Michael Great to see how you nearly finished the 1st building on Station Rd. As a British Railfan loving the subtle references to British Rail & more modern Diesels & Electrics, which adds to the previous one. Also liking the more heavy weathering on the stone work, hope this continues up Station Rd. A bit of contexts to Younger and non UK based viewers. Back when towns like Chandwell were developing during and after the Industrial Revolution, Coal was the main source of power for everything from heating your houses, factories and mills to railways using steam trains. As many Town & Cities had Town Gas which was produced by burning coal. So the towns and buildings were dark and covered in coal smoke & dust. This all changed in the early 1970’s when Natural Gas replaced Town Gas heating and lighting. Combined with the with the damp long winters there were winter smogs, dark damp full of smoke which caused many breathing related health issues. The Government in late 1960’s / early 1970’s passed the Clean Air Act. So the town became brighter and less drab, many Civic Building were clean of the years of dirt and grim. But the ordinary one left dirty. So having weathered dirty or building like up Station Rd is a nod to how Chandwell developed & changed over time to its present day 1993. Thanks again looking forward to the next steps. Ian
Hi Michael - you've hit on the head with all the detail on this latest build. I know I've said it in the past but your eye for detail is to be commended. Chandwell is still one of the best adverts for what can be achieved in N gauge. Cheers Euan
Brilliant work as always Michael. Love the fact that you know exactly what you’ve used and how much it has cost. 172 chimney pots! Just WOW! Thanks for sharing. Roy.
Due to the boss watching the news I had to watch with subtitles. The cost at the end came up as £251!!!! I thought NEVER! This is Michael we’re talking about. Relieved to hear it was £2.51 😅 Brilliant stuff as always.
I've been watching the Chandwell videos for a year now, and I am still consistently gobsmacked at the incredibly high level of detail you have got out of card, acetate, and watercolour pencil. Thanks for providing such a fantastic view into the creation of Chandwell!
Dear Michael, interesting video, beautiful how you did the railroad sign and its edging. Love those gutter details running through in front of the dormers. Can’t recall the name description of these kinds of gutters. Must take a look at the old roof detail facsimile i got somewhere in my humble plumbing/roofer/zinc and lead work library. From the ‘auspicious hard drive,’ i recall something like ‘Duivengoot,’ Dutch for ‘dove or pigeon gutter.’ However, it may be a rather local denomination. The other variant of a gutter passing along the dormer, is a so-called ‘Keulse goot,’ Cologne gutter. In this case the dormer most often is a masonry construction. The dormer base rests on the top wall of the building. The top wall is finished with wooden rafters, onto which the thick planking for the zinc is mounted on. This construction protrudes the lower ends of the dormer’s cheeks, where the gutter is lining the inside of the dormer beneath the window sill. Before I knew this gutter was called a Cologne gutter, I called it ‘duivengoot,’ as the old apartment I lived in was fitted with one. As it forms a cavity it always attracted pigeons to seek shelter and nestle ground. Nevertheless, over time I learned of the Cologne naming, because it used to be a common architectural or building style feature in this city during the 19th and beginning 20th century. The name ‘pigeon gutter’ for the gutter running in front of the window, may just be a similar kind of plumbing slang. Mostly because they create a similar kind off rod, as in a pigeon loft, where these birds like to sit on. Bit of a long story. Overall, I’m kinda curious what this type of gutter is named in the English language. Cheerio
I also do n-scale building modeling and have enjoyed your videos for years. I also have learned a lot from watching your videos. I'm curious why you don't add LED interior lighting to your models. Cities look so dramatic at night.
The main reason I don’t light my buildings is that I simply don’t enjoy the process. I lit my first few - The Weir pub, the bakery, the station, etc. but whenever I got to the lighting part, I would put off the job and it would become a chore. I looked forward more to cleaning the house than sitting down to do modelling. As soon as I noticed the effect it was having on my enjoyment, I decided not to bother. I do this for fun, and messing about with lights was simply not fun. Thank you for the kind words about my models!
172 Chimney pots? That is some attention to detail but also plum crazy keeping a running total. Of course, some idiot (hello me) is going to ask for a video count to prove it 😁
The main question is, will you be ready of the annual “Chunder In The Chander” event on New Years Day? As you are no doubt aware, whichever New Year’s Eve reveller gips the most vom into the Chander is awarded a years supply of Tetley Bitter. Happy 1993 to one and all.
Hahah. Yes indeed. Did you remember “chunder in the Chander” from that video a couple of years ago or did you come up with it anew? It makes me laugh every time. I’ll have to modify the “Chunder in the Chander” entry on my lore site to include reference to New Year’s Day!
Amazing. Love the gym round the back and the graffiti that goes with it. Feels very real to have formerly grand Victorian establishments subdivided in such a disparate manner. Great concept and excellent modelling as always. Wonder what's the bestseller and Chandy's Candies?
As a trainee social worker in 1990 my partner did a placement with Chesterfield Alcohol Advice which was based above what is now Cheezy Flavours that you have copied.
@@ianbareham5872 Manchester has a centre for the homeless whose current building was part-funded by Holts the brewer. Many of the guys I used to work with there had a complicated history with breweries!
Another triumph Michael and great timing - there’s a lot here that will come in very handy! I must admit, I’m not sure I’d be brave enough to try the weathering technique with the varnish at the moment but glad you’ve devised this. Great work. Just asking about varnish, do you still use a gloss followed by a matt on some buildings? Recall seeing this before - plus does the varnish create an issue if it goes onto the windows? I know the spray type products make the windows frost up. Lots of pure gold here including some shots that really do look like the real thing. A real marvel!
No, I don't use gloss first any longer. I did this when I was using enamel varnish. The matt would soak into the paper and leave the matting agent behind as a white powder. Once I switched to acrylic varnish with the AK Interactive stuff, I no longer have that problem. I switched from the enamel because no matter which brand I used, the matt was not truly matt - there was always a slight sheen on everything.
@@Chandwell Thabk you so much Michael, that’s gratefully received and I hadn’t realised the difference between enamel and acrylic. Good to hear that one batch of AK does the job, I’m quite excited about using brush on varnish (I’d previously used waterproofing spray out of Home Bargains) as I imagine a very resilient outer which would lock in things like edges of texture as well 👍🏼 I’ll be revisiting your video on tools and products soon, I’ve noted the Pro-Jet Matt 110g which I’m very interested to try. Looks a really decent product, cheers again Michael!
@@CaptainpubwatchThere are a few things to be wary of. AK Ultra Matt is REALLY thin. I find it dries a little hazy and does sometimes give my prints a slight pink hue. So I use AK Matt first. That leaves an ever so slight sheen but a coat of the ultra matt afterwards is all that is needed. I am wondering about making a video about all this at some point.
@@Chandwell Thanks again Michael and I reckon a video on this would be great. Protecting the building after a lot of designing and making is really important so I would say worthy of a video. An excellent idea 👍🏼
Wow! You have a LEGO minifig! Which reminds me to ask you - do you intend to put people/ figures in your layout as I don't think I've seen many so far?
The Lego minifig is perfect for showing off relative size and scale. Believe it or not, there are already 30 figures dotted around Chandwell. The town is so vast they just get lost. I do fully intend to add figures, but I find painting them a chore, and buying them even more of a chore - anything but the most awful looking are really pricey. So it won't be for a long while yet.
@@ChandwellYes I've found that too when I was railway modelling. And putting them in poses/positions where they are moving can look odd. A group chatting or people looking in shop windows work well though.
Michael Great to see how you nearly finished the 1st building on Station Rd. As a British Railfan loving the subtle references to British Rail & more modern Diesels & Electrics, which adds to the previous one. Also liking the more heavy weathering on the stone work, hope this continues up Station Rd.
A bit of contexts to Younger and non UK based viewers. Back when towns like Chandwell were developing during and after the Industrial Revolution, Coal was the main source of power for everything from heating your houses, factories and mills to railways using steam trains. As many Town & Cities had Town Gas which was produced by burning coal. So the towns and buildings were dark and covered in coal smoke & dust. This all changed in the early 1970’s when Natural Gas replaced Town Gas heating and lighting. Combined with the with the damp long winters there were winter smogs, dark damp full of smoke which caused many breathing related health issues. The Government in late 1960’s / early 1970’s passed the Clean Air Act. So the town became brighter and less drab, many Civic Building were clean of the years of dirt and grim. But the ordinary one left dirty. So having weathered dirty or building like up Station Rd is a nod to how Chandwell developed & changed over time to its present day 1993.
Thanks again looking forward to the next steps. Ian
Thanks Ian!
Hi Michael - you've hit on the head with all the detail on this latest build. I know I've said it in the past but your eye for detail is to be commended. Chandwell is still one of the best adverts for what can be achieved in N gauge. Cheers Euan
Thank you Euan!
The weathering is very effective and suits Chandwell to a tee.
Top work as always Michael 👍
Andrew🙂
Thank you Andrew. I think it worked out ok in the end.
Brilliant work as always Michael. Love the fact that you know exactly what you’ve used and how much it has cost. 172 chimney pots! Just WOW! Thanks for sharing. Roy.
Glad you enjoyed it
Amazing, amazing, amazing. Your attention to detail is just astounding. What a fantastic set of buildings with the usual wonderful back story.
Thank you! I am enjoying this set of buildings.
These are the sort of facts we desire. Those 172 chimney pots are a small but important part of Chandwell's history.
Yes they are!
Chandy Candies looks spot on.
Thank you! I enjoyed this one.
Due to the boss watching the news I had to watch with subtitles. The cost at the end came up as £251!!!! I thought NEVER! This is Michael we’re talking about. Relieved to hear it was £2.51 😅 Brilliant stuff as always.
Hahaha - I don't think I've spent £251 on Chandwell at all, apart from the few trains I have.
The detail and atmosphere on this layout is mind-blowing! It just gets better and better. And all in N gauge!
It really is small!
Thanks Michael for 8 minutes of pure entertainment.
Thank you!
I've been watching the Chandwell videos for a year now, and I am still consistently gobsmacked at the incredibly high level of detail you have got out of card, acetate, and watercolour pencil. Thanks for providing such a fantastic view into the creation of Chandwell!
Thank you very much!
Marvellous. Always a pleasure to watch.
Thank you!
Such an amazing series of builds - I look forward to each episode, and enjoy every one enormously! Thanks so much!
Glad you like them!
Absolutely great job well done great detail
Thank you very much!
Dear Michael, interesting video, beautiful how you did the railroad sign and its edging. Love those gutter details running through in front of the dormers. Can’t recall the name description of these kinds of gutters. Must take a look at the old roof detail facsimile i got somewhere in my humble plumbing/roofer/zinc and lead work library. From the ‘auspicious hard drive,’ i recall something like ‘Duivengoot,’ Dutch for ‘dove or pigeon gutter.’ However, it may be a rather local denomination.
The other variant of a gutter passing along the dormer, is a so-called ‘Keulse goot,’ Cologne gutter. In this case the dormer most often is a masonry construction. The dormer base rests on the top wall of the building. The top wall is finished with wooden rafters, onto which the thick planking for the zinc is mounted on. This construction protrudes the lower ends of the dormer’s cheeks, where the gutter is lining the inside of the dormer beneath the window sill. Before I knew this gutter was called a Cologne gutter, I called it ‘duivengoot,’ as the old apartment I lived in was fitted with one. As it forms a cavity it always attracted pigeons to seek shelter and nestle ground. Nevertheless, over time I learned of the Cologne naming, because it used to be a common architectural or building style feature in this city during the 19th and beginning 20th century.
The name ‘pigeon gutter’ for the gutter running in front of the window, may just be a similar kind of plumbing slang. Mostly because they create a similar kind off rod, as in a pigeon loft, where these birds like to sit on. Bit of a long story. Overall, I’m kinda curious what this type of gutter is named in the English language. Cheerio
I loved that - thank you!
Nicely done,,thanks for sharing…
Thanks for watching!
i love chandy candy 🤣🤣🤣
It made me chuckle.
172 chimneys!. Will the 200 mark be reached by the time Chandwell is complete???
I think that Station Road will take me beyond 200 and I still have a LOT of uncovered baseboard!
at least you do roof tiles in strips , i knew a guy that did them individual in oo and built walls with individual bricks
I’ve heard of such madness! 😂
Awesome job.
Thank you!
I also do n-scale building modeling and have enjoyed your videos for years. I also have learned a lot from watching your videos. I'm curious why you don't add LED interior lighting to your models. Cities look so dramatic at night.
The main reason I don’t light my buildings is that I simply don’t enjoy the process. I lit my first few - The Weir pub, the bakery, the station, etc. but whenever I got to the lighting part, I would put off the job and it would become a chore. I looked forward more to cleaning the house than sitting down to do modelling. As soon as I noticed the effect it was having on my enjoyment, I decided not to bother. I do this for fun, and messing about with lights was simply not fun. Thank you for the kind words about my models!
172 Chimney pots? That is some attention to detail but also plum crazy keeping a running total. Of course, some idiot (hello me) is going to ask for a video count to prove it 😁
"Join me next week where I will count chimney pots"...
This is very cool!
Thank you!
@@Chandwell no problem :)
The main question is, will you be ready of the annual “Chunder In The Chander” event on New Years Day? As you are no doubt aware, whichever New Year’s Eve reveller gips the most vom into the Chander is awarded a years supply of Tetley Bitter. Happy 1993 to one and all.
Hahah. Yes indeed. Did you remember “chunder in the Chander” from that video a couple of years ago or did you come up with it anew? It makes me laugh every time. I’ll have to modify the “Chunder in the Chander” entry on my lore site to include reference to New Year’s Day!
@@Chandwell oh dear, I thought I was being original. I must have forgotten that one. Best wishes, Ed.
@@edmorris631 It’s just too perfect a saying isn’t it!?
Chanderosity set to maximum causing the posh buggers from Leeds to just fade away.
Bye bye!
Amazing. Love the gym round the back and the graffiti that goes with it. Feels very real to have formerly grand Victorian establishments subdivided in such a disparate manner. Great concept and excellent modelling as always. Wonder what's the bestseller and Chandy's Candies?
Yeah it gives that kind of sad feeling doesn’t it..?
Chandipops?😁
As a trainee social worker in 1990 my partner did a placement with Chesterfield Alcohol Advice which was based above what is now Cheezy Flavours that you have copied.
Brilliant story thank you. I think I will put Chandwell Alcohol Advice in the windows above the next building!
@@ChandwellMichael That might be very Chandwell having an Alcohol Advice Office next door to a Pub. Ian
@@ianbareham5872 Manchester has a centre for the homeless whose current building was part-funded by Holts the brewer. Many of the guys I used to work with there had a complicated history with breweries!
Another triumph Michael and great timing - there’s a lot here that will come in very handy! I must admit, I’m not sure I’d be brave enough to try the weathering technique with the varnish at the moment but glad you’ve devised this. Great work.
Just asking about varnish, do you still use a gloss followed by a matt on some buildings? Recall seeing this before - plus does the varnish create an issue if it goes onto the windows? I know the spray type products make the windows frost up.
Lots of pure gold here including some shots that really do look like the real thing. A real marvel!
No, I don't use gloss first any longer. I did this when I was using enamel varnish. The matt would soak into the paper and leave the matting agent behind as a white powder. Once I switched to acrylic varnish with the AK Interactive stuff, I no longer have that problem. I switched from the enamel because no matter which brand I used, the matt was not truly matt - there was always a slight sheen on everything.
@@Chandwell Thabk you so much Michael, that’s gratefully received and I hadn’t realised the difference between enamel and acrylic. Good to hear that one batch of AK does the job, I’m quite excited about using brush on varnish (I’d previously used waterproofing spray out of Home Bargains) as I imagine a very resilient outer which would lock in things like edges of texture as well 👍🏼
I’ll be revisiting your video on tools and products soon, I’ve noted the Pro-Jet Matt 110g which I’m very interested to try. Looks a really decent product, cheers again Michael!
@@CaptainpubwatchThere are a few things to be wary of. AK Ultra Matt is REALLY thin. I find it dries a little hazy and does sometimes give my prints a slight pink hue. So I use AK Matt first. That leaves an ever so slight sheen but a coat of the ultra matt afterwards is all that is needed. I am wondering about making a video about all this at some point.
@@Chandwell Thanks again Michael and I reckon a video on this would be great. Protecting the building after a lot of designing and making is really important so I would say worthy of a video. An excellent idea 👍🏼
Wow! You have a LEGO minifig! Which reminds me to ask you - do you intend to put people/ figures in your layout as I don't think I've seen many so far?
The Lego minifig is perfect for showing off relative size and scale. Believe it or not, there are already 30 figures dotted around Chandwell. The town is so vast they just get lost. I do fully intend to add figures, but I find painting them a chore, and buying them even more of a chore - anything but the most awful looking are really pricey. So it won't be for a long while yet.
@@ChandwellYes I've found that too when I was railway modelling. And putting them in poses/positions where they are moving can look odd. A group chatting or people looking in shop windows work well though.