Too many mistakes? The cornice wasn't quite right - what did I do?

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  • I have added the main walls and the elegant and detailed cornice to the tops of them. I have made the beautiful dentilated cornice from card, but I made too many mistakes for me to be really happy with it.
    In this episode I show how I made the walls and cornice from card, and pause to reflect on what I could have done better!
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  • @normanrowe2831
    @normanrowe2831 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi ya Michael. We, your subscribers, and your building benefit greatly from your perfectionism. Thanks.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Norman.

  • @robertbage5052
    @robertbage5052 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The man who never made a mistake, never made anything.
    Nice one.
    Bob

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice saying! Thank you!

  • @davestrains6816
    @davestrains6816 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice to see the mistakes. Always a joy to watch your builds. Thanks for sharing. Dave

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      I should make a video just of mistakes. It would last hours! :)

  • @stevewilliams1054
    @stevewilliams1054 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks, Michael for making these mistakes to help the rest of us mear mortals to avoid them. 😵‍💫

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! I try! :)

  • @greatnorthernrailwaytother4711
    @greatnorthernrailwaytother4711 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for showing us your chase for perfection. It would have bugged you forever, even though we may not have noticed it. 😊 cheers Peter.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes! Exactly that! :)

  • @JohnSmithShields
    @JohnSmithShields ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Once again, thank you for showing the unsuccessful attempts as well as the successful ones. We all learn from them.
    Guidelines are underrated.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! Yes, every day is a school day and we are always learning. Guidelines are wonderful!

  • @ThePudge1976
    @ThePudge1976 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Your Inkscape skills are just as gob smackingly good as your buildings. That cornice was a work of art, so very convincing when you stacked the pieces together.

  • @chimpalienbaby7312
    @chimpalienbaby7312 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That cornice looks fantastic. What a clever idea!

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! Cheers!

  • @ZAKKANWAKKAR
    @ZAKKANWAKKAR ปีที่แล้ว +3

    And that's the care and attention to detail that separates Chandwell civic architecture from the slipshod and lackadaisical methods as favoured by them posh buggers from Leeds.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      That'll learn em.

  • @roystudds1944
    @roystudds1944 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic work there Michael. Even though it didn’t go quite the way you expected. Full marks for sharing your thoughts about it and having the courage to start again. You’ve got some very useful advice out of it too. Look forward to seeing your next update. Roy.

  • @thomashiggins4923
    @thomashiggins4923 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Disaster Michael! But to me, from what I could see of the first part of the video, it already looked great - the cornice very convincing indeed. And the whole building looks perfectly in keeping with the spirit of Chandwell and with the hotel facing it. Thanks, as always, Tom.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Tom!

  • @Elvenhome
    @Elvenhome ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I suspect we have all been there many times Michael. Convincing ourselves that we can correct a slight imperfection in a build, until we have to admit that it has to be done again. It doesn't matter if to others it still looks spectacular, as the roof section did. I hope it doesn't take too much to redo the roof and look forward to seeing the revised version next week. Stephen

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Stephen - yes I think we all visit that place many times. It's all part of the hobby and you just have to keep going.

  • @peterjackson-cheadleheath1182
    @peterjackson-cheadleheath1182 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Michael Once again your attention to detail and accuracy is outstanding. Thanks

  • @Cheadleridgelanetmd
    @Cheadleridgelanetmd ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For your nightclub there’s an old one in Stockport called Heaven and Hell perfect for rundown chandwell

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There was a Heaven & Hell in Leeds too, and I almost, almost went with that as a name.

  • @marklindsey4112
    @marklindsey4112 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your dedication to getting things just right is always impressive Michael. In any case it looks great and I'm certain version 2 will be spectacular. Really looking forward to seeing how the building's inhabitants take shape. Double thumbs up from me.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Double thumbs up!? Double thank you Mark!

  • @barryturner2916
    @barryturner2916 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your attention to detail Michael is second to none and you have much more patience than me, many thanks for sharing this video. Building is looking fantastic as always looking forward to next update regards and take care Barry..

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Barry!

  • @afm1948
    @afm1948 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a job on the cornice mate. Building shaping up nicely. Arthur

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Arthur!

  • @jackjohnson5137
    @jackjohnson5137 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing work as always Michael
    One idea I would suggest is calling the nightclub "city vaults" like the sticky floor nightclub in newcastle

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      That's a good name!

  • @billforrest4205
    @billforrest4205 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    print a triangle of dots on each layer sized for a cocktail stick and push one through each dot on consecutive layers to act as alignment dowels before gluing. After the glue is set cut the cocktail sticks off flush with the scalpel/exacto. As I've mentioned I build in 1:48/1:50, so I re-size a lot of scalescenes prints and find this "alignment dowel" method invaluable in maintaining accurate alignment of parts.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Genius idea. Thank you! 👍👍👍

  • @trainmanbob
    @trainmanbob ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OK ,Michael, this is the ultimate proof you are a total perfectionist. Most folk would have left things as they were, but this is what makes your channel so enjoyable. Nice to see a bit of movement on the layout too, and of course the loco and stock beautifully weathered, not that anyone would expect anything less.
    Wonderful as always, and looking forward to the next one. A great end to my 71st birthday!!
    Cheers, Bob

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Happy 71st birthday, Bob! I am honoured that you chose to spend part of it down in Chandwell! I really appreciate having you along every week. I hope your birthday was a good one. Many thanks and best wishes, Michael.

    • @trainmanbob
      @trainmanbob ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Chandwell Thank you Michael. I do not celebrate any more, with my health I just consider myself lucky to be here. Cheers, Bob

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s a great outlook. Awe should all be thankful for every day. Take care, all the best.

  • @medwaymodelrailway7129
    @medwaymodelrailway7129 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another great video Michael thanks for sharing.

  • @thegrowler-blackwoodngauge
    @thegrowler-blackwoodngauge ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are a perfectionist Michael ! I'd probably have done the same myself.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Euan! You don't make mistakes though... surely!? :D

  • @lynganddistrict
    @lynganddistrict ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The amount of effort to obtain the perfect build is mind blowing - I would have given up and carried on with the original as only I would have known the difference. I am still getting tom grips with inscape and your efforts only serve to keep me inspired. Well done.
    Regards
    Steve

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow, thanks Steve! Keep going with Inkscape! :)

  • @nicolaiitchenko7610
    @nicolaiitchenko7610 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At last!
    At last I can finally feel justified in the number of attmpts it takes me to build anything and get it 'right enough' for my layout!
    Thank you and OH WOW!
    ReaLLY!
    The whole roof?
    Thos e 93 cornices and tiny cuts are going to be repeated once more
    Your patience and wonderful work continue to inspire...

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahah indeed! (I make more mistakes than I tend to show, you know! :) )

  • @robertmatthews8302
    @robertmatthews8302 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh Michael, your patience is amazing. Once you realised your mistake you dealt with it without going off on one 😢😅😊. And there you go, planning the next move. Bravo ! Look forward to follow-up.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! Once it's noticed, you just have to get on with it! :)

  • @andrewretallick4614
    @andrewretallick4614 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are such a perfectionist I would have been chuffed to bits with that roof! You dont half make things hard for yourself 😉
    Great video as always,
    Andrew🙂

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! 😊

  • @garrycornel2371
    @garrycornel2371 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for this and every episode.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much. That is very kind.

  • @mhicks80
    @mhicks80 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why not print two/three dots you could push aligning pins through to make sure it all aligns?

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Great idea!!! I will use this in future. Thank you.

  • @GeorgeK356
    @GeorgeK356 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You take just as much care to get it right as the original builders did, back in the day, Michael.
    'N' scale (1/176) is so unforgiving, the thickness of a scalpel cut translates to more than a foot in 'N'.
    Even so, the building looks magnificent, and as it's "front and centre" of the layout it needs to be as good as you can make it.
    Keep up the good work
    George

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks George! Thankfully N Scale isn't THAT small. A foot is 2mm, (1:148), but it's still pretty tiny! :)

  • @markbroadwith9601
    @markbroadwith9601 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was just thinking that looks odd when you cut in with your black and white shot.
    Oh. You have even got me using Ink scape. Ive been making some waterslide decals for my 3D models.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah - that shot really did show how bad it was. Enjoy Inkscape! Sounds like a fun project.

  • @endoorrailway
    @endoorrailway ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It looks like it's coming on nicely - the detail is great. Well done on having the guts and determination to to take the roof off to get it aligned just right

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! Yes, I think it needed to be done.

  • @valentinsn-ostalgiemodellbahn
    @valentinsn-ostalgiemodellbahn ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your little advices how to handle the cutting job the best way are always very helpful, f.e. to turn the cardboard and not the knife to cut decent round shapes. Also the saving advice with the different printing colours is perfect - I do not like to waste material, even when it is "only" a cardboard I have harvest from a cereal box etc.
    The solution to your mistake sounds logical - mistakes can happen and I am interested, how you will construct the roof plate once again in a better way!
    All the best
    Valentin

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Valentin. We are very similar in that regard, I think.

  • @trefarrsidings
    @trefarrsidings ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just brilliant.

  • @alanwright8686
    @alanwright8686 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Michael, your buildings are amazing ! You always get the visual balance spot on.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. I try!

  • @stevenflebbe
    @stevenflebbe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you're really dissatisfied with the outcome, it's best to go back and try again. It is looking good, though. 👍

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you. You’re right. I doubt anyone else would notice but it was really obvious to me. I knew it was wrong straight away and it was wrong to pretend otherwise.

  • @djrobi61
    @djrobi61 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow.. I was amost ready for you to lay your mistake on the floor and stomp all over it. Must have been maintaining a great deal of composure. Love the dental work, I'm going to have to go back to some of my previous builds and incorporate what you've done, looks great.
    Have a Greaat Day!
    Don

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Don! It would not be the first time I've stamped on my work! :)

    • @djrobi61
      @djrobi61 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Chandwell 😂 tooo funny... it's what I resist all the time.

  • @philkirk4571
    @philkirk4571 ปีที่แล้ว

    It just goes to show you ARE human! The difference is that you are philosophical about it! Me, I would have stamped on it and gone to weatherspoons. Hmm now then , would Chandwell have had a Weathies in those days ?😮. Good stuff.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hhaha. I think by 2010 there would certainly be a Spoons in Chandwell, maybe even three. But in 1993 in the small town, I think it would still be a few years away....?

  • @markavis7232
    @markavis7232 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Aarrgh! I feel your pain. Perhaps you might have broken the guttering there and disguised it with some grass growing in it (and a green stain down the stonework underneath). The back of my house is still a bit like this, with knackered cast-iron gutters; we ought to get arts council sponsorship as a homage to early 90s post-industrial decay.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That did cross my mind, but when I looked at it, there were quite a few other things I could have done better regarding the cornice. Good luck with that "Heritage Grant" application - you could use some of it to finance a "heritage" layout too...?

    • @markavis7232
      @markavis7232 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Chandwell You're already doing the full job on the (actually rather stressful!) period in my life 89-93 when I first came to the North and it was very much falling apart before my eyes. No wonder locals hated students - we had an option to leave...something I never quite managed :-) I may have mentioned it before, but have a listen to New Model Army's 'Green and the Grey' - it reminds of that time, they were from Bradford I think, and your townscape does too. Or maybe Half Man Half Biscuit's 'Trumpton Riots' if you prefer musical nostalgia which can make you smile!

  • @rzholland
    @rzholland ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ye Gods, you have some patience!

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      I think you need to in this game! :)

  • @doctormo
    @doctormo ปีที่แล้ว

    For cutting such delicate things I use the Brother Scan'n'Cut, which I send svg files directly from inkscape and have the little blade cut through to the depth required. I'm not sure what it would do with larger stock card beyond 2mm, but for the tasks I've put it to it's a nice piece of automation.
    Though it looks like you are doing everything by hand, which is also ace.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great tip! One day I will look at something like this, but for now, I really enjoy doing it by hand.

  • @nicholasking1266
    @nicholasking1266 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    so gutted for you! it really is looking good though

  • @JamesPetts
    @JamesPetts ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mistakes like this are annoying - but we all make them.

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed! All part of the fun!

  • @ianbareham5872
    @ianbareham5872 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Michael Great to see your thought processes as this Old Town Hall will be such a prominent building at the front of your layout, think you’re right to want it look it’s best. After all you rebuilt, scraped or alter elements of the building towards the rear of the layout. I’m sure this will make the replacement section of cornice & guttering will be even better and the and uniform when viewed from the front. You mentioned it been a Nightclub in the left hand side of the building. Similar Northern Nightclubs in the late 1980’s were the subject of almost Cult-like Late Night TV Shows like “The Hitman & Her” with Pete Waterman & Michaela Strachen or “Frank Sidebottoms Fantastic Shed Show”. I sure you can come up with a suitably Chandwell Version with signs to say As Seen on TV. Maybe this Nightclub might be more Britney than Buffers or The Earl Chandfield. Ian

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great ideas!

    • @simonroberts7891
      @simonroberts7891 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking exactly the same thing. Terry Noble's Roxy, run by Barrly Noble's less successful brother.

    • @ianbareham5872
      @ianbareham5872 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Chandwell Michael as the yet unnamed Nightclub, I do like Simon’s suggestion of Terry Noble’s Roxy it has a Chandwell ring to it. If it not the eventual Nightclub name this might be name of the Cult TV Show something like “Terry Noble’s Roxy Nights”. If it’s not the TV Show, Terry could be the next Guest Appearance at the Club.

    • @ianbareham5872
      @ianbareham5872 ปีที่แล้ว

      Question to self who is Terry Noble? 1) Sportman Current or Local Legend like Bradford Richard Dunn 1970’s Boxer 2) Local Pop Star 3) Badboy Soap Actor

  • @stukidson1207
    @stukidson1207 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Upgraded my phone and forgot all of my passwords . . . . What did I miss ? 😂

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh just one or two small things!

  • @daviemaclean61
    @daviemaclean61 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Aaaargh! So annoying, but you're right to redo it or it would just bug you every time you looked at it. Especially as it's right at the front of the layout. Chandwell wasn't built in a day. Cheers Michael

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed - I think if something is annoying you, you owe it to yourself to do something about it otherwise you'd always be annoyed at your inaction.

  • @AlienHomesick
    @AlienHomesick ปีที่แล้ว

    Would be so incredible to see a subway line eventually

    • @Chandwell
      @Chandwell  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah that would be a nice feature on a model like this. Sadly, no West Yorkshire towns have subways though, so there won’t be one in Chandwell.