N Gauge Rural Cottage

[distincthowler]

Whilst deciding what do do next with the layout (Well all right I admit it I don't want to weather the track and I have not permanently laid the track anyway!) I have decided to have a go at making a cottage.

Not really sure of what prototype to use I eventually decided that a two floor cottage would do. I would then add this to a small diorama and incorporate this into the layout as and when I was ready.

 

So armed with some brick textured plasticard and some Kestrel windows and doors building commenced.

 

 

 

So far so good.

 

 

 

I did however realise that the back could just be a mirror image of the front so I have started an extension at the back

 

 

 

The only upset is that I was a little careless with my knife and have managed to scratch the plastic in places. I think however that there will be some ivy growing over a wall to cover that up.

 

My only dilemma now is the roof because I feel it should be stone and not slate, also the two gable ends are not really precisely cut so if the angles are two far out It may look a little distorted.

[Black Sheep]

I would recommend thatching the roof, but it looks too new to be thatched.

 

why not slate? many older houses in certain areas had slated roofs, often older houses roofs can look a little bit twisted or warped due to age.

[distincthowler]

I'm looking at building a 19th century cottage or estate house. I probably will go for slates, though stone roofing is used in east Cheshire. I'm not to sure how I will warp the ridge and make the plasticard fit. It does sound preferable to the idea of cutting tiny plasticard tiles and tiling the roof however.

 

The extension at the back is now on.

 

There are now widow sills on the back windows as well.

[distincthowler]

Now got a stone border around the base of the cottage.

 

 

 

The border is the last part to be fitted to the walls. I am looking to paint the walls next.

I'm going to use a Citadel Foundation paint called Dheneb stone which is a really light brown that drys very light. This will hopefully make the mortar with a darker colour dry brushed over the top of the raised brickwork. That's the theory. I'm not sure on how to get the ruddy red colour that makes Cheshire brick. Luckily I have plenty of off cuts to test on. The other colour dilemma is the sandstone features but again I have plenty of spare plastic for that as well.