Tin can town

[Michi]

Accommodation for workers, miners, loggers, prospectors, soldiers, prisoners, wounded, refugees and everybody else in the first half of the 20th century:

[AKULA]

Are they scratch or prebuilt models Michi - the quality of your scratch builds is always so high, but these have a consistency that suggest resin moulds?

[revford]

I really like these, a nice balance between uniform and grotty.  

What are the the secrets of their construction?

[Michi]

Are they scratch or prebuilt models Michi

These are scratchbuilt from corrugated cardboard.

[Arlequín]

They really look the part and so many uses too... 

[myincubliss]

where did you get the doors and windows from?

[Cory]

Inspiring and versatile, not to mention well done - thank you.

[Supercollider]

They've turned out nicely? 

Now I know what I'll be making at the weekend.  Thanks!

[Michi]

where did you get the doors and windows from?

Scratchbuilt as well.
I made the shacks from corrugated cardboard, bases are 8x12cm, walls are 4x12/8x12cm, cut openings for windows and doors in, glued simple cardboard to the back, again cut openings in to make frames for windows and doors and glued another layer of card behind these to cut the quartered windows. Finally a transparent plastic sheet was glued behind these and there you are. I initially wanted to make field houses with angled roofs when I found that crafting cardboard my wife had bought some years ago... 

You need:
Cardboard
Steel ruler
Scalpel
Glue (I used UHU)
Transparent foil (old blisters)
Pins (these will make the door handles and are not attached yet)
Matches (if you want to raise the floors from the ground like I did)

Very cheap and quick, yet effective, I think.

[Hawkeye]

Nice, very nice. Well made, well painted, and hugely versatile. They'll be going into my ideas folder, no doubt about it!

[Dan]

They look very good . How did you manage to curve the roofs without creasing the corrugations ? I'd love to do something similar for my Dads Army project but am still puzzled by this problem.

[Michi]

They look very good . How did you manage to curve the roofs without creasing the corrugations ? I'd love to do something similar for my Dads Army project but am still puzzled by this problem.

Pull them over a sharp edge (the unseen side). I use my desk for that. The trick is to do it repeatedly and not to curve the sheet in one go. Practice a little with normal cardboard until you can handle it, otherwise you could ruin the precious modeling card. The principle is the same as for curving sheet metal - never bend too much at a time.

[DFlynSqrl]

Those look great Michi.  So many uses!  A fantastic idea.

Thanks for the list of construction materials.  Seems like they are pretty light too.

[scotty]

Those are excellent looking models. Would be extremely useful as barracks for my regulars and as a target for Red forces. May just have to follow your instructions and build some myself

scotty

[Dan]

Pull them over a sharp edge (the unseen side). I use my desk for that. The trick is to do it repeatedly and not to curve the sheet in one go. Practice a little with normal cardboard until you can handle it, otherwise you could ruin the precious modeling card. The principle is the same as for curving sheet metal - never bend too much at a time.

Thanks , I didn't think the solution would be that simple.