Outstanding. I use very fine emery paper placed face up on a hard flat smooth surface (plywood off-cut) as my blade sharpener. Draw the blade over at a very constant shallow angle. This saves you even more money as the blades last and last and last and last....
It might amuse you to know that when out and about these days we point out buildings to each other that you'd probably like to model. It all looks amazing.
Hahaha - no way! Since starting to make Chandwell, I look at buildings in towns and cities in a new light. I love looking at the backs - the grotty bits, the altered bits, etc. It's great fun. It does amuse me indeed that you've started doing the same!
Best Tip Ever: Strip of acetate from a supermarket chocolate cake for windows! Now I just need to "misplace" my store bought pack of acetate, and tell the wife I need more chocolate cakes :) The street is looking great, it is easy to forget you are working in N scale when only looking at the scene.
It's all been said already. The building looks suitably delapidated and the mixture of textures and finishes is brilliant. And it all fits in with the rest of the street. Great work Michael
Firstly, I am in awe of your scenery skills using little more than card, paper, glue, and imagination. Secondly, the level of detail you attain at such a minute scale is mind-boggling. Thirdly, that the entire layout has you out of pocket for a pittance shows that model railroading need not be a hugely expensive hobby AND speaks well of your thrift. Thank you so much for documenting Chandwell's creation, Michael!
Back Market Street looks great. It looks as if it has been made for a professional shoot, or a backdrop to a TV programme. That is real artistry Michael. Stephen
Market Street looks amazing. I love it. It was fun being there during its construction, but I have that same strange depressing feeling I get when I complete something big. The journey was so fun!
BRILLIANT as always. I SO want to visit Chandwell and walk the grotty streets, with an umbrella of course! Very much looking forward to the other side of Market Street. Greetings from Australia
Dear Michael, Absolutely love how you did this rather ran down building. Very cool to watch how in the print you already put this character into the structure. Just a tiny bit of weathering finishes it off. On the forced perspective, very awesome how you’ve made visual that the first rendering wasn’t in forced perspective. Humbly think that also influenced the furthest protruding side to become at least more visually shallow. Very cool to see how the mock up offers the opportunity to look if it works. May have said that before, nevertheless think it is indeed worth to be mentioned. Looking forward to the other side of Market Street. Thanks 🙏
I’ve really enjoyed sharing your journey with many others. Looking forward to seeing the next chapter! Still think the area needs a small mosque as seen in many similar towns in the area!
Wonderful idea to put this "Frankenstein" on your layout - perfectly built. Reminds me of a pcture, which circulates in the social media: The is a building in Istanbul, which stands on Roman first floor/cellar, the 2nd floor was built during Ottoman times an the 3rd floor/roof was constructed during the early years of the Turkish republic. I'm curious, which projects are next on your agenda, after you have finished market street. Looking forward to it. All the best Valentin
Another awe inspiring bit of modelling! As a native of Dewsbury, I'm glad something good has come out of the place which is now a shadow of how it was when I was raised there. If I'm not mistaken, that building is/was next to the Pioneers building where Halifax and Bradford Roads diverge, opposite the end of the Arcade. Fantastic work my friend.
That’s the exact place it is. I had such a lovely time exploring Dewsbury. Like all those towns, you can see just how grand the buildings were before they were left to decay.
@@Chandwell railway wise, the GNR Market Place was still open when i was a kid, and the Midland and L & Y goods sheds where the spports centre/KFC et al are now.
Absolutely brilliant! I've seen lots of front street scenes on layouts but not a back of buildings scene. The amount of detail that you've put in - especially at N scale is fantastic. Well done. Can't wait to see what you have in store for us next. Cheers.
Wow Market Street looks so real well done Michael, I model in 00 gauge (plastic and card) I have to take my hat off to you for modelling in N gauge. Your building and planning skills are brilliant, keep them coming please stay safe..
hi Cadwell wow your marketstreet looks great i some times use scrap clear plasic for windows for my projects i have ordered myself a pack of clear acetate as i used up all the scrap clear plasic that i have i am also going to get some of those sticky label sheets that you use like i said awsome video keep up with your great layout
Hi Michael, this is the first video of yours that I've seen. I am making 1:18 scale garage scenes and I've found this very interesting. Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks. I'm hooked. Looking forward to seeing all your other videos now. 😁👍
Hi Michael, great video, really enjoyed it! Looks so realistic! I am moving away from cardboard kits to scratch built plasticard to get the texture and depth to the models but I do admire the detail you get with your builds, superb!!! Cheers Gary
Absolutely amazing Michael, or should that Ebenezer Scrooge? It comes as no surprise you need glasses for your builds when you use a pin head in a build. Always great to watch.
Nice Vid! That whole building looks great, fills the area nicely. OK, it wouldn't be right if I didn't have an improvement idea. The forced perspective roof on the back building may look better if made like a regular horizontal rooftop vanishing behind the new buildings roof to the right. The vanishing hipped roof seems just a little wonky and i believe that a more horizontal approach would draw the eye to look around the corner. The forced perspective look is so spot on! I think you're really becoming a master at this technique. I'm going to have to design some backscenes like this. Thank You! Don
You can't resist correcting my roofs, Don! Every time I look at it I imagine what you'd be saying! But I appreciate every suggestion, as they only make Chandwell better. Now the building in front is in place, I intend to do some more mockups as part of the work on "the other side", so with luck... We'll get it right!
@@Chandwell Michael, I am always looking forward to what's in store. This journey is so interesting. I've learned so much based on your concepts and techniques. Simply a wealth of information. Some videos I download and view over and over while using Inkscape to get these technique down. Thanks Again, Don
Hi Michael, loving the videos of your scratch builds. Your work is awesome and extremely true to life. Are you using any particular ink in your printer or just the standard? I'm aware that you apply a few coats of sealer over your buildings afterwards and just worried that the ink might run or smudge when wet.
Hi Tim, I just use normal genuine Canon ink. The ink does run when used on normal paper, but I think the photo paper that I use must seal it well as I have no major problems. Having said that… there is a tiny amount of blurring if you look really closely. I only ever notice it if I include really tiny text on my buildings. Having said all of that, I have noticed recently that the buildings take on a subtle blotchy magenta hue when I apply the varnish. This never used to happen so I don’t know if Canon have changed the recipe of their magenta ink. It’s not bad enough to be noticeable, but I am keeping my eye on it. I can send you some pictures and details if you’re interested. Just email hello@chandwell.uk.
The run down buildings are great but I feel that the two bricked windows at the top floor are too bright, they stick out too much and could do with some weathering.
I did wonder about those as I was making them. However, they've just been installed, and are brand-new out-of-the-kiln 1993 bricks. All part of converting the upper floor of that building into a cold storage room. :)
Very good Michael bringing back memories of when I lived and worked in Bradford. I worked as a site engineer and my very first site was Appleyards on Canal Road. The largest was setting out Bradford Library with the Theatre at the Alhambra end being the difficult bit. Now Market Street is complete Any modern buildings?
Nice! I wonder if you have space for 'Britney Scroggins is a grass' on a wall somewhere around there - that kind of thing was common in the inner-city 30 years ago, as well as the colourful tags you already have in your model. Well, there were other types of graffiti too, but maybe this channel should stay small-child-friendly :-)
Hi Michael, another good video. I was going to ask you about how long you use blade for, but you answered that in this video. I'm coming to the end of the construction phase of my first scratch built building, cottages from the April 1960 edition of Railway Modeller, in 00 scale. Have you tried using a scalpel handle which is larger, easier to grip? The other question I wanted to ask was about the whole building time. Your videos run through the build process at a rapid pace, which is fine, but I sometimes feel like what I have done takes an age to complete. I agree with you regarding cutting machines, cutting out by hand is therapeutic (going at a steady pace). Plus, with the number of passes needed they can be noisy and they need an eye on them.
Hi Andrew. I have never tried a bigger handle. At the moment I love the one I have. Building time varies. My pub took five weeks. The hotel took six months. This decayed building just took a week, but it is actually quite simple… few layers and not much fiddly detail. I work on my model for 2 hours a day before work and 1 to 2 hours in the evenings. And sometimes 2-6 hours over the weekend. So when I say “a week”, I mean something like 20 to 35 hours.
If you arrange your pieces at the top of the paper and then print it, you can chop off the printed part with a scalpel and then put the remaining piece through the printer again. It’s shorter, but the same width. The printer will take it through and print as if it was a shorter piece of paper. You can do this over and over until it’s too short for the printer’s rollers to pick it up. All materials I use are discussed here: Scratch building with card - tools and materials ua-cam.com/video/-QvdNFST7WU/v-deo.html
@@Chandwell so you mean reuse the paper not print over the same same image. How do you stop the print out looking grainy as mine dose (n gauge) sorry all the questions as this video looks the most simple way ever I have seen to scratch build and your explanation is so easy to follow
Yes, reuse the paper, not over-print. I use good quality photo paper (see that other video for what brand) and print with the printer on its highest quality setting. You can control this in the printer driver before you print.
@@Chandwell I do but still looks not as good as yours. Next time you make a building can you do a full how to vido of everything and also list what equipment tools paper programs that u use I will then copy and make my own
I'm speechless. All of your work is incredible.
Thank you!
So derelict, so dirty, so grimy, so Chandwell! Oh; and so brilliant!😉
Andrew🙂
Thank you Andrew!
I must say the finished result is astonishing 👍👍
Thank you!
You are an exemplary maker and illusionist. Poetry in cereal box. Thanks.
Wow, thank you!
Just fantastic. You've really nailed the technique now and it shows.
Thank you
I constantly find myself forgetting just how tiny N scale is because of your fantastic attention to detail. Thank you.
It's tiny! :)
What a lovely compliment to Chandwell Michael
Thank you Vinny
Brilliant, my first comment. Have watched for a number of years and enjoy every video. Keep up the great work. Clive.
Many thanks Clive! Thank you for your first comment. It's always good to hear from "new" viewers, even though you've been watching for ages!
Stunning. Just stunning.
Bob
Thank you Bob!
Another absolutely stunning build Michael. Great to know that no expense was wasted. Thanks for sharing. Roy.
Thanks Roy
Great work! I am really impressed with the illusion of depth you achieve with the forced perspective.....Awesome backscene!!!
Thank you
And who said modelling is expensive? Very impressive work. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Outstanding. I use very fine emery paper placed face up on a hard flat smooth surface (plywood off-cut) as my blade sharpener. Draw the blade over at a very constant shallow angle. This saves you even more money as the blades last and last and last and last....
I will give that a try.
Ah, Chandwell ... it IS grittier than you think! 👍😉
Nonsense! 😂😂😂
Absolutely amazing. Hopefully in the next three weeks i can get caught up. Thanks for sharing. Dave
Thank you! Hope you got caught up!?
It might amuse you to know that when out and about these days we point out buildings to each other that you'd probably like to model. It all looks amazing.
Hahaha - no way! Since starting to make Chandwell, I look at buildings in towns and cities in a new light. I love looking at the backs - the grotty bits, the altered bits, etc. It's great fun. It does amuse me indeed that you've started doing the same!
Yes this is a VERY SAD pastime to do Jasps, but I’m afraid me n the wife r the same as u 😆😆😆
@@EtonieE25 😂
It is without doubt a masterpiece.
Gosh… thank you.
Best Tip Ever: Strip of acetate from a supermarket chocolate cake for windows! Now I just need to "misplace" my store bought pack of acetate, and tell the wife I need more chocolate cakes :) The street is looking great, it is easy to forget you are working in N scale when only looking at the scene.
Get eating… you can never have too much. And if you make a mistake on your windows… you need to eat more.
Looks Fantastic, keep up the great work, Thanks for sharing
Thank you! Cheers!
It's all been said already. The building looks suitably delapidated and the mixture of textures and finishes is brilliant. And it all fits in with the rest of the street. Great work Michael
Thank you very much!
Wonderful skills there michael. Very cleanly presented aswell. Cheers for that. All the best
Thank you
Great video, thank you for the update, it’s good to see your progress, and it amazes me how much detail you put into your model. Inspirational.
Thank you
Thanks
Thank you so much! Sorry I didn't reply sooner, but I've only just realised that you used a "Super Thanks". That means a lot - thank you! :)
@@Chandwell no problem 👌😎Fred
Firstly, I am in awe of your scenery skills using little more than card, paper, glue, and imagination. Secondly, the level of detail you attain at such a minute scale is mind-boggling. Thirdly, that the entire layout has you out of pocket for a pittance shows that model railroading need not be a hugely expensive hobby AND speaks well of your thrift. Thank you so much for documenting Chandwell's creation, Michael!
Thank you so much!
Back Market Street looks great. It looks as if it has been made for a professional shoot, or a backdrop to a TV programme. That is real artistry Michael. Stephen
Thank you Stephen! That is a very kind thing to say!
Impressive dereliction!
Thank you!
Amazing stuff.
Thank you
Excellent!
Thank you! Cheers!
Magnificent, as always🙂
Thank you so much 😀
Market Street looks amazing. I love it. It was fun being there during its construction, but I have that same strange depressing feeling I get when I complete something big. The journey was so fun!
So true! It's sad it's coming to an end... But there will be more adventures, I am sure! :)
Absolutely astounding work. It all looks so characterful and real
Thank you
BRILLIANT as always. I SO want to visit Chandwell and walk the grotty streets, with an umbrella of course!
Very much looking forward to the other side of Market Street.
Greetings from Australia
Thank you!
Love the toilet paper curtains I’ll have to try this ,many thanks for a great build and inspiration
It's a nice easy technique but they do come out a bit scrappy sometimes.
Looks amazing.
Thank you
Reminds me a bit of Kalwoon, the Walled city. Thanks for always bringing the best card models to the table!
Glad you like it! That is really kind - thank you
A fab build. I love all the tips as well. You've already told me most of them in other videos, but it's good to be reminded!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Dear Michael,
Absolutely love how you did this rather ran down building. Very cool to watch how in the print you already put this character into the structure. Just a tiny bit of weathering finishes it off.
On the forced perspective, very awesome how you’ve made visual that the first rendering wasn’t in forced perspective. Humbly think that also influenced the furthest protruding side to become at least more visually shallow. Very cool to see how the mock up offers the opportunity to look if it works. May have said that before, nevertheless think it is indeed worth to be mentioned.
Looking forward to the other side of Market Street.
Thanks 🙏
Thank you!
I’ve really enjoyed sharing your journey with many others. Looking forward to seeing the next chapter! Still think the area needs a small mosque as seen in many similar towns in the area!
Thank you
Absolutely wonderful - truly inspiring. Thank you 🙏
You are so welcome!
Wonderful idea to put this "Frankenstein" on your layout - perfectly built. Reminds me of a pcture, which circulates in the social media: The is a building in Istanbul, which stands on Roman first floor/cellar, the 2nd floor was built during Ottoman times an the 3rd floor/roof was constructed during the early years of the Turkish republic.
I'm curious, which projects are next on your agenda, after you have finished market street. Looking forward to it.
All the best
Valentin
Thank you for this. Once Market Street is finished, I will do the signal box and then start on the corner of High Street and Station Road.
It looks wonderful Michael! I'm looking forward to seeking Market Street fully-featured complete with the backdrop for the other side. 👏
I hope I can do something that works!
Another awe inspiring bit of modelling! As a native of Dewsbury, I'm glad something good has come out of the place which is now a shadow of how it was when I was raised there. If I'm not mistaken, that building is/was next to the Pioneers building where Halifax and Bradford Roads diverge, opposite the end of the Arcade.
Fantastic work my friend.
That’s the exact place it is. I had such a lovely time exploring Dewsbury. Like all those towns, you can see just how grand the buildings were before they were left to decay.
@@Chandwell railway wise, the GNR Market Place was still open when i was a kid, and the Midland and L & Y goods sheds where the spports centre/KFC et al are now.
We walked around and explored the old station as best we could. That was a wide-span bridge before the station. It must have looked wonderful.
Absolutely brilliant! I've seen lots of front street scenes on layouts but not a back of buildings scene. The amount of detail that you've put in - especially at N scale is fantastic. Well done. Can't wait to see what you have in store for us next. Cheers.
Thank you very much!
Wow Market Street looks so real well done Michael, I model in 00 gauge (plastic and card) I have to take my hat off to you for modelling in N gauge. Your building and planning skills are brilliant, keep them coming please stay safe..
Wow, thanks Barry!
hi Cadwell wow your marketstreet looks great i some times use scrap clear plasic for windows for my projects i have ordered myself a pack of clear acetate as i used up all the scrap clear plasic that i have i am also going to get some of those sticky label sheets that you use like i said awsome video keep up with your great layout
Sounds great! Have fun!
Hi Michael, this is the first video of yours that I've seen. I am making 1:18 scale garage scenes and I've found this very interesting. Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks. I'm hooked. Looking forward to seeing all your other videos now. 😁👍
Thank you Alan, and welcome to Chandwell where the sun never shines! But as the Tourist Board says… “it’s not as grim as you think it is”.
Hi Michael, great video, really enjoyed it! Looks so realistic! I am moving away from cardboard kits to scratch built plasticard to get the texture and depth to the models but I do admire the detail you get with your builds, superb!!! Cheers Gary
Thank you
That the material cost is under £1 is both uplifting and despairing
Also - that signal cabin mockup is teasing me - can't wait to see how you do that!
:) We are close... Close to that signal box getting done!
looiks good thanks lee
Thanks Lee!
You spent a whole 65p - you extravagant rascal you! It looks a million dollars.
I really splashed out on these three!
Absolutely amazing Michael, or should that Ebenezer Scrooge? It comes as no surprise you need glasses for your builds when you use a pin head in a build. Always great to watch.
Humbug!
Nice Vid!
That whole building looks great, fills the area nicely.
OK, it wouldn't be right if I didn't have an improvement idea. The forced perspective roof on the back building may look better if made like a regular horizontal rooftop vanishing behind the new buildings roof to the right. The vanishing hipped roof seems just a little wonky and i believe that a more horizontal approach would draw the eye to look around the corner.
The forced perspective look is so spot on! I think you're really becoming a master at this technique. I'm going to have to design some backscenes like this.
Thank You!
Don
You can't resist correcting my roofs, Don! Every time I look at it I imagine what you'd be saying! But I appreciate every suggestion, as they only make Chandwell better. Now the building in front is in place, I intend to do some more mockups as part of the work on "the other side", so with luck... We'll get it right!
@@Chandwell Michael, I am always looking forward to what's in store. This journey is so interesting. I've learned so much based on your concepts and techniques. Simply a wealth of information. Some videos I download and view over and over while using Inkscape to get these technique down. Thanks Again,
Don
Hi Michael, loving the videos of your scratch builds. Your work is awesome and extremely true to life. Are you using any particular ink in your printer or just the standard? I'm aware that you apply a few coats of sealer over your buildings afterwards and just worried that the ink might run or smudge when wet.
Hi Tim, I just use normal genuine Canon ink. The ink does run when used on normal paper, but I think the photo paper that I use must seal it well as I have no major problems. Having said that… there is a tiny amount of blurring if you look really closely. I only ever notice it if I include really tiny text on my buildings. Having said all of that, I have noticed recently that the buildings take on a subtle blotchy magenta hue when I apply the varnish. This never used to happen so I don’t know if Canon have changed the recipe of their magenta ink. It’s not bad enough to be noticeable, but I am keeping my eye on it. I can send you some pictures and details if you’re interested. Just email hello@chandwell.uk.
The run down buildings are great but I feel that the two bricked windows at the top floor are too bright, they stick out too much and could do with some weathering.
I did wonder about those as I was making them. However, they've just been installed, and are brand-new out-of-the-kiln 1993 bricks. All part of converting the upper floor of that building into a cold storage room. :)
Very good Michael bringing back memories of when I lived and worked in Bradford. I worked as a site engineer and my very first site was Appleyards on Canal Road. The largest was setting out Bradford Library with the Theatre at the Alhambra end being the difficult bit. Now Market Street is complete Any modern buildings?
A 1970's tower block in the distance, and I have a crafty plan for the market itself, which will not be Victorian!
Nice! I wonder if you have space for 'Britney Scroggins is a grass' on a wall somewhere around there - that kind of thing was common in the inner-city 30 years ago, as well as the colourful tags you already have in your model. Well, there were other types of graffiti too, but maybe this channel should stay small-child-friendly :-)
Hahah good idea!
Hi Michael, another good video. I was going to ask you about how long you use blade for, but you answered that in this video. I'm coming to the end of the construction phase of my first scratch built building, cottages from the April 1960 edition of Railway Modeller, in 00 scale. Have you tried using a scalpel handle which is larger, easier to grip? The other question I wanted to ask was about the whole building time. Your videos run through the build process at a rapid pace, which is fine, but I sometimes feel like what I have done takes an age to complete. I agree with you regarding cutting machines, cutting out by hand is therapeutic (going at a steady pace). Plus, with the number of passes needed they can be noisy and they need an eye on them.
Hi Andrew. I have never tried a bigger handle. At the moment I love the one I have. Building time varies. My pub took five weeks. The hotel took six months. This decayed building just took a week, but it is actually quite simple… few layers and not much fiddly detail. I work on my model for 2 hours a day before work and 1 to 2 hours in the evenings. And sometimes 2-6 hours over the weekend. So when I say “a week”, I mean something like 20 to 35 hours.
only a few companies ever sold uurban decay/weathered buildings that you just had to glue togeather. Pola was basically it. back in the day.
Cool.
All this time the mockup signal box is sat there.... Next?
Next.
What do you mean print multiple times. CN you give me a list of card paper types thickness as well and show how u prink
If you arrange your pieces at the top of the paper and then print it, you can chop off the printed part with a scalpel and then put the remaining piece through the printer again. It’s shorter, but the same width. The printer will take it through and print as if it was a shorter piece of paper. You can do this over and over until it’s too short for the printer’s rollers to pick it up. All materials I use are discussed here: Scratch building with card - tools and materials
ua-cam.com/video/-QvdNFST7WU/v-deo.html
@@Chandwell so you mean reuse the paper not print over the same same image. How do you stop the print out looking grainy as mine dose (n gauge) sorry all the questions as this video looks the most simple way ever I have seen to scratch build and your explanation is so easy to follow
Yes, reuse the paper, not over-print. I use good quality photo paper (see that other video for what brand) and print with the printer on its highest quality setting. You can control this in the printer driver before you print.
@@Chandwell I do but still looks not as good as yours. Next time you make a building can you do a full how to vido of everything and also list what equipment tools paper programs that u use I will then copy and make my own
Still avoiding the tower I see?
I’m a bit confused. Which tower do you mean?
Here in the states we’d call it the interlocking tower at the yard throat.
@@philiph3156 Ah I understand! Yes, the signal box will be next, once the "other side" of Market Street is finished!