Hipped Roofs - the easiest way to make a scratch built hipped roof

[@andrewretallick4614]

Very clear and even better simple! 👍Even I should be able to manage it🤣 Andrew

[@Chandwell]

You can do it!

[@Elvenhome]

Very interesting Michael. Its amazing the things you have to learn to be a modeller. Stephen

[@Chandwell]

Isn’t it just, Stephen!? Either learn, or happily discover by accident, whichever it may be on any given day!

[@arjunsreekrishnatrarjunsre9604]

Great work 😍

[@Chandwell]

Thank you

[@exehavenharbour]

Another good tip for me to store Michael for when I do eventually start building properly, the station looks like it’s coming on very well, cheers from a sunny Exehaven, John

[@Chandwell]

Thanks John! The station is, dare I say it... nearly done! Another couple of sessions and we may be at the end. I’m working on the glazed canopy above the portico at the moment. Then it’s the front canopy and then the little details. And THEN... I’m done. Only have about 4 hours of video footage to edit!

[@exehavenharbour]

Lol! Good luck with editing Michael! I must say I struggle to get things much less than half an hour, i shoot to much footage!

[@jefwisse1957]

I lerend a Lott watching this video, great explanation.

[@Chandwell]

Glad it was helpful!

[@davidmurphy9078]

Thank you for explaining this - very helpful. I had to rewind 2 or 3 times to convince myself that it was, indeed, as straight-forward as you show - and it is! This will make my scratch-building so much easier. Many thanks again.

[@Chandwell]

Glad it was helpful!

[@thegrowler-blackwoodngauge]

Hi Michael - great tutorial - just the right length - so attention is kept for the whole video. You have a great knack of explaining something using plain simple english. Enjoyed that one. Ah well back to the great helix build for me 😟 cheers Euan

[@Chandwell]

Can’t wait to see the helix Euan! You like the shorter videos don’t you? I think they work well. I’m going to keep aiming for the shorter length ones.

[@thegrowler-blackwoodngauge]

@@Chandwell I most certainly do Michael. The helix is about a third built - not easy as I've had to adapt the kit as it's not millimetre perfect ! I've had to reprofile some of the track bed sections plus I've source larger washers to sit the beds on. The ones supplied would work fine if the guy had cut everything correctly. Good few weeks of work left to finish the build.

[@Chandwell]

Good luck Euan. Sounds like a painful build. Hopefully you’re staying cheerful and taking some video!

[@timfairweather7568]

Well explained and demonstrated Michael! You have a real gift for tutoring.

[@Chandwell]

Thank you Tim! That is kind of you to say.

[@rhiwderinraytube]

Many thanks! 👍👍

[@Chandwell]

No problem 👍

[@dwells77]

Simply Awesome!

[@Chandwell]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@philkirk4571]

Once again a really useful video! I just love your layout. You have a great skill in scratch building, maybe you should set up a business and we could buy them ! 😆 great work, looking forward to seeing your next one.

[@Chandwell]

Thank you Phil,

[@deansburytownmodelrailway5056]

Nice little tip Michael, really helpful and a nice sneak preview of the station progress! Looking forward to that one as well👍

[@Chandwell]

Thank you!

[@darrinbanks8558]

Brilliant video. I usually make separate walls then glue them together. I'm going to give this technique a go. Cheers.

[@Chandwell]

I make separate walls too usually. But the folded net works nicely for a quick demo like this.

[@lunes-1]

Great video,keep it up!⏺⏺⏺⏺

[@Chandwell]

Thank you 😁

[@davestrains6816]

Nice how too!

[@Chandwell]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jameschurch3037]

Simple when you explain it like that! I’m looking forward to seeing the progress on the station building in the next video.

[@Chandwell]

Coming soon! Hopefully the weekend :)

[@roystudds1944]

I thought this video was going to blow my mind! It sure did, but in a positive and interesting way. Wow! Thanks. Roy.

[@Chandwell]

Hahah! Thank you Roy! Mind blown in a good way is a good thing :)

[@gaz740]

Fantastically simple and well presented Michael. Well done and thanks for showing that tip. The station looks fantastic. Can't wait to see the next update.

[@Chandwell]

Thank you Gaz!

[@adrianhayes6146]

As always Michael informative and enjoyable. Next please.

[@Chandwell]

More to come!

[@davidrauger]

Very informative and explained in an easy way that is so encouraging that I've downloaded Inkscape. Just need to find the time and access (my daughter is obsessed with watching You Tube on my PC!) But a quick perusal it seems quite intuitive and not too intimidating.

[@Chandwell]

Thanks Dave. It’s definitely worth giving it a go. The learning curve can be quite steep but if you take it slow and think about simple shapes then it all tends to work out.

[@roncarter5532]

Wow is it that easy! No wonder my roofs don’t look right. Thanks for a great tip👍

[@Chandwell]

Happy to help!

[@Miertreg1]

Good nice video👍👌🙋🏻‍♂️. Best regards Gert

[@Chandwell]

Thank you Gert! :)

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

good vid

[@Chandwell]

Thank you!

[@Wickford_N_Gauge]

Never thought I would here Chandwell and Hip in the same sentence 😱🤣🤣🤣🤣 another very entertaining and educational video at all levels 👏👏👏 The station is looking stunning 😍 so I can't wait for the next update already 😉 Very best wishes from County Wicklow ☘

[@Chandwell]

Chandwell - very hip indeed! 😂😂😂

[@mrsegundas3988]

Excellent tutorial Michael and very clearly explained. The station building looks fantastic.

[@Chandwell]

Many thanks! I finished it yesterday, so hope to have a video ready by the weekend.

[@Bytebuster0]

Hey Michael, hope you and yours are doing ok - Haven't commented in a while, but silently following - Little tied up with projects (work) so leisure time is a bit scarce these days - Inkscape hasn't been opened in months - Anyways, another nice how-to, well done - Looking forward to your next vids!

[@Chandwell]

Thank you Anthony - all good here thanks. Great to hear that you're still following. I finished the station yesterday, so I hope to have a video ready by the weekend.

[@pauljames9626]

Michael, that was just about the most concise and complete explanation on how to lay out a hipped roof I think I've ever seen.. It appears I've been doing it wrong with pyramidal roof shapes all these years by only measuring the slope on the front face of the roof and not on the ends also - no wonder I couldn't get them to work! A really fabulous demonstration and very useful. Thank you for posting and stay well.

[@Chandwell]

Thank you so much Paul - I am pleased that you found this episode helpful. I finally finished my station building yesterday so I hope to have a video about that ready by the weekend.

[@folkloreofbeing]

Great video as always. My only advice is to avoid building a flat roof pub™ otherwise there'll be a burning car and fights outside of it in no time. 😂

[@Chandwell]

Hahahaha. I think you know Chandwell very well!

[@colinjones2974]

Thanks, I now have a hipped roof.

[@Chandwell]

Brilliant! Thanks for letting me know!

[@NorthernJerseyRailroad]

Well, I was going to make the school I’m building have a flat roof because I didn’t want to deal with the angles but now I might just give it a hipped roof! I can see this technique working with other styles too like the mansard roof. But next you need to experiment with some Victorian flourishes like convex, concave, and S curves!

[@Chandwell]

Excellent! I am glad I could help. Definitely give it a go. My next building has a part with a mansard roof... so let’s see how that goes!

[@ianleyburn4048]

Great tutorial, Michael - really enjoyable. Have I missed a video somehow or was that a bonus preview of the clock tower etc. at the end? Thanks very much, Ian

[@Chandwell]

Bonus preview Ian! I’m still working on it! It’s looking ok though, isn’t it!!? 😂🤔

[@ianleyburn4048]

@@Chandwell Looking okay is definitely something of an understatement, Michael!! It's looking marvellous! Just love the differing window design at the different levels of the clock tower. What an amazing layout you are creating. Very much looking forward to seeing the next video.

[@Captainpubwatch]

This is great and stuff like this makes Chandwell the best channel on YT. I’ve been using Inkscape since 2018 for work diagrams but nothing like the work you do Michael. Your videos are a godsend 👍🏼 Just a question about buildings - do you build exactly to the scale of the real thing or tweak things for perspective? I’ve started out in OO and things like Metcalfe kits are massively under scale so they fit on layouts and so they don’t dwarf the trains. I’ve knocked up some scratchbuild card templates and the footprint of the stuff I would do is massive in comparison to the kits. Just wondering how you do things but guessing it’s proper scale looking at how you worked out the measurements for the signal box. Thanks for positing this (and all the videos) up

[@Chandwell]

Thank you! I tend to make my buildings as close to scale as possible. I think that the Earl Chandfield pub is almost exactly true to scale compared to the Crescent in Ilkley. Most times though I adjust the footprint to fit the gap I have on the layout. I don’t scale down though, I adjust things like numbers of windows, or adjust the widths of the windows slightly, that sort of thing. This leads to some interesting quandaries. Because I base my models on Bradford, and because its Victorian buildings are so simply HUGE anyway, sometimes my buildings seem over scale. When I see other N Gauge layouts at shows, all their buildings are so small and quaint. I worry that I’ve made a mistake in Chandwell. But I have checked and double checked and I think I am right. I discuss this very topic in the video that is coming on Friday this week. Would be interested in your thoughts.

[@Captainpubwatch]

@@Chandwell Hello Michael and thanks so much for your reply - I’d say you definitely haven’t made a mistake with Chandwell, the buildings make it all look so real. Certainly on film everything works brilliantly and I think this is where your channel is one of the most highly regarded model railway channels on YT. I see exactly what you mean about tweaking buildings, I’m only a beginner but I liked the look of a 1930s shopping parade near my house to build at some time in the future. After doing some measurements (using StreetView and Google Earth - thanks for those tips!) and measuring the footprint it would be very big on the layout, so like you say some windows had to be missed out, some walls looked at etc. I didn’t realise how much thought would go into getting the balance right but the learning curve on this is fascinating. I’ll look out for the Friday video (looking forward to it) as I could watch your videos all day, so interesting and educational, I never knew Inkscape could do so much! Thanks again, Alex

[@IronHorseRailways]

Maaaaate, FUKKEN legend!👍 Was able to build a speed link style platform/depot using this technique. Check it out if you have the time sir, many thanks as always matecl! CANNY MARRA ;)

[@Chandwell]

Nice work! I'd not spotted your channel before. Lovely looking scene you've made. The sound works well. and the building looks super! :)

[@IronHorseRailways]

@@Chandwell Thanks Mike, appreciate that! All the buildings were made using Inkscape and the techniques you showed so, it's really your work coming out of my hands haha!