Ever build a model of your own house for your layout?

I've thought about it, but a large part of my 1889 "Queen Ann" style house is round and has many crazy roof angles.

Same with the Hollis, Long Island, NY train station at which I spend MANY hours watching trains in the late 1940s early '50s...rounded on both ends. It was burned down by arsonists in 1967, and only a few poor photos exist.

Not the house we currently live in...it's too 'sprawling' for the empty lots on the layout.

 

BUT...your thread has renewed my passion to build a model of the home I grew up in...a small (footprint) 2-story brick colonial with a screened front porch, summer awnings, detached white clapboard single-car garage, blooming azaleas, dogwood, roses, hydrangeas all around....!  Quintessential 'home' to a bazillion wonderful memories.

 

I....must....get....off....my....mental....butt....and....do....THIS!!

 

Thanks, Martin, for the encouragement.

 

KD

I am planning to model my own house on the layout I'm building. Should fit nicely, a small 2 bedroom Cape with an attached garage. Great Thread!

 

Bruce

My house is a typical modern mostly-brick texas house without too many corners or architectural features.  Since the pad it occupies (including the attached garage) is rectangular, this should be a more straightforward build.

Yes, there is a forum member who has a nice one, but I can't remember his name.  He may see this thread and respond.  He has shown it on the forum many times.

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Dennis

Dennis I figured somebody else must have had this idea before. I hope he does post it in this thread. That's the kind of inspiration I need!

CSX Al if I remember right built model of his home for his RR, contact him thru email in his info.

I've built models of all of my sibling's houses, my house, my daughter's house, and the house that I grew up in.  I'm working on my son's new house currently.  Don't have any great pictures but here's some samples:

 

I built my house first and the intent was to place it on my Christmas layout.  Thus it's 1/4" scale.  Same intent on the other builds so they are all 1/4" scale.  If you do it take tons of measurements and don't compromise on detail.  Detail and scale "everything" sell it!!!

 

MY HOUSE:

 

 

My Sister's House:

 

My Daughter's House:

 

The House that I grew up in, in other words my parents' house:

 

My Brother's House:

 

- walt

OMG, Walt,  those are awesome!

 

Thanks for sharing, that's exactly what I was talking about. 

 

Martin

When I saw your topic heading I thought it meant, did you built a full-size house to accomodate a layout. Which I sorta done; I have an upstairs hobby room which is substantially occupied by train layouts of different sizes and scales and associated work benches.

 

Now I gather that what you originally meant was, have you built a MODEL of your house to put on a layout? Actually, I did build a crude cardboard model of a preliminary house design before I built my actual house that I occupy now. That model helped me decide to build a similar but wider house plan.

 

Anyhow, it just goes to show how phraseology can be interpreted in different ways.

 

My house of trains is currently in serious disarray due to other diversions ...

 

Ace,

 

I changed the thread title to eliminate that confusion.  Thanks for pointing it out.

 

Maritn

I would absolutely LOVE scale models of my house and several others I (or family live(d) in).  I just don't have the modeling skills.

 

I have seen magazine coverage of hobbyists who have done this, but haven't done so myself.  I think it's a great idea.  Of course, there are people who will custom-build structures for you.

 

Walt, yours are so gorgeous I'm speechless!  I can't begin to imagine the hours you must have put into them.

dk,  I think you are right.  CSXal is the guy I was thinking of that I saw first who had done it.

 

Nice work there Walt.  Ihad no idea you were doing it too.

 

I think CSXal is making turn tables now too.  Is that right?

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Dennis

I don't have the patience to custom build anything.  But I've saved this website to check out: http://www.yourhomeonyourlayout.com/html/custom.html

Yes, CSX Al is making turntables. I think his company is called "Millhouse Studios". Also, he did build a model of his own house. He posted it somewhere, along with an actual picture of the real house, and you can't tell the difference. Absolutely a fabulous job. Oh if only I had the ablity and patience. Hopefully Al will see this thread and repost the pics, they are worth seeing again.

 

REV

Here is one of our store

Walt: those structures are very nice, thanks for posting.

 

Martin: I've never thought about building a model of my home, but I've always wanted to build a model of my grandmothers home and some of the other smalltown structures where I grew up. The link below shows some work of some fellow O scalers work that gave me the idea. If you click the link below and go to page 10, you'll see some interesting scratchbuilding.

http://www.oscalemag.com/docs/ost_38.pdf

Travis,

 

Thanks for the link to that oscalemag document.  That article looks like it will be very helpful when I make my attempt at building.  Good details and tips in there.

 

 

Martin