I previously posted pictures on these neat little kits. Because of changes made to the cycle path of the Magnorail cyclist on Cheffley I urgently needed some more cottages for an exhibition in two weeks time.
I am using two I have built previously - Daffodil Cottage and the Worker's Cottages plus two newly issued ones - Gardener's Cottage and Halfpenny Cottages.
The firrst two are background kits. So I quickly glued the walls to their bases and then I pasted some stone sheet made from printed anaglypta paper onto the walls before cutting out the windows and door.
Mike
Continuing...........I used a new blade to cut out the windows and doors. The paper really blunts the blades. Here is the carcass duly clad in stonework. A quick reality check with the boss and this row does not look like the original row on Cheffley. Good!
Mike
Looks great, but you have a real deadline in front of you. Good luck.
You have inspired me to take another look at my accumulation of paper to use as a covering! I am looking forward to your sage words of wisdom and advice! Thanks for sharing.
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I have covered the two buildings in stone paper. Next on the cottage I added the windows and the painted door. Note that this version of Daffodil Cottage will look different from the previous one as I have reversed the front wall resulting on the door being on the right hand side.........
I added curtains to the back of the windows together with the stone lintels and sills.
The roof comes next on the cottage covered in grey tiling made from Redutex sheet. Similarly the chimney was covered in Redutex brick. I then added the porch and prepared some guttering and a drain pipe made from Evergreen materials.
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I added the chimney to the roof. Some flashing was made from some brown paper bag material and the chimney were cut from tubing simply painted a clay colour.
The house needs a little weathering but she looks good on the layout............
Mike
Very nice work!
Pretty cool.
Thanx
Bob
Excellent modeling Mike.
Don't take this wrong Mike , these houses look cute ;)
Thanks John, Bob, Curt and Jan for all your kind words. Cute they really are Jan.................. ;)
Mike
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Here are the final pics of the Worker's Cottages. The roof has been clad in grey slate tiles and the guttering/drain pipe has been added. I clad the chimneys in the stone paper this time around. The value for money of these kits is outstanding. £10 for the kit, less than 50p for the stone paper and add another £3 for tiling/paints/Evergreen items.
So two cottages done and another two to go..............
Mike
Really nicely done Mike. Does the stone paper have adhesive on the back or do you have to glue the wood beneath?
No Curt the stone paper is plain. Here in the UK, some 25-30 years ago, wood chip wall paper was all the rage. It was called analglypta and I think someone has cottoned on to the fact that by printing the stone on oneside it would appear to have a 3D surface. I picked up some sheets at a local model railway show. Each sheet cost me £1.50 and I have used 2/3rds of a sheet covering both cottages. I have used plain PVA to glue the paper to the wooden walls.
Thanks for following.
Mike :)
Continuing...........the third kit is Gardener's Cottage.
Here are the contents of the kit. I glued the walls together and then painted the window surrounds and quoins clay.
Mike
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I added some brick paper sheet to the front porch area before glueing the quoins and window surrounds to the cottage.
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I added a similar brick covering to the back porch before securing the windows inside the model.
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I added the roofs next covered in Redutex tiling before tackling the ornate chimney. The base of which was covered in Redutex brick. Lastly I added flashing to the roofs.
Mike
Mike , this ones a piece of art.
Thanks Jan. :D
On the final stretch now.................
Using a fine paintbrush I am going to carefully paint PVA on the walls. Then I am going to sprinkle an extra fine model railway ballast on the walls to replicate flint.
I am using real stone from west country quarries here in the UK. This will take some time as I need the ballast to dry overnight.
Mike
Here is a shot of the flint being applied............
It did not take as long as I thought.................
The final pictures with the fascia boards fitted.
Mike
Well done Mike.....love the flint siding material - great change from the usual. 8)
Top notch modeling Mike. I really like the flint.
Mike,
I agree with the others, great modeling my friend. The houses really look very well done.
Tom ;D
A unique siding. Looks great.
Jeff
Thanks very much Greg, Curt, Tom and Jeff for the nice compliments. I think this kit is very nice and i particularly like the victorian chimneys.
Mike :)
Mike they look pretty darn good, does the printed brick wall look as good up close? Can you weather the printed brick work at all?
Yes it does Lynn. The surface is very much 3D and can be easily weathered if required.
The old wallpaper has been printed on the plain side i.e. the side that would normally be glued to the wall. If I can find a roll I am considering downloading a Scalescenes brick pattern and printing this out on to A4 sheets of wallpaper.........
Mike
This is pretty cool technology , well at least I think so.
I think the sheets are neat............the ones I have seen replicate wall surfaces, tiles etc..................
Mike
Hi Mike:
Looking just beautiful. Keep up the good work.
Karl
Thanks very much Karl.
Mike :)