Inspiration for building town houses

[Overlord]

Just a normal modelling or Stanely knike.
Nothing special.

I find its not so much which knife, as how sharp it is.  Use a sharp blade and replace it frequently.  The snagging/ripping occurs as the blade dulls. The foam (and foamcore) kill blades fairly quickly.

[gamer Mac]

A small update on my progress with my house.
Not convinced that the paint job on the front looks quite right yet? I am trying for a brown sandstone sort of look.
Still to paint the stairs





Started work on the windows





First one tested into place

[Ramirez Noname]

I think the sandstone colouration is good; painting the stairs a similar colour will pull the whole facade together.

Ramirez

[Thunderchicken]

Looking good GM. I'm never sure if the colour has worked until I've painted all there is to paint on the building. Are the lintels and window sills going to be a different colour?

The windows are looking good too, it's all coming together rather splendidly! 

[Johnno]

Looks great!
I'd say paint all the window ledges and lintels another colour (grey maybe) and you are set.

[gamer Mac]

Are the lintels and window sills going to be a different colour?

Looks great!
I'd say paint all the window ledges and lintels another colour (grey maybe) and you are set.

I don't know most of the building I have seen around here this colour have the ledges and lintels made of the same material as the rest of the frontage.
I have just looked at some more on the web and can see that a lot of them are a different colour. What colour do you suggest. A light stone colour?

[Thunderchicken]

A light stone colour might work, I paint mine the same colour as the mortar and then give it an ink wash. I'll PM you with some pics, dont want to hijack your thread.   

[Svennn]

Absolutely wonderful GM. A fantastic piece, I can't wait to see half a dozen of them in a row

The sills and lintels would be single piece stonework in order to support the gaps and would more than likely be made from local stone. Sandstone would be my choice for the nice contrast as already mentioned but you could have a real myriad even without factoring in that they could be painted.

[gamer Mac]

Small update
I was away working last week and never got much done
Bricks painted. Trying to copy Thunderchickens colours




Painted the window sills



What it looks like with the window just in place. Still to paint them.

[Thunderchicken]

Oh yes, that's bloody marvellous GM and really looks the part  .

Do you mind if I nick some of your ideas?

[gamer Mac]

No problem Neil.
I will return the favour.
As far as I managed tonight

[OSHIROmodels]

It's looking very good Colin 

One thing I might try is a bit of stained weathering coming from the eave edging and some of the window corners, I always find it adds that little bit extra 

cheers

James

[Silent Invader]

Great job!

Am particularly loving that sandy brown to the brickwork - very evocative of the East End (pre slab-concrete tower blocks and glass-fronted river-side apartments, etc, etc).

[Svennn]

Just keeps getting better and better

[dodge]

absolutely loving what you are doing with this project