore, choose your viewing eye level carefully!
Lovely stuff, John
Thanks John! I’ve just uploaded the video ready for next Friday. I hope you like the decisions I made!
Thank you for sharing the whole process, including the testing. That is where you really saved all the rest of us from thinking to ourselves "I wonder if......." 🙂
Glad it was useful!
It is amazing the amount of work you put into your pieces! No wonder they come out that spectacular!
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Thank you!
Fantastic Michael. I love watching the progress of Chandwell. 10/10.
Thank you David!
You say it is really easy, suppose it is if like you one keeps trying over and over and over to get the right effect. You are tenacious my friend
That’s true. The technique itself is easy in the end, but I took time to get the colours right.
This is wonderful, you are so creative!
Thank you! I’m pleased with how they turned out.
Brilliant work Michael. Those windows look great when lit. Thanks for sharing. Roy.
Thanks Roy!
Stunningly realist glass feature IN COLOR!
Does your ingenuity have no end? Twenty something test pieces and the results speak for themselves.
Once again a brilliant result in a full explained, fun and educational video.
Your channel is already THE recommended paper and card modeling channel whenever I am asked but the value goes ever upward and the results are endlessly amazing.
So glad I found you way back when you did your first three arches for the viaduct. Each video has been wonderfully inspirational. Starting to look forward to, not only your next video but arriving back home to continue work on my own city/skid row urban area. My contract finishes at end of May so will be rewatching and BINGE watching your videos again as I build my own...
Thank you!
Well done!👍😁
Thank you
Very clever Michael 👏. Looks superb and another brilliant addition to the street. Cheers Euan
Thank you Euan!
The windows look superb and the varnish has made them both slightly shiny and uneven (both in a good way) like real stained glass. Nice shout out to your Mam in pva! ;-)
Thanks Davie. She never misses an episode!
Perfect projekt, Michael. I have done something similar for my layout. In Magdeburg (a city in the former GDR there had been a centre of glas artist - one of those artists was Riginals Richter). Glas art was trasformed into a modern form with big chunks of glass put together to abstract patterns or realistic pictures. Richter designed a interesting piece of art, officially called "Lied der Arbeit" (song of work), the people simple called it the "Laterne" (lantern). On my channel I have documented the building process of it. To immitate the glas I scaled the windows, went to the copy shop an printed it out on foil for overhead projectors. As simply as it is, th effect is great. This will work for every kind of stained glass, f.e. colourful church windows etc.
All the best
Valentn
Thank you Valentin! I love your historical and architectural comments; I really appreciate them. Thank you!
@@Chandwell Thanks a lot for your kind comment. Your buildings are perfect for historians and lovers of old and new architecture like me. Furthermore your community of so many different people is great, there are so many interesting people and skilled persons among them!
You are so organised remembering what you did on each of the 23 versions! I always forget what paint I've used. The windows look great BTW!
Hahah - that is too true. With so many tweaks, I needed to keep good notes otherwise I'd never be able to print out a match again!
Amazing work Michael! I do think that building should be lit, just to show the fantastic colours and 'look' of the glass.
I think you are probably right Peter!
Well done Mike the windows look really nice excellent work you nailed that and they look even nicer lit up from within.
I’m really pleased (and a bit surprised) with how they turned out,
Hi ya Michael. Your testing definitely paid off here. The windows look great. And lighting them is a must. I look forward to another forced perspective episode. So, until next time. See ya.
Thanks Norman. I'm just uploading the forced perspective video now. I think it's worked out really well. Can't wait fo you to see it next Friday.
Looks fabulous Michael really looking forward to the Members update on Saturday 😎
I'll be uploading one!
Very realistic Michael! I love these short building updates👍Great work,
Andrew🙂
Thanks Andrew.
Wow! Illuminating the photo paper had a magical effect, and looks fantastic !
It was really surprising just how well it worked!
The Poor Law building looks grand so far, Phil
Thanks Phil! I am pleased with how it is coming on.
Popping in thanks to your link to see your stained glass video. Really nice work. My interest in stained glass goes a little further than model making reproductions. Stained glass was my trade until the mid 1990's when recession took us all out of business. You may of seen something that I was involved in. If you know Leeds then you may of passed through the Victoria Quarter. I ran the team that installed the stained glass roof in there. Or if you pop to Oldham and the Spindles shopping centre I ran the same team that installed that stained glass ceiling in there. It was a great time meeting great artists and pop stars for that matter who knew the artists. Your finished windows look absolutely amazing I am going to try something similar for my church that I am scratch building. Take care and speak again soon.
Yes! I know the Victoria Quarter. Wow - that's a true skill to have. What a shame that it ended. Have fun with the church. That's a building type I've not tried before. The Assembly Hall I am working on at the moment is the closest I've come.
Nicely done. Appreciate the keen eye for detail to be able to recognize when something is going to work as initially thought and then pivot to another creative idea. Neat to know about that geometry adjustment tool. I checked into GIMP (what I am currently trying to learn) and it looks to have a similar feature which opens up a lot of possibilities.
Glad it was helpful! I think GIMP will have something similar, maybe called free transform or something. It should let you drag it into shape.
This street is getting better every time you add a new video. Love the stainglass too. The difference in the acetate version is I think due to the small size. Mine were in OO and I printed them with a color laser copier/printer thus sharper. Yet your technique gives a better result and thus I will use it from now on too.
I am also thrilled to see how you're going to create the forced perspective on the side walls... this is something I've not yet mastered and I am learning a lot thanks to your videos.
Thanks Eric! I am making the forced perspective video this evening. It's a tricky subject as it needs to be short and entertaining but a little instructional too. Once you've watched it, let me know if you think a more step-by-step in-depth version would be worthwhile.
A lot of work but an excellent result, it looks very good. The stair well would be the one thing that would be lit, other windows could be lit or not.
Good observation. I think if I light it I will do just that!
Great stuff as always! If you’re thinking of lighting it I use Modelit products (N and OO) they have little hanging lamps that would fit nicely behind your buildings and are plug in. They also sell dimmer switches too. I have no connection with them other than that I always use them. Cheers mate.
Thanks Phil. I’ll look out for those, but at the moment I have a few LEDs lying round just begging to be used!
"Hello Mum", LOL. Another great video thanks that will save others hours of time. I used to appreciate when you mentioned how much the scene was costing you. Haven't heard this for awhile maybe something you consciously stopped doing. Watch all your videos, some more than once, especially any with Inkscape. Kind regards James
Hello Mum x - indeed. You can't get away with anything Michael.
Spotted!
Thanks James. I am planning on reintroducing the costs on my next build. I never realised that it was appreciated before but it’s been mentioned a couple of times.
Really interesting and inspiring!
Thank you!
Good golly miss molly! I guess I should subscribe to your channel since you have some brilliant ideas on building models. Glad you decided to humour your friend as you made a very nice discovery with the light behind the photo printed window. Cheers from eastern TN
Thank you!
great windows, i use thin paper or frosted acetate for windows in office windows etc i find it lights well ad gives a great effect.
as for the glaze you put on the surface you could try using a PAINT PAD(used for painting walls normally) you can buy detail pads which are only about an inch square these have hundreds of fine filaments as bristles which give a great textured effect like the one you were trying to achieve. hope this helps keep up the GREAT work
Great tip! Thank you!
Looks amazing. Nice work. Great things can happen when you take the time to do 20+ tests! That sure looks amazing with a little light behind. I vote for light! Either way, that building is going to look fantastic.
Thank you very much!
Michael, I think we should refer to as the "Card Master".
Hahahah. Thank you!
Looks amazing! It's a bit late now, but what would the gloss look like if it was stippled on with a small piece of sponge?
I think I will try that next time. Good idea!
Timing is everything … almost! I was unsuccessfully working on getting an image upright in Inkscape when along comes your video and your use of Lightroom for IPad. So I downloaded the free version only to find the Geometry feature is an add-on I have to pay for. Is that your experience Michael? Or others … where can I get a free geometry editing tool for photos?
Ah yes, I forgot that this is a paid feature. I pay monthly for Lightroom as I use it for all my photos. Take a look at PHOTOPIA. It is a free to use web-based photo editor and you can transform images to correct uprights.
I love these videos, but have one small tiny winy issue..... they are too short.... I could watch this sort of thing for hours, so inspirational and informative
Ha ha thank you!
I think acetate could work better with a laser printer: laser toner does create some difference in thickness. It would also give vivider colours.
And pn acetate, you may need to print in real colours and use a dark background, not use the colours as they are seen from the street.
Yes indeed.. that was my first try and the colours did look really deep when placed on a dark background. They just seemed to lack a bit of character though. It was a close run thing and it took me quite a white to reach my decision. I’ve not seen laser-printed acetate before…. Maybe one day! 😀
Sometimes being on the OCD spectrum pays off. This is one of them!
Hahaha - too right! :)
Hello Mam @5:10 time stamp... Subliminally in the glue
Well spotted!
Could u link what gloss varnish u used?
I use Vallejo Gloss Varnish - acrylicosvallejo.com/en/product/hobby/auxiliaries-model/gloss-varnish-70510/
@@Chandwell ty sooo much
Did anyone notice a message written in glue?
No...? Hahahah :)
Hello son x
😂 Are you me mam!? 😂
@@Chandwell Noooooo, I could only be your dad 🙂