MODELING Weekend Photo Fun January 4 , 2013

Here is one from the Southern Division. I call it "Lonely Places." Jim

 

I built my first laser-cut kit, American Model Builders #622 “Dill’s Market.” However I modified it a bit and scratchbuilt some details to make it resemble a Galveston “alley house.” It is supposed to represent a small rental unit, 2 rooms, that faces the alley in the back of a more substantial “front house.” I cut back the awning that was
The awning provided in the original kit to go across the entire front was cut back to cover only the front door. Because Galveston is subject to hurricane flooding, many buildings are raised above ground level, so I put this on concrete piers representing pier and beam construction.



Framed lattice (made from brass screen mesh and framed in place) between the piers were intended to keep rats and possums from making a home under the house. My screens were not all straight and neat, but that happens on the prototype...
The height of the building floor level above the ground required stairs and landings.
A grain-of-rice bulb is embedded in the wall to the right of the front door to represent a porch light, and at the let of the door, I used a chunk of styrene rod to represent a mailbox and a sliver of thin styrene sheet for the mailbox lid.
It has been almost 3 months since I have had anything on Weekend Photo Fun and I wanted to get this up although it still needs some railing on the side porch. Some flower pots and other tuff might be in order. I need a “classic” corrugated garbage can—need several for a 1950s alley scene. And I have not yet added an electric meter box, fuse box and gas meter I am building for the back side of the building.
Not installed on layout- just set with some other structures on a makeshift diorama- wanted to get something up in WPF.

This model is not intended as a specific prototype house, but as a typical style found in Galveston alleys, like this October 2012 view of the alley behind the 1500 block of Avenue F.


I previously kitbashed an old old plastic kit into an alley house-
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/548/AlleyHous1.JPG
And I have a scratchbuilt model of my late mother-in-law’s 3-room house in Hutchinson, Kansas that will do as an alley house.
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/548/MomHutch.JPG

 

FYI: When I put the words Southern Division in my photo above I had NO idea that TB's program would make it a link. I have nothing to do with the link that is highlited in red. Jim

 

Yeah, wasn't aware you were into books about English cathedrals and had moved to NJ.

 

Hi Toot, That's me alright. Check the other site. Jim

 

Finish the scene, almost. All I need to do is add street lights. Way down the road.

 

I picked this up off eBay. Love this building.

 

That is a very cool photo!

 

Another parlor car but different paint scheme.

 

Here's a good shot.