Author Topic: Chester Row  (Read 5587 times)

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Re: Chester Row
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2011, 21:42:14 »
Excellent, Emma, you've caught the look and the feel of the Rows perfectly.

We once had a long weekend on Chester staying at a hotel just inside the city walls near one of the gates,  We visited the Rows, of course, and the thing I most remember about them apart from the overall impression was the noise from people talking and the sound of people walking on the wooden planks.  The buildings seemed to magnify any sounds, and the noise of voices reminded me of the noise of flocks of starlings coming in to roost at sunset.
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Re: Chester Row
« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2011, 22:06:06 »
Wow! Really charming set of shops. I love the detail (as always).

Hats of to you :clap:, and thanks for sharing the photos!

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Re: Chester Row
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2011, 22:42:24 »
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Re: Chester Row
« Reply #13 on: September 29, 2011, 23:00:02 »
Wow Emma - another great diorama. The detail is wonderful - love the pigs head over the shop sign, the fabric bolts and the activity! It looks alive and bustling. Great job.
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Re: Chester Row
« Reply #14 on: September 30, 2011, 02:46:15 »
Fantastic!  :love: Your attention to detail is, as always, impeccable!
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Re: Chester Row
« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2011, 02:56:15 »
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Re: Chester Row
« Reply #16 on: September 30, 2011, 13:51:34 »
 :love: Thank you friends as always your kind comments give me a boost.

I really liked this project, I wanted to recreate as Playmofire says the hustle and bustle of theses shops all crammed in together. The real ones are just great to walk around with the slopping wood floors and wonderful wood carvings. It's amazing that such old buildings have survived so well in such constant use.

I've managed to create a small 1x2m diorama table in one room and I now have the shops set up there with my Tudor hall. I'm hoping to have it finished by Christmas so I can share it all with you. Thanks to Skywalker for his excellent dioramas that have inspired me so much.

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Re: Chester Row
« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2011, 18:48:37 »
Hello ! :wave:

Really a fine work Emma and very creativ. I like very much your buildings and here particulary the detail with a pig head (very realistic and funny) :)

Greetings,
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Re: Chester Row
« Reply #18 on: October 03, 2011, 17:46:12 »
Hi Emma,

Fantastic job! I lived in Chester for about six months (11 years ago), and you have indeed captured the look and feel of the Rows very, very well. As others have said, your attention to detail and humour are second to none!

Was that a bottle of poison I saw available in one shop?  :o ???

Cheers,

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Re: Chester Row
« Reply #19 on: October 04, 2011, 07:46:06 »
 :o :o :o :o :o :o :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

Incredible customs, Emma!! To me your creations lift building with steck to a higher level! Great and fine work!!!!