The Liberation of a Normandy Village - and some cheese and wine too!

[papa 695]

Cracking work on the buildings Ron.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks for the great posts folks.

Tim - Unfortunately I don't do 'idea' sketches, and all the paper templates I screw up and throw away. If I do any more buildings I'll save the paperwork and get in touch. Sorry Bud.
Allan - That's a blow old lad! I'm sure you'll find some somewhere on your travels.
Si - Pepperoni. I like it!
John - Lath and plaster and wattle and daub, if you please!
Ian - Thanks good buddy. Nice to have you along.

Monica - Thanks lady, always nice to read your comments on my stuff,

Cheers all.
Ron

 

[spanner570]

After my tentative steps with the half timber sitting on top of some render, I decided to have a go at a full blown Normandy half timber house. The only limitation to the quirky half timber work is your imagination, 'cos anything goes!

I used the same method as the previous building. I've changed the colour of the rendering slightly to add a bit more variation.

I really pushed the boat out and made a scale truss from a split down scrap bit of polystyrene to support the ridge board. I've also added 1st floor walls and doorways. Wall plates and two big purlins fitted ready for the roof spars and ceiling joists

Here is the result so far of what I envisage will become a shop of some sort.


Cheers.
Ron

 

[Tim Marlow]

That looks really effective.....nice job. Don’t worry about the sketches, I was just being cheeky....
Cheers
Tim

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Tim. I'll keep the sketches in mind.

As this building will be a shop, I've made a small canopy over the main shop window. The slates are thin card. The windows and door are also fitted. I made each one in a single piece from plastic card. I purposely hit and missed when painting these to keep with the old look. I've also glazed the lower windows using clear cellophane.



This is nearer the correct colour!
Roof timbers next ......

Thanks for looking.
Ron

 

[papa 695]

Coming along very nicely Ron.

 

[Si Benson]

Think you’ve got the hang of making these buildings Ron
Great work
Si

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Ian and Si.

Glad you like the progress thus far.

Ron

 

[JR]

Ron Impressed !
Liking the timber work .Just one thing, are you going to have any side support to the window canopy ?
John .

 

[scottie3158]

Ron,
Excellent work mate the timbers look the nuts.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Top job and made so cheaply into the bargain.
Jim

 

[spanner570]

Thanks boys.
John - If it was staying as it is now, yes there would be - But the good guys are closing in!
Paul - Glad you like the timbering.
Jim - See beer tokens!

Cheers.
Ron

 

[spanner570]

O.K., roof spars and ceiling joists fitted. The half that's not timbered out is all part of a cunning plan wot I have thought of ......

One more to go - I think.
Thanks for looking in.

Ron

 

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Your work always inspires me and now there is a cunning plan - win, win!!
Jim

 

[spanner570]

Cheers Jim.
Thanks for the compliment. I think it fair to write that everyone on here is inspired somehow or other by everyone else ....

Even creating their own cunning plan!

Ron

 

[Armorguy]

Great job, now I want to visit Normandy again !

 

[papa 695]

Great work so far Baldrick, oops I mean Ron.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks Guy - Me too!

Nice one Ian.

You're all probably getting a bit bored with more buildings, so I'll show this last one finished. Chimberly in the miggle and an attic partition just to vary the layouts a bit.


Next up I'll make a start on the village square.

Cheers.
Ron

 

[JR]

Ron .
I have a cunning plan , that we have a building thread !
Can't have enough joists, etc makes me feel like we're back at work, smell the shavings !
Great work as expected.
John.

 

[Steve Jones]

Awesome work Bob. They really are a thing of beauty. You build as many homes as you want mate. They are great