Finished a couple of houses

spitfire

spitfire

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I finished up these two houses today, by completing the lighting for the garage on the left, and adding a new garage to the house on the right. The first garage is the Hudson Garage by Branchline and the second is by Kanamodel. Both are laser cut wood.

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The Branchline garage above has interior framing, but unfortunately the rafters are not a good fit and keep the roof from sitting properly. I had to remove them. I tried to get a shot of the interior details, some tools, a tire against the back wall, and an old chest of drawers and boxes. They didn't show up too well though.

I added a basketball backboard for the kids who live in this house. The hoop is just a piece of brass wire painted red. The shingles are handmade from wet/dry sandpaper.

To the right in the first photo and tucked in behind the house is the Kanamodel garage. I used cedar shake shingles from Paper Creek on that one, and also on one of the houses.

Here's how they'll look on the layout. The embankment I just finished is directly behind.

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Hope you enjoy the little neighbourhood.

Val
 
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scubadude

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Spitfire, those houses are BAD TO THE BONE! :thumb: I especially like the garage and the basketball hoop, reminds me of the garage we had when I was a kid :thumb:
 
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Neat houses, and, except for the cat, looks like a good neighbourhood, with railfanning from the back bedrooms. :thumb: Nice workmanship, too.

Wayne
 
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Thank you all so much. :)

Richard, you in turn reminded me of that great George Thoroughgood song. B-b-b-bad!

Wayne, sorry about the adorable little kitty cat. How about I call the pound to come and round her up? ;)

Nutbar, now that property values are down because of certain undesirable animals, you can probably afford to move in anytime..... ;) I should warn you though, these houses have very low ceilings - like around 5 inches!! LOL!

Chad, thanks for the kind words. :)

Tetters, I'm so glad you think so - that's what I was going for. In fact my first house was one very similar (although not a semi). In this case, I'm kind of going for the Dupont St. area since the railroad is so close.

Val
 
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You did a really great job with those. I really like that you did the interior of the garage, looks good. Don't you hate how kids always hang on those basketball rims and bend them. I bet the homeowners love taking pictures of trains from their upstairs windows, except late at night.
 
spitfire

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Dave, thanks!

Chad, the "duplexes" were scratchbuilt, using styrene sheet (plain and textured), styrene tube for the columns, Grandt Line windows and doors, Paper Creek cedar shakes, wet/dry sandpaper for the other shingles, Tichy railings, and various detail parts.

We call those "semi-detatched" around here, although that is clearly real-estate agent speak. Attached would be a lot more accurate!!!

I think a house like that would make a great kit, and you could give a couple of options for making each side unique. The house on the right is the Atlas kit "Kim's Classic American Home".

Val
 
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