I have bought a 12th scale model house out of moth balls I started to make
in 1995 and has been on the shelf all that time, it is a generic house to
show different element of what I can do but the most important criteria is
it must look as realistic as possible. It will be made from allsorts of
materials including mdf, some model makers frown on mdf but the material is
very stable and does not show grain. If Chippendale had it in his day he
would of certainly used it. If timber is on show then it will be of solid
wood mainly oak. Below is a picture from a magazine from 1995 which gave me
the inspiration for the house although now I am changing certain aspects
mainly the roof shape.
Cottage inspiration
looks like a derelict
Still waiting for the gardener! I
may use some stones as they are quite interesting but will decide later.
Solid oak boards individually
laid to give an uneven look, fake nail holes yet to be added.
Flag stones made from mdf and
gone through three processes, joints yet to be filled in
Solid oak beams partly
distressed, the forth beam back has yet to be processed with my wire wheel,
I will treat them with a special formula which will oxidise the oak and make
them black
Beams upside down showing
oxidisation
Beams in place with final finish
(still wet)
I have decided to get planning
permission and put an extension on the front as the original concept had to
be kept small I can now make it what size I like
Building control would have a fit
Extended base complete and oak
wall plate in place
My special formula oxidising the
oak, it will get a lot darker than this before it dries
I have decided to
make part of the roof a cruck frame construction, this is of course
made from solid oak and draw dowelled
I had trouble making the thatch realistic as you can see to
the left so I will try to thatch it properly!!!!
I think it
is the only way
cruck frame oxidising nicely
I have made the hinges out of
steel and will distress them with a special metal chemical. the hinge in the
background is a test
I actually had to
make a real door just like this for a client, I used 500 year old oak from a
reclamation yard. here I used new oak and did the usual treatment but has
come out ok
STAIR CONSTRUCTION
Call me bonkers if
you like but I decided to make the staircase like I would a real one so I
routed out the strings and the newel post for the winders, I wasn't going to
wedge the treads and risers in but had to in the end because it made it
easier to glue together. The only difference in glue the model from a real
staircase is I had to glue in the treads first then the risers. This has
taken 13 hours to make!. If scaled up to full size this stair case would
conform to building regs on the rise and going.
showing the wedges and handle on
the door
Over all view so far
Flag stones with filled joints
FIRE PLACE
Fire place mdf from mdf
I have used burr oak for the
hearth which happened to have a slit already
