29-31 Hampton Street. London's East End....Sept. 1940.

[Jim R]

Oh I trust you Ron. Mind you I trusted Owen Paterson! All developing nicely.
Jim

[JR]

570 .
I agree with the use of cheapish paints for things like a building, and Dio bases .
I use so much that I'd be buying model paints by the bucket .
With you on the building first, that to me is the only way you can judge how much debris to have. Guesstimating is no good .
Looking FWD of course to the roofing, this is always a bonus for us old wood butchers.
Apart from that you can always add burns t o some of the joists to add to the detail and realism.:nerd:
453 .

[outrunner]

570 .

Apart from that you can always add burns t o some of the joists to add to the detail and realism.:nerd:
453 .

Says the resident forum pyromaniac.

Andy.

[GerryW]

Agree with you on the cheap paints - The Works normally does big pots of poster paints for a small amount of dosh each (bought the 'basics' (red, blue, yellow, white and black) for my last dio, they can be watered down/mixed with PVA for end use

[adt70hk]

Coming on nicely Ron. Top notch work at far and sorry for causing you the extra effort.

ATB.

Andrew

[GerryW]

It is looking great, and yes, sorry for adding to your workload.

[spanner570]

Thanks again for the input chaps....

It was just the 'bricking up' where the doors were, so only a minor c*** up! I had decided only two doorways needed the treatment, but I ended up doing all four. just being lazy, really.

A bit of outside wall which goes between each property. A top row of headers and the main wall stretchers. Marked out in pencil , scribed with a modelling knife and first coated with cheapo acrylics.



Walls in place. I've also added the bogs, external and main internal terrace dividing walls.
I had that many loose bits, I decided I had to mount the whole shabang on a bit of 4mm plywood.








Plenty left to do, and early days but it is finally taking shape.
You might be relieved to know, the dormant organ perched on my neck is finally coming to life with far too many ideas and add-ons.

Pity it will be seriously wrecked, but there you go - Needs must.....

Cheers.
'Blaster' Bates.

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Coming on a treat. Reminds me of the back to backs in Castleford back in the 70s and 80s. Mostly knocked down or modernised but the time we left Yorkshire in 2005.
Jim

[spanner570]

Thanks Jim.
Initially, I had intended to make the 'Outbuildings' all one roof, but decided instead to break the flow a bit by stepping down the toilet area.

A bit more painting etc., then I can make a start on the exposed timber work.

Ron

[scottie3158]

Ron,
You have captured the look of these old terraces perfectly.

[GerryW]

You were right about 'stepping down' for the toilets/coal sheds, they were (are?) a smaller build on the end, but access was from outside (pantry was between the kitchen and the coal shed, with the toilet furthest from the back door for some reason)
Some examples can be found in this area

Dropped pin

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Jg7nAecfq9ZVL9s57

These are some of the terraced houses in Ipswich, if you scan around the area there are numerous streets made up of these (son lives in the area, and my grandmother also lived in the area for all of her married life)

[adt70hk]

Ron.

Beautiful work. Very much like my home would have been before modern upgrades knocked it about.

In our case to access the toilet/outhouse you had to leave the house by the backdoor and walk down a few feet to another doorway into the outside.

Again, top notch work.

Very well done.

Andrew

[GerryW]

Ron.

Beautiful work. Very much like my home would have been before modern upgrades knocked it about.

In our case to access the toilet/outhouse you had to leave the house by the backdoor and walk down a few feet to another doorway into the outside.

Again, top notch work.

Very well done.

Andrew

No window? Seemed to rely on the gaps above and below the door for illumination :thinking:a bit like my grandmothers - they left the outside loo when having the inside bathroom put in - not sure if the subsequent owners kept it though, was certainly useful when we children were playing outside, or anyone doing the garden!

[stillp]

No window? Seemed to rely on the gaps above and below the door for illumination :thinking:a bit like my grandmothers - they left the outside loo when having the inside bathroom put in - not sure if the subsequent owners kept it though, was certainly useful when we children were playing outside, or anyone doing the garden!

Same here. I grew up in a terraced house in Cardiff, the toilet was outside until my Dad converted the 'box room' into a bathroom in the mid-fifties. No window in the outside bog, just a six-inche gap below the door, so bloody cold in the winter.
Pete

[spanner570]

As the thread title suggests, No's. 29 and 31 will bear the brunt of whatever's coming their way, so I have concentrated any detail around that area.

I've also given the brickwork and rooms a lick of paint.
I have also added the false backs to the row and added 1st. floors to the middle two houses.







Please understand that what I build is simply the result of a sometimes over fertile imagination and is not intended to be a copy of 'The real thing'. I simply can't work like that....Thanks.

Loads more to add both inside and out.

Cheers,
Ron