This little diorama deserves a proper presentation.

Just as for my previous diorama I used an APA-box. In an APA-box I can display two A4 diorama’s.

My main concern was the lighting. I followed in this case in main lines the way a shadow box is lightened.

I started with the front of the APA-box. I cut a piece of black demenstration board to size.

Then I bought two black photo frames, with a opening of 14 x 10 cm. I had to make sure that the edges on the inside were black.

Next step was to make some side brackets alongside the window frames at the inside of the APA-box. I made them from frames used to make a painting frame. Made them fitting in the box and I glued black board along it on the side of the window. The angle at the top is 45 degrees.

Then I made a black bottom bracket between the two side brackets. The underside of this bracket has the same height as the street level of the diorama.

After that I made an overal bracket for the lightning. This is glued above the side brackets, along the whole inside of the APA box. On this bracket the led light is glued. I used the same ledstrip as on Northall Dock.

Then the diorama was placed in side and I could test out the light. Because this diorama has blue colours I was limited in the choice of the colour.

And to finish Station Road – Shops under Arches a final picture through the glass. I know that isn’t the best for to present it here, but it gives you an idea how it looks like. My wife loves this little diorama in a box.

And to make pictures I can take it out of the box.

Now I can start with my next diorama. This will be called Caroline Street.

Regards,

Job