Charm and atmosphere - tiny terraced house made from paper and card - Quick Build

[@stukidson1207]

I love the dormer on the back roof. Personally I do think they look unsightly and really do feel as if they've just been thrown on but they are part of West Yorkshire architecture and have a strange presence along the back streets of Leeds and Bradford. You really have captured that feeling with this model.

[@VictoryWorks]

Voted for you before I even saw this video. Too many of the model rail channels just spend ridiculous sums of money on enormous projects that are unachievable for most people. Your cereal packets and sticky labels are an inspiration

[@Chandwell]

Thank you very much! Yes in Chandwell, not very much money is spent at all!

[@Marly51]

You've got my vote! The social history of small worker's homes, be they rural cottages or industrial terraced houses, is a subject which fascinates me and you have produced a beautiful little model with such clear instructions! The paper textures available today make it so much easier to create buildings in the very small scales. Thank you for your fascinating videos! 😊❤️

[@Chandwell]

Thank you very much!

[@terrycharleslewis7565]

Lovely little house !

[@afm1948]

Really neat little model, mate.Best wishes for a successful day at the cathedral. Arthur

[@Chandwell]

Thank you Arthur!

[@roystudds1944]

Brilliant video Michael. Such a clever build. Hope the talk went well on 14th. Having a bit of a catch up. Roy.

[@Chandwell]

Thank you Roy. The talk went really well. It’s available on my channel if you want to watch.

[@ajmatthews7700]

The house is a little gem. I voted for Chandwell in the Hornby poll as your channel is always interesting. Have a good day in Bradford.

[@Chandwell]

Thanks for voting!

[@andrewstevenson5449]

Thanks for that, Michael. Lovely little build. And you've saved me rewatching all your videos as I ws trying to remember what matt varnish you recommended.

[@Chandwell]

Glad to help!

[@TheHongKongHermit]

My vote is in, with sincere apologies to Everard Junction which is superb content but I could only vote once and Chandwell is forever my first pick.

[@Chandwell]

Thank you so much!

[@davidstokes8441]

You are so lucky in Britain - any backscene can be a row of terraces, not here in Austraila. Some might say "Thank God for that" but our open wide spaces can be hard to disguise. Lovely little building though, well done Michael.

[@Chandwell]

Hahah yeah… never thought of that!

[@johnpalmer5873]

You received my vote for your skills, inventiveness and presentation. At the end of each video I could always watch more!

[@Chandwell]

Wow, thanks!

[@johnpalmer5873]

Superb, thank you

[@Chandwell]

Thank you!

[@histrionics4207]

Another great model. You have got my vote Michael.

[@Chandwell]

Thank you!

[@peterhudson4027]

Awwww no, don't make me choose between you and Model Railway Quest! Voted for you on the basis that your channel has inspired me to download Inkscape and I have had a go at designing and scratchbuilding my first station building based on prototype photos for my own N-scale layout. I would never have tried it without your tutorials and vision of what can be achieved in this scale.

[@Chandwell]

Aww you're too kind! And yes, there was some very tough competition in that category!

[@ChobertonJunction]

Vote cast. Great work on the terraced house. So much detail always inspires me to do better with my 00 gauge builds. Good luck at the talk tomorrow (I saw the next video first actually so know it went well) and look forward to the cathedral build.

[@Chandwell]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@MicroModelRailwayDispatch]

You’ve given me so many ideas and inspiration, I’m more than happy to vote for you

[@Chandwell]

Thank you!

[@mattp1337]

It was a tough choice between you and Everard Junction for best KZbinr (not on the list but worth mentioning: Japanese professional N-scale modeler Cityscape Studios). You're both absolutely superb modelers and in a whole class ahead of the rest, and both deserve to win.

[@Chandwell]

Thanks for that!

[@johnnehrich9601]

I used to be modeling a similar worker-city of Troy, NY c. 1950, but in HO. I scratchbuilt a LOTS of row houses, based on their specific prototypes. However, I did it in styrene, and laminated thin embossed brick sheets (from The N Scale Architect), but I never could get the coloring to match the myriad of interesting patterns seen in real life. Modern buildings try to duplicate old brick but it winds up looking like a salt-n-pepper pattern, but becomes uniform further out. Real old brick has overall color patterns, where for instance rain washed down in one area. So I started taking head-on photos of actual brick walls that had interesting patterns. One of my favorite was where you could see a former building had once stood. I also found walls with "ghost" signs painted on them but just barely visible. Using Photoshop, I straightened out the image, eliminated things like phone poles and down spouts, and printed them out of scale. In HO, the lack of relief was noticeable, so I got an ALPS printer, which at the time could print on to decal film. Then I could decal over the finished wall, and cut away the film over windows and doors. The ALPS printer was really hard to use but today there are many ways, including color photocopies, to print onto decal film. The final step was to use a decal setting solution. As the film began to snuggle down, it revealed the relief underneath and became much more realistic. (Surprising the eye can pick up the 3D effect even so slight.) I had an article about it in Model Railroader magazine, but I totally forget the issue. But in N scale, just printing out the color copy would seem to suffice. This technique made otherwise boring walls interesting.

[@Chandwell]

Thank you for the info!

[@laurencefinston7036]

I only discovered your channel yesterday and am very impressed with this project. It reminds me of Hardy's Wessex on the one hand and Tolkien on the other. I do some paper modelling myself and I appreciate the high level of craftsmanship of your models. I've thought about doing architectural models, but I've kind of gone in a different direction. I like to sew my models together, especially with curved surfaces that are difficult or impossible to align using glue. I usually include dots for the stitches in my plans. I used to have some contact with other paper modelers and it seemed that hardly any ever used this technique, although bookbinders have always sewn paper together. I don't know whether you ever do, but it might be useful sometime, if you haven't considered it before.

[@Chandwell]

Welcome to Chandwell! I’ve never considered stitching buildings together. What an intriguing idea. I’d love to see some examples. Do you have any you could share?

[@laurencefinston7036]

@@Chandwell For some reason I don't understand, my reply was removed or failed to post. Anyway, I do have plans and photos which you're welcome to see, if you would like to contact me.

[@Chandwell]

@@laurencefinston7036 Thanks! I can't see your email address or contact details, but you can email me at [e-mail]

[@varus5596]

Hi, I like your videos. I think I worked out what you do. I tend to build in plasticard or Wills sheets, and it becomes an issue working with something thick, and cutting it. Your method seems to be lots of thin layers, so you can go much faster and build things up. And the finish is photocopy, and weathering. I’m impressed how fast it goes. But I understand with something like the cathedral it takes a while to work out what is what. It’s a very nice end result.

[@John-yf8qh]

That, my dear fellow, is a wonderful model!! You’ve certainly got an eye for what made things in the ‘90s as miserable as they were in less fortunate places. Absolutely brilliant!!

[@Chandwell]

Many thanks!

[@chris_3636]

Spectacular modelling as always 👍👏

[@Chandwell]

Thank you!

[@simontrainsmodelrailway]

The process of making a building like that is awesome, enjoyed the video and looking forward to seeing the rest of the videos on building Bradford Cathedral

[@Chandwell]

Thanks 👍

[@edg1754]

That's a great little model! Have a great day in Bradford; wish I could be there!

[@Chandwell]

Thank you!

[@thomashiggins4923]

Well, you've got my vote, Michael. The terrace house is utterly convincing. Just looking at it pulls me away from my lovely house in France and sets me down in a northern British working town, where it is probably raining... But it's a nice, nostalgic feeling. And besides, I'm fairly regularly in Stoke-on-Trent or Derby, and there are a lot of terraces there (mostly brick, though - if you want to see good brickwork, go to Stokey). Would love to see you in Bradford, but can't make it this time. Many thanks. Tom

[@Chandwell]

Thank you Tom!

[@ericcheron2272]

Amazing pretty house. I voted for you from France. Congratulations.

[@Chandwell]

Thank you!

[@DB-08-jy8pg]

Great model, Michael. I used to live in a house like that, with coal chute at the front and pipes all over the back. Love it. What’s happened to your crochet hook? I use an embossing tool, which serves the same purpose, but also good for, well, embossing, but also scoring. My vote is already in…. Hope your talk goes well in Bradford. 👍

[@Chandwell]

The crochet hook is still with me. I bought this hooked dentist tool thing at a model show. I like it. Thank you for your vote!

[@manofthehour6856]

Well, that was the easiest request to grant you, Michael! A true pleasure, the least I can do, and the vote truly reflects my feelings about the channel. The presentation, the tutorials, and of course the layout are first class all the way (and I feel like a stowaway!) It still amazes me how you can achieve such magnificent, professional results with such inexpensive materials typically used. It shows your inqenuity, and the fact that it is all shared inspires not just me, but hopefully newer and younger modelers to get involved in this joyful hobby. I took it up again at the recommendation of my doctor, who thought a hobby would be relaxing, and its really improved me.....planning models is a magnificent diversion from some of the daily unpleasantness of some people out and about. Your videos really give me great encouragement to think in new ways to approach a challenge. Love it, and you deserve to win!!!

[@Chandwell]

Thank you for those kind words. They always mean a lot to me!

[@paulsharpe3794]

Hi there I grew up in Bradford now in Leeds. I travel a lot as part of my work. I've seen lots of chimes that stand proud especially if part of the teris has been demolished so it's 100% correct. I can think of a few 5 minutes from Foster Square station

[@Chandwell]

Thanks for the info

[@grenfellroad8394]

Vote placed. Best of luck. Love the little terraced house 👍

[@Chandwell]

Thank you!

[@mpetersen6]

If set on a layout that portrays a truely down and out community the terrace house would be all by itself with its immediate neighbors long gone and the lots overgrown with weeds.

[@Chandwell]

Haha yeah!

[@alanb287]

Somehow this video came to my list. I have subscribed. I have s-scale trains but what you are teaching would be great for any scale.

[@Chandwell]

Thank you! Welcome to Chandwell!

[@miracanters6317]

Hi Michael, beautiful as ever. I would like to come tomorrow, but it’s a long way from The Netherlands. I voted for you a week ago. You're a greet inspiration

[@Chandwell]

Wow, thank you!

[@barryturner2916]

Another master class in building in n scale Michael, well done fantastic looking house. You should be proud of this build (a long with the others of course) thanks for sharing regards Barry. 🏠👍

[@Chandwell]

Thank you very much!

[@diyfireking]

Another great video 💕💕

[@Chandwell]

Thank you! 🤗

[@marco33224]

Hi Michael, excellent building. Please give me more info about texture. Thank you. Bye

[@Chandwell]

Thank you Marco! The texture is from Scalescenes: scalescenes.com/scratchbuilders-yard/

[@rzholland]

Superb you are the man

[@Chandwell]

Thank you so much 😀

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

nice build on the layout keep up the great build on layout and shareing the vlogs you do on channel thanks lee

[@Chandwell]

Thanks 👍

[@davewebster8365]

I voted for you and I don't even model in N scale because your layout is fantastic, thanks for the content.

[@Chandwell]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@rodericfindlay4147]

Nice job. A charming little house, beautifully modelled.

[@Chandwell]

Thank you very much!

[@MisterCreamyDude]

Fantastic work! I love how the subtitles say its a 'terrorist house'! Hmm... Bradford... could there be a link there? Joking aside, it looks excellent, thanks for posting & happy modelling!

[@Chandwell]

Oh dear. I may need to try to change that.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Vote is in! Good luck!

[@Chandwell]

Thank you!

[@StocktonStation]

Already voted for you and love the terraced house

[@Chandwell]

Thank you again!

[@Captainpubwatch]

Another triumph Michael and you’ve shown a more basic build (by your standards!) being made into something amazing. Great stuff. Wishing the best for Bradford tomorrow and really sorry I can’t be there, however I’m sure there’ll be another time to see your neck of the woods. Had a thought earlier: With your connections with the dramatic group, could Chandwell The Play be an idea? It would bring to life even more the characters, I know I’d want to see it! Best, Alex

[@Chandwell]

Wow, thanks! What a good idea!

[@CGngauge]

As always, never get bored of seeing a video from you. Nice little build.. Have you found a place on the layout where the house and just slot in?? Have you considered getting a Laser Cutter?? I know you find it therapeutic and enjoy the cutting of the card, but as you still have a lot of buildings to make, something to add to the skill set? I've been looking, although I only have a few buildings left on my layout to do, plus a viaduct and bridge. I figure it will give another dimension to my modelling skills set that may open more doors of things I can do and looks I can achieve.. Have a great weekend.

[@Chandwell]

Thank you. No. I’m avoiding laser cutter for now for many different reasons. Chief amongst them are cost, space, and since my career is in IT, I try to avoid technology as much as I can in my personal life. I get more satisfaction from working with my hands than my mouse. Inkscape aside, of course! 😂

[@CGngauge]

@@Chandwell Yeah, I hear you. Cost and Space are certainly issues.. Especially the first one!! The machines aren't cheap, which is why I think more people 3D print, as you can do more things with those.. Nothing wrong with a bit of Inkscape!!!

[@paulsharpe3794]

If you rub some wax onto the right angle jig you'll find the glue will not stick to it.

[@Chandwell]

A cool idea. Thank you. What kind of wax do you mean? Not something I’ve ever bought or used before.

[@paulsharpe3794]

@Chandwell hi there I've used candle wax or furniture polish

[@ThreeBridgesMR]

HI Michael, can you show how to import scalescene textures to inkscape with different components on the final image. Struggle to do that but can see the addvantage. Vote in and have a great day in Bradford. Mark

[@Chandwell]

This video from a few years ago should help… kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGWpk52ij7udjsksi=wBSiYGF-WJ_Xg8He

[@stevenabel2068]

Vote made. How did you do the slates on the roof? You seem to have achieved some depth. Steve

[@Chandwell]

The slates are from Scalescenes. You cut them in strips and slightly overlap each strip as you apply it to the roof. It is very effective. Thank you for the vote.

[@C-MAGs]

Voted. :D

[@Chandwell]

Thank you!

[@jeffpiper7523]

Looks great and looking forwards to the Cathedral build. Question How do you get the lintels and sills on the texture and in the right place?

[@Chandwell]

I draw them in Inkscape just like the rest of the building. So I know the shapes and the locations, I can be sure of getting them in the right place. Sills are cut as separate components and are glued on afterwards.

[@jeffpiper7523]

@@Chandwell Thanks Michael. I produce them separately and stick on. You also had them printed on the texture sheets in the right place for the windows.

[@Chandwell]

@@jeffpiper7523I print the lintels on as they are flush with the wall. I add the sills separately as they extrude from the wall a bit, and need to wrap over the wall.

[@jeffpiper7523]

@@Chandwell Thank you Michael

[@walkietalkie2193]

❤

[@Chandwell]

😁

[@markjohnson1482]

Do you use a magnifier when cutting the tiny parts?

[@Chandwell]

No, I just use my normal reading glasses. Thankfully that works Ok for me at the moment.

[@marcsisk2454]

Hi Michael...Can you please tell me which AK Matte Varnish you use. I saw one of your videos and you were holding two AK different varnish products. Thanks!

[@Chandwell]

I use AK Ultra Matt to finish. But it is very very runny and causes the ink to blotch if you use it immediately. So I use this as a top coat. I am currently using Perma Protect matt for the first two coats.

[@dpjanes]

Are you offering any PDFs of these plans, possibly for $?

[@Chandwell]

No, it’s not something I’ve considered. The effort to make them usable would not be worth it. At the moment they are just a jumble of bits that will make no sense.

[@JohnSmithShields]

Scribe tool? Is this a replacement to the crochet hook?

[@Chandwell]

Fear not. The crochet hook is still with us.

[@TDax]

During the 2nd world war, where I live was bombed quite a bit. There are several rows of terrace houses that lost one of the end houses (I guess the ends are more vulnerable)......they look just like the ends of your model except they are pebble dashed, not black.

[@Chandwell]

Thank you!

[@Battlefield_Sleuth]

I've only just digested that you apply finishes to the model after it's fixed together. I know you are way ahead of my skills but this seams harder than applying the finishes to the walls prior to glueing in position. Am I missing something?

[@Chandwell]

I sometimes alter my techniques. I don’t like to see a gap or a join on my buildings. There are some techniques to avoid this without making the building first. A small building can be wrapped all the way round with a single sheet, folding round the edges. You can do it the “Scalescenes” way by inserting a downspout or covering the join with the downspout. But ultimately, I have realised that adding the texture after the base construction, and relying on unfolded, crisply cut faces of paper, the resulting corner is much crisper than if you fold texture around it.

[@andrewnbrown]

Why was Liam Thistles banged up?

[@Chandwell]

Nobody knows yet... that part of the story has yet to be revealed.

[@ianbareham5872]

Michael Two things 1st hope everything goes well tomorrow at the Bradford Cathedral Open Day & Talk. Will you be taking the Dye Drying Works as well. Secondly Congratulations on making the Hornby Magazine Yearly Vote as part You Tube Channel Question. Hopefully that might get more Subscribers & Channel Members. If you’ve found Chandwell via there Welcome. I really like this small ordinary building plus the new Chandwell Lore. Still some unanswered questions, where is Railway Terrace in Chandwell, near one of the Stations I guess. Also why was Liam hiding under the Indoor Market around Goat Beck. Maybe you’ll answer that in the future. Ian

[@Chandwell]

Thank you Ian! Always fun to add some new lore.

[@ScaleTrainStation]

Where do you get the textures for your models? Also, where did you get that meter tall lego figure you pose in some of the scenes? ;)

[@Chandwell]

Textures are from Scalescenes scalescenes.com/scratchbuilders-yard/?v=79cba1185463

[@markjohnson1482]

At 3:33 you show prints of the textures from scalescenes. Did you create the texture shapes to fit your design or is that a sheet from scalescenes?

[@markjohnson1482]

Btw I tried to vote but it tells me Access is Denied

[@Chandwell]

I import the Scalescenes texture into Inkscape and apply it to the shapes so I avoid any wastage of ink. Thanks for trying to vote but the bite has closed now.

[@markholdsworth3486]

That house looks quite big to me for n scale. Is it just my eyes going?

[@Chandwell]

I know you’re a regular viewer so you will know I always agonise whether my buildings are too big or not. They’re certainly bigger than some you see at exhibitions. But the front door is the right size, and everything else is in proportion with it from photos of the real thing. These houses in Bradford really do seem to have 6ft plus front windows and incredibly high ceilings. It certainly looks right on the layout… it is smaller than the grand buildings of Station Road and High Street, which it should be. It’s quite deep, which we tend not to see on layouts - buildings are usually compressed for space. This one is the correct scale depth at 1:148 based on measurements taken from Google maps and my own house, which is an equivalent depth. So maybe it’s on the large size, but I think that it is within tolerance! Come to Bradford tomorrow and see for yourself! 😂

[@Losantiville]

⁠@@Chandwell Nscale is 1:48, 1:150 or 1:160 so appearances with the others is best. If the door and windows fits, it all fits is my normal. I think your buildings look large in construction videos until placed with the others. I appreciate being able to see the details.

[@markholdsworth3486]

@@Chandwell You don't know how much I'd love to come and see you in Bradford tomorrow! Unfortunately I'm rather a long way away (France). I only make Scalescenes buildings (haven't dared do any scratchbuilding yet) and it certainly looks big compared with some of those. But I would tend to trust your detailed research. Perhaps he scales them down a little for model railway layouts?

[@wbbartlett]

Isn't the phrase "rundown Yorkshire town' a redundancy? ;)

[@Chandwell]

In some parts of Yorkshire in 1993, yes, but Yorkshire still has some of the most beautiful towns in the country. Ilkley, Harrogate, York itself, Hebden Bridge, Skipton, Grassington, etc. etc. It’s the best place to be!

[@KenN.OXN.805]

Can’t vote, access denied using qr or link in description 🤔

[@Chandwell]

Thank you for trying. Voting closed last week so the link no longer works. I’ll have to update the description.

[@KenN.OXN.805]

Oh, sorry I’m so behind in my viewing. Hope you won. Well deserved if so.

[@frogandspanner]

Why are there chimneys on the staircase side of the house? That would mean a fireplace just inisde the front door.

[@Chandwell]

I’ve not been in the prototype in Bradford so I don’t know. I assume that the layout is like the house I lived in in Pudsey which was a very similar design. The staircase went up the centre of the house, left to right, and the chimneys on each side was one for one house and one for next door. But like I mentioned in the video, I don’t know, and just made it up to fill the gap and prevent them from floating.

[@frogandspanner]

@@Chandwell OK - I have now watched the full video. At my age I tend to make observations before forget what I was going to say. Your buildings are outstanding. I wish I had the skill and perseverance to achieve such result.