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Hey, VK. Ballermann and Son have issued reproductions, but as far as I know the originals were solely part of the monthly magazine. They were printed on heavier paper and were a bound-in insert in the middle of the issue.
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That explains the models with cover pages. Thanks
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Hi All,
And thanks again all for the encouraging words. Don, I had a similar problem with my castle, as I could see that the positioning of the connecting bridge would make or break the model. My solution was to first glue the main tower to the base, keeping the smaller tower free. Next I built the bridge, but I didn’t attach the roof right away, as that gave the part a bit more flexibility. Then, I glued both tabs of the bridge in place to the smaller tower. After dry-fitting the small tower’s base and the free end of the bridge to find the best positions, I glued the small tower to the base but only glued one of the bridge’s remaining tabs in place to the larger tower. This gave me the flexibility to push and bend the last tab into place before I glued it to the larger tower. Lastly, I glued the roof after correcting some fit issues. That bridge was the most difficult part to fit of all three models shown. VK, your question hadn’t occurred to me before, but as there are no Illustreret Familie-Journal headings or page numbers on the Ravnerede model, I can see where your question comes from. Tom Greensfelder certainly has more direct experience with the original models and their origins than I do, and his informed answer is yet another point of interest concerning the models of Hans Christian Madsen and Aller Press. Tom, thanks for your kind comments and thank Alexandra Lopez for her superb build of her Fairy Princes Castle, too. Score and fold, Thumb Dog |
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Some things that I wonder about with those types of vintage models is the original size of the magazine page, the color of the page, and how vibrant the colors of the model were when originally published.
The pages of the scans are all browned with age probably because of the acid content of the paper. But I have seen some old magazines printed on light brown paper or off-white paper like newsprint. When I clean those scans I tend to play around with the color settings trying to get an aesthetic compromise.
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About the colours: colours used in 19th century lithography, especially on cheap paper like these magazines, never seem to be very bright. Originals of (for instance) Imagerie d'Epinal (Pellerin),and the Danish Familien Journal show this. Also bear in mind that the paper was probably not very white, and is always seriously discoloured now. See example.
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Really nice and fascinating setting... something magical...
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The paper the magazine pages were printed on could have been highly acidic also which would account for some of the browning with age.
Anyway, when I clean up the pages I tend to adjust the color to suit my eyes. Sometimes I leave the colors subtle, sometimes not so subtle.
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