Heljan/Concor construction

[Night Owl City]

In my experience some N scale structure models aren't scaled properly as far as distance between floors, etc.

As for that Con-Cor corner drug store kit, in the model I built I have re-purposed a drug store space into something more fun. 

This is amazing. The dark ambiance is spot on. I hope you share your write-up here.

[Dwight in Toronto]

Peter - very nicely done. 

You’ve got a lot of us curious to learn more, so maybe you can move this up on your busy “to do” list!

[thomasjmdavis]

Peteski...
I'm interested in how you did that as well.  My own best guess is that is a back lit photo of a painting or illustration. But in any case, BRAVO- terrific illusion. 

On the other hand, you created those decals for our Farmall tractors that are so small that I need an Optivisor to read them- so... maybe you did paint those shadows onto the faces of your figures...

Edit.... Peteski, your post following this one makes clear the model really is 3D, and not a backlit photo... so, I am amazed... look forward to your construction post.

[peteski]

This is amazing. The dark ambiance is spot on. I hope you share your write-up here.

Thanks!
The main reason for the natural-lookign ambiance was that the tiny light sources are in the same locations (multiple overhead locations) as they would be in 1:1 bar, so the shadows and the way the light hits the surroundings look natural. I then manually adjusted the camera's shutter speed and aperture to produce a darker image and sufficient depth-of-field. Using automatic settings the image would be much brighter.  I myself was quite happy with the way that photo came out.  I'll see if I can expedite posting the construction thread.

[TinyTurner]

I will look forward to watching all the builds that crop up.
It's a bit like watching the purposes of a house change over the years, all building the same model. 

That bar interior is superb 

I also got a large square of textured plastic brick sheet in the box, no idea if its part of the store or not, it doesn't look like it.  Maybe its a freebie from the factory?