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Terrell
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Posted - 06/14/2018 : 10:42:15 AM
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More to come.
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Terrell
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Posted - 06/14/2018 : 10:51:56 AM
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No, I'm not challenging anyone to build this, but it is going to be a challenge to me. 
I found these photos on Shorpy probably 10 years ago. And they have been following me ever since.


I have no emotional attachment to this other than I've just always liked it. After-all it's in Massachusetts and I'm a long way south of there. I've thought about building it numerous times but was always overcome by the challenging details. I know my limitations and have come to respect them. But recently I decided, "what the heck?" maybe I can at least get a reasonable facsimile of it, and maybe I was just bored with doing layout scenery. So that's where we are.
More to come later.
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deemery
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Posted - 06/14/2018 : 11:20:47 AM
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That's a style that you'd expect to see in pretty much any well-developed urban area in the late 19th/early 20th century. A lot of New England mills moved south to the Piedmont in NC/SC/GA when labor costs and refurbishment costs got too high in the Northeast. They'd bring these style of tenements with them for employee housing.
I'm looking forward to seeing your build, and in particular to see how you tackle the mansard roofs.
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George D
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Posted - 06/14/2018 : 1:24:13 PM
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This looks like an interesting build to follow. You have a lot of little details to work on.
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Carl B
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Posted - 06/14/2018 : 1:53:08 PM
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Incredible! I found & saved those as well, and love them too....
However Shorpy coerced me to another (but similar) project...
But I'm not starting till later this year....Good luck Fred. I'll be watching 
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Terrell
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Posted - 06/14/2018 : 1:53:41 PM
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Dave, I'm trying not to think about the roof. (But of course I am).
Bob, I noticed the weathering pattern, too. But didn't put 2 and 2 together. You may be right. In doing some other house detective work, I'm actually only building what is seen in the picture which I think is, at best, only 1/2 the structure.
Yes, George, plenty of details.
I guess I should have mentioned earlier, this will be in O scale. 
Thanks, Carl. We cross posted. 
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Posted - 06/14/2018 : 2:37:10 PM
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Fred, Great design with a lot of added trim and detail! Looking forward to your build! Dave
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Pennman
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Posted - 06/14/2018 : 10:45:09 PM
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Fred,
I will be following along with your build.
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Posted - 06/14/2018 : 10:58:35 PM
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Fred, knowing your workmanship and overall skills for details this will be(as often said these days by the younger crowd) "NO PROBLEM" build for you. I love it too as this is real `Americana'and was in every city coast to coast. I cant wait to see your magic at work once again'.
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TRAINS1941
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Posted - 06/14/2018 : 11:11:00 PM
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Should be an interesting build for sure.
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Terrell
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Posted - 06/15/2018 : 09:09:31 AM
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Thanks to all for the interest and for following along. I hope I can keep your interest.
I thought I'd start with the Bill of Materials, at least what I know so far.
Black foamcore. Cardstock Cardboard (non-corrugated) Watercolor paper Square wood dowels Basswood sheets (varying thicknesses) Evergreen Scale Models styrene strips (various) Styrene tubing (various) Styrene channel Dollhouse cornice dentil Vinyl floor tile Tag holder Extruded foam insulation board (probably)
Everything but the kitchen sink (and I've got my eye on it). 
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Carl B
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Posted - 06/15/2018 : 09:23:50 AM
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No Tichy or Grandt Line on the list.
Does this mean you're scratching all those cool & sophisticated windows and doors?
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Terrell
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Posted - 06/15/2018 : 09:55:12 AM
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I'm afraid so, Carl. That's where the styrene strips come into play. But it's not that bad, there's only 22, upper and lower sashes, on the front wall. Not including the two sets of double doors. 6 windows on each end wall, upper and lower sashes. And, then, there's the dormers on the roof...
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Did I mention that this was going to be a challenge?
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deemery
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Posted - 06/15/2018 : 10:07:06 AM
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Some thoughts on Mansard Roofs... I did a thread on a mansard roof building here: http://www.kitforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6843&sid=52f0af45987e9a1ad8f308858312e60c
For the roof line, I cut the subroof formers on a (full-size) table saw. I then notched it for the dormers on a modeler's table saw.
The more common approach is to construct a subroof with formers for the slope/curve. It would be best to get those laser-cut. Second-best is to use techniques where you glue together a bunch of pieces of thin wood or even cardboard, cut the roof shape from one side, and then cut the individual formers away from the glued-together set.
SS Ltd has some great castings of fancy Victorian windows that work well for mansard dormers. Craig Bisgeier produced a master with the roofline that fit the subroof, and then cast dormers (including the hole for the window) from resin.
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Terrell
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Posted - 06/15/2018 : 11:04:55 AM
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Thanks, Dave! This will be a learning experience, for sure. For starters, I didn't know they were call "Mansard roofs".

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