29-31 Hampton Street. London's East End....Sept. 1940.

[Guest]

570.
Front seat please , and if possible [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]FIRE .[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)] Thank you .
453
Bed 6
Block 9
Broadmoor.[/COLOR]

[Mini Me]

So Ron,........yer telling us that the sash windows won't go up an down?? that is, if you WERE going to build them in the first place, which you are not, coz it wouldn't be fun?.....and then here comes JR and he want's to see the whole thing go up in smoke........MATRON!!!!:tongue-out3::tongue-out2::tongue-out:

[Gern]

Oh goody! Another demolition job!

[spanner570]

453. Good to read you are away from the allotment and back in Block 9. However please note, any more veiled threats about showing off your fire razing skills will be met with fierce resistance. Possibly employing an Assistant Matron direct from her duties as bouncer throwing out time wasters in our local A&E.

Rick. After making far too many full size sash windows when I was on the tools, to even contemplate making miniature versions would reduce me to a burbling wreck and even worse, end up in Bed 5 next to 453!.....No thanks.

Dave. Good to read you are up for more demolizing. Sucker for punishment eh?


Right, back to more mundane activities. - The build.

I've had me a go at making a section of 1/72 brick wall.
As pizza bases seem to be no longer available, I'm using 5mm foam board.
I scribed the bricks with a modelling knife (What a ball ache!) then gave the resultant surface two coats of slightly different shades of brick red/brown and let the paint run where it will. A surprisingly quick and straight forward painting process which I'm happy with. ....Anyway, early stages, but the basics are laid down. Plenty of time for a fiddle!

The photos are of the same section of brickwork. The camera thinks otherwise.




Where the windows and doors are to go, I need to model brick arches and cills. Heaven help me.....

Now where did I leave my runny eyes?!

Yours.
B.R. Iklaiyor

[adt70hk]

Ron

That's brilliant!!! Top notch work all round!!

ATB.

Andrew

[Jim R]

Neat brick work. Good luck with the windows.
Jim

[Gern]

I know it's each to their own, but I do wonder why some scratch builders need 3 different paint colours, 4 lots of different pastel powders, and 5 different washes to achieve the same effect as you have with two paints and a 'splash it all over' approach!

[eddiesolo]

What a superb idea Ron, like the wall effect.

[spanner570]

Thanks for the encouraging posts chaps. Much appreciated.

Jim. Wot windows?!

Dave, as you point out, some painting methods do seem long winded, be it a wall, tank, ship whatever. I prefer to keep my approach simple and quick. I suspect it might be a sort of 'Must do' to use all these different filters and gawd knows what else, otherwise the paint job is seen as not worth a flick of the wrist!
....but as you also point out, "it's each to their own" That is as it should be. We all have different ways of achieving what we want from our model making endeavors.


I've resized the doors and windows. Transferred the paper template onto the board, cut out the openings and roughly marked out the brickwork with a pencil and steel rule.

I'm not fussy about getting the brick size or bond spot on. My bricks were hand made and I've yet to see a perfect 'Stretcher' brick bond.



A closer look shows the pencil line imperfections, warts and all....and guess what?


All a bit rough and naked nude at the minute.

Next up the delightful job of scribing the brick joints with a scalpel, prior to the application of the paint.

Once painted and weathered it will all blend in - I hope.

Cheers.
Ron

[GerryW]

Watching with interest.
I'll be the first to admit that I know nothing about London, but do have a little experience of Victorian terraced houses.
Not sure if you've got the back doors in the right place, all of the ones that I've come across are set in the side of the 'scullery' facing next-door, the kitchen is 'outside' from that, then coal shed, then the toilet. But hey, your build and I could well be wrong

[adt70hk]

Watching with interest.
I'll be the first to admit that I know nothing about London, but do have a little experience of Victorian terraced houses.
Not sure if you've got the back doors in the right place, all of the ones that I've come across are set in the side of the 'scullery' facing next-door, the kitchen is 'outside' from that, then coal shed, then the toilet. But hey, your build and I could well be wrong

You make a good point Gerry on the back doors. Both my current and previous Victorian terraced houses have the backdoor facing the neighbour across the wall.

ATB.

Andrew

[adt70hk]

You make a good point Gerry on the back doors. Both my current and previous Victorian terraced houses have the backdoor facing the neighbour across the wall.

ATB.

Andrew

That said I do have patio doors on the rear aspect.... Not sure if they were originally a window that has been extended to a door...

Just a thought Ron....

[spanner570]

Thanks for the input chaps. All duly noted. :thumb2:

As I wrote in my opening waffle, plenty of alterations and additions expected.....

Here's the progress on the out houses.

As most of the thing will probably be smashed to hell and back, I don't know why I'm being fussy.

Having ritted the above, I do like to build the complete structure before I destroy it!





Cheers.
Ron

[adt70hk]

Lovely work Ron!!

[spanner570]

Thanks Andrew, and thanks also to both yourself and Gerry for the feedback re. the doors. :thumb2:

I've 'bricked in' the two outer openings as these will be sort of seen, but left the inner two. Both these will deffo. be hidden!
Further coats will blend in any wayward bricks and the laying of....please keep in mind too that accuracy and neatness are not on the agenda, as most of the model will be trashed and or hidden with 'Things'

I've first coated the walls using cheap acrylics. I don't want to use my good modelling paints.




I realise it all looks a bit 'orrid at the minute, but trust me - I'm a politician!

Cheers.
Ron