A row of quarry workers cottages

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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by invicta280 » Tue Sep 06, 2022 10:51 am

I like them. Excellent work

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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by ge_rik » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:54 pm

invicta280 wrote: Tue Sep 06, 2022 10:51 am I like them. Excellent work
As above ...... :D

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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by SimonWood » Thu Sep 15, 2022 2:20 pm

They look great with the roof on.

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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by Trevor Thompson » Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:34 am

that is the cottages almost completed. Chimneys on, ridge tiles fitted, doors in place - just a couple of windows to fit:
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Almost ready to complete the painting.

I am now wondering if I can print front gardens to fit in front of the cottages to copy what is in an old photo of Tan-y-grisau station.

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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by Peter Butler » Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:50 am

They do look wonderful Trevor, a superb addition to your line.
I'm intrigued by the circular cut-outs above the doors.... are they intended to be glazed.
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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by philipy » Sat Oct 01, 2022 11:38 am

All looking great Trevor, I do like the angled slates on top of the chimneys - add a lot of prototypical character.
Trevor Thompson wrote: Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:34 am
I am now wondering if I can print front gardens to fit in front of the cottages to copy what is in an old photo of Tan-y-grisau station.
Don't know what picture you are working to, but drawing and printing flowers ain't gonna be easy!
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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by Trevor Thompson » Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:09 pm

Peter Butler wrote: Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:50 am They do look wonderful Trevor, a superb addition to your line.
I'm intrigued by the circular cut-outs above the doors.... are they intended to be glazed.
Yes they are to be glazed - and they are a feature of the real thing.

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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by Trevor Thompson » Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:11 pm

philipy wrote: Sat Oct 01, 2022 11:38 am All looking great Trevor, I do like the angled slates on top of the chimneys - add a lot of prototypical character.
Trevor Thompson wrote: Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:34 am
I am now wondering if I can print front gardens to fit in front of the cottages to copy what is in an old photo of Tan-y-grisau station.
Don't know what picture you are working to, but drawing and printing flowers ain't gonna be easy!
I was sort of thinking it might be more of a "yard" with things like bicycles leaning on walls and such additions - what would a victorian dust bin look like?

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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by philipy » Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:23 pm

Trevor Thompson wrote: Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:11 pm
I was sort of thinking it might be more of a "yard" with things like bicycles leaning on walls and such additions - what would a victorian dust bin look like?

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That sounds more like the back yard than the front, to me, but I could be wrong. I have in mind that they would have been very proud of their few flowers or perhaps vegetables? Sort of like the Northern mining communities and their vegetable shows?
This doesn't help much but might be of interest:
https://www.litterbins.co.uk/blog/rubbi ... n-britain/
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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by Trevor Thompson » Sat Oct 01, 2022 7:03 pm

I suppose I was thinking that perhaps the side facing the railway track could be modelled as the "back yard". You cant really see from the photo which it might be.

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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by Trevor Thompson » Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:19 pm

The cottages are now complete.

So a last photo as they are on their way to the garden:
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I am now turning my attention to the station building from Tan-y-Grisau, which will sit alongside this row of cottages.

I will come back to the gardens, walls, and the block of outside toilets which I think will add to the "ambiance" at this station in due course.

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PS I am about to add the stl files to the 3 D printing files.

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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by ge_rik » Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:21 pm

Very nice!!!

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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by Peter Butler » Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:22 pm

They look wonderful Trevor, when the freshness has worn off the paint they will look even better.
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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by SimonWood » Wed Nov 09, 2022 2:38 pm

Fabulous!

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Re: A row of quarry workers cottages

Post by philipy » Wed Nov 09, 2022 7:00 pm

Great stuff Trevor. As has been said, a bit of weathering will add even more charm.
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