Gaslight

Right from the beginning of this project, I had an image in mind that I wanted to try to make these buildings at least a little lived in, whilst still keeping them not completely covered in extras.   I often find that any terrain can look good, but the little bits added at the end help lift it up.

This is my attempt to make what are effectively empty boxes, look a little more lived in.  Adding some life to them so to speak.

I started by adding curtains to all the windows.  To do these I simply added little bits of masking tape stuck inside the buildings.  Masking tape has the added benefits of having a slight texture, is not bright white, is self-adhesive and is thin enough to create a better finish than paper.

Street Signage was a must.  I came up with a selection of different street names.  I designed a small sign template, based on the Sesame Street sign, and embossed the letters onto them for each of my chosen streets.

Albert Road

Holmwood Avenue

Market Street

Baker Street (of course this needed to be there)

I also added some Victorian Science fiction-themed ones.

Floatwood Avenue

Olympus Mons Avenue

Valles Marineris Street

Hellas Planitia View

I painted the signs up in a black and off-white colour scheme.  Of course, the signs are all removable and interchangeable.

Next up was signage and posters.  I knocked up a quick sign frame on a 3D building program and printed it out on a resin printer.  A Google search was all that was needed to find suitable images.

Again, I have kept both the signboard and the picture within it removable, so I can swap images in and out as I please.

After that, I simply added a button battery, left over from tealight candles used during Halloween, to light up the streetlight.

I suppose I should look at adding some details to the insides of the building too as you can see through the windows a bit.   At the very least I should do that to the shops with their bigger display windows.  They will also need shop signs to brighten them up and help them stand out from the townhouses.

As always, I am open to ideas and suggestions.