Latest Victorian offering - **HALFWAY**

[Thunderchicken]

I know, I know! I said I was going to build an opium den or a bank but I need some lower class terraced housing first. As I haven't got much time it needed to be a quick build which isn't hard bearing in mind some of the horrific standards of housing the Victorians churned out for the working classes before building regulations kicked in.

Anyway, I set myself a challenge that whatever I built had to be done within ten hours. Luckily the design of some working class housing is easy to follow as its relatively square and this pic is sort of what I'm attempting to achieve:



Eight hours in and I'm not doing too bad. The terrace will be in three parts for easy storage and this is the first section (the other two will be identical bar a small shop on one corner):






It's hard to find images of the roofing so thanks to Malamute for his advice. As for the backs, Google Earth was my friend.



I'll be putting a back wall and gate in when the main building is painted. There's also a bit more drainpipe action to finish off. I've used my usual method for the build,: emossed styrene on foam board. As with the other builds the windows are from Grandt Line. Usually I adopt the Gamer mac/Overlord style of tiling using cardboard but on this occasion I've used the tile sheets sold by Brandlin.

I'll get it painted over the next few days but I think I'm not going to achieve my ten hour deadline, especially as I've got two more of these to make! Hey ho.

[Dewbakuk]

Looking fantastic.

[OSHIROmodels]

Cracking work again Neil. Eight hours for that isn`t bad at all  

One thing I would suggest is to try and get a key stone on all the arches, it`ll just add that little bit more.

cheers

James

[Dewbakuk]

I suspect they'll be brick arches, which means no keystone. Labourers houses didn't get fancy stonework

[Svennn]

Why rush? Forget the self imposed deadlines.

Another lovely build, its going to be one hell of a layout when you are done.

[Thunderchicken]

Thanks chaps.  Comments and feedback are very much appreciated.

The museum I volunteer at has a massive archive of contemporary photographs of working class housing in the East End. Some of them have brick arches, some are just stonework (maybe plastered over the bricks?) and for the sake of this build I'm going for stonework (it's quicker  ). Rest assured I will use brick arches on other builds in the name of authenticity. I might take up Jimbibs advice and stick a keystone on them but as Dewbakuk has pointed out I dont want them looking too flash, I'll have a play and let you know.   

[former user]

very nice
"It's hard to find images of the roofing so thanks to Malamute for his advice. As for the backs, Google Earth was my friend. "

well, the shitter has to be somewhere, right?

[gamer Mac]

Another lovely one Neil
When can we get a group shot

[Captain Blood]

Stonking. Well done that VSF gamer from Shropshire.

[Hawkeye]

Lovely stuff - very nice build, and you capture the tenement look perfectly. Plus, more Grandt line windows! Pappa Midnight has recommended them as well, so with this double endorsement, it's off to order some!

[Brandlin]

Usually I adopt the Gamer mac/Overlord style of tiling using cardboard but on this occasion I've used the tile sheets sold by Brandlin.

Good to see my stuff being used - hope it worked out ok. I like the way you have modelled slipped and missing tiles by cutting out occasional tiles from the strips.

how did you do the capping strips?

[Helen]

Nice work TC. Looking forward in seeing the completed building.

Helen

[Sterling Moose]

Those hovels are worth a fortune these days - look at the resurgence of Hackney for example.  Don't make them too realistic Mr T, you'll get squatters moving in.

[Thunderchicken]

Thanks again for the feedback  .

how did you do the capping strips?

The caps are scored strips of styrene. I tried to be clever and bend them into a V shape but they snapped everytime so I left them in two pieces.

When can we get a group shot

 

I promise, promise, promise that when I've finished this set of terraces I'll sort a group shot. May this forum be my witness. 

[Blackwolf]

Thunderchicken,brilliant