Victorian Semi - UPDATED

[Thunderchicken]

It's great to see more and more Victorian buildings appear on this forum and its a good source of inspiration. I'm still working away at my own efforts at an alarmingly slow rate but thought I'd share my latest creation which is still very much WIP. It's based on a house my mate lives in so is sort of accurate:

The first step as usual, build the frame with ye olde foamboard:



Then add the embossed plastic brickwork (I'm still working up the patience to be able to score brickwork on to foam). The window frames are from the Grandt Line range and the doors are balsa wood. The only scratch built window frames are those on the rear extension:







For the roof tiles I followed the teachings of Gamer mac and Overlord and used scored cardboard:



I've started painting the brickwork and once done will glue the back yard wall in place, tidy some of the rough edges up a bit then add the guttering and other details. Hopefully in the next week or so..... 

[Hammers]

Smashing, Thunderchicken! What colours and method of application did you use for the façade?

[Calimero]

Really nice building Thunderchicken

[bandit86]

Very Wow!

[Svennn]

Looking good indeed.

Don't shy away from scribing bricks though -it is surprisingly quick when you get into it.

[Elprez]

Another one to follow.
Good stuff, 

[Thunderchicken]

Thanks chaps 

Hammers, I cake the whole facade in Vallejo Iraqi sand and then dry brush the brickwork with a dark brown masonry paint from the local DIY shop. The very nature of dry brushing seems to form slightly different shades of brown as you go along but I reckon one can get away with calling it 'weathered'. For the lintels and window sills, they get a dose of Iraqi sand but then I wash them with brown ink, haven't done that bit yet. (P.S I've got something here for you, I'll PM you the details when I've had a rummage inside later).

Svennn, the scoring technique is an inevitability, especially as I've got piles of foam good to go!   

[Captain Blood]

Cracking. Overlord will be very proud 

[gamer Mac]

Thats a great looking building.
Really like the colours you have used.
The windows look good, are they expensive? Where do you get them.
You must have a few building now, how about a group photo.
It seems we are going down the same route to end up with an Victirian urban board but the one problem I have not solved yet is what the buildings are going to be mounted on. I mean table. I have seen both plain grey flat boards used and cobblestone streets. What are you going to use. Any idea where I can get cheap cobble stone?

[Dewbakuk]

Any idea where I can get cheap cobble stone?

Wallpaper. Go into B&Q and have a look through their cheapo textured white wallpaper. There's a couple that are well suited.

As for the board layout, I'd go with the whole board covered in cobbles. Then have buildings and paving sections seperate. Remember, if you're going for Whitechappel type stuff then there aren't a lot of pavements.

[Hammers]

(P.S I've got something here for you, I'll PM you the details when I've had a rummage inside later).

(OK, but discretely. I don't want to reveal my penchant for and your design of latex club wear to just about everyone.)

[aircav]

Thats a beauty 

[Svennn]

Cobblestones - in the local pound shop yesterday I saw some kits for mending chips in car indicator lights that were plastic sheet embossed in a decent cobble design. They came in clear, red and amber and the only reason I didn'y buy any was that they were self adhesive with a backing on. Ideal for sticking down I suppose but I thought less versatile. Pretty much like a cheap version of Wills.

[odd duck]

fantastic work TC!!I love the finishing on the brickwork :-*Seems we've got a Victorian building boom going on

[rob_alderman]

Grand stuff. I like the design.