Three things I'm doing.
So, a busy couple of months at F&F. Doing what? This:
1. Another collaboration with Another Studio.
Yep! Remember plantini? Of course you do. The lovely folk behind PostCarden, who we collaborated with on Plantini last year are working with us again to produce a new set of metal folding models - that's right, not just one, a set! Without wanting to give too much away just yet, these are models of specific buildings/structures, which is a bit of a different beast to plantini. With plantini (and to an extent, the Tinyment before that), it was about creating a model that encapsulated the style and spirit of that type of structure. Now, recreating specific buildings, the challenge is to get them as architecturally accurate and representative of the actual building as possible, but figuring out how to take it down to its key elements so it's feasible to make out of metal. And we're getting there. The models are coming on - we're hoping to get the first metal drafts made up in the next week or two. Then it should just be a process of refining the designs.... And deciding which buildings we're going to go with!
2. A new model kit of an Edinburgh old town tenement.
You might have spotted this on Facebook recently. Ever since releasing the Scottish tenement model kit - about 4 years ago now! - we've had folk asking about doing a model kit more in the Edinburgh style. Finally, I'm getting round to it. And it's coming along pretty well! One of the difficulties I've been having is that in the Old Town theres a lot less consistency with the building styles, heights and materials than there is with Victorian era tenements. However, I think I've hit on a design that captures the Old Town feeling - I hope you agree! This is in its testing stage, so, all going to plan, this'll be hitting the shelves in time for summer (and the Edinburgh tourist season!).
3. Models kits of Barony Hall for Strathclyde university.
This is exciting. Strathclyde Uni have commissioned me to create a batch of model kits of one of their buildings - Barony Hall, on the High Street, which is the building that their students have their graduation ceremonies in. It's a lovely building, and it's shaping up to be a lovely model too. They particularly liked the idea of a model kit as a more unusual corporate gift as it fits well with their image as the 'engineering Uni', and I couldn't agree more!
1. Another collaboration with Another Studio.
Yep! Remember plantini? Of course you do. The lovely folk behind PostCarden, who we collaborated with on Plantini last year are working with us again to produce a new set of metal folding models - that's right, not just one, a set! Without wanting to give too much away just yet, these are models of specific buildings/structures, which is a bit of a different beast to plantini. With plantini (and to an extent, the Tinyment before that), it was about creating a model that encapsulated the style and spirit of that type of structure. Now, recreating specific buildings, the challenge is to get them as architecturally accurate and representative of the actual building as possible, but figuring out how to take it down to its key elements so it's feasible to make out of metal. And we're getting there. The models are coming on - we're hoping to get the first metal drafts made up in the next week or two. Then it should just be a process of refining the designs.... And deciding which buildings we're going to go with!
2. A new model kit of an Edinburgh old town tenement.
You might have spotted this on Facebook recently. Ever since releasing the Scottish tenement model kit - about 4 years ago now! - we've had folk asking about doing a model kit more in the Edinburgh style. Finally, I'm getting round to it. And it's coming along pretty well! One of the difficulties I've been having is that in the Old Town theres a lot less consistency with the building styles, heights and materials than there is with Victorian era tenements. However, I think I've hit on a design that captures the Old Town feeling - I hope you agree! This is in its testing stage, so, all going to plan, this'll be hitting the shelves in time for summer (and the Edinburgh tourist season!).
3. Models kits of Barony Hall for Strathclyde university.
This is exciting. Strathclyde Uni have commissioned me to create a batch of model kits of one of their buildings - Barony Hall, on the High Street, which is the building that their students have their graduation ceremonies in. It's a lovely building, and it's shaping up to be a lovely model too. They particularly liked the idea of a model kit as a more unusual corporate gift as it fits well with their image as the 'engineering Uni', and I couldn't agree more!