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Sears house "The Cornell" 1926
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Author:  healey36 [ Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:21 am ]
Post subject:  Sears house "The Cornell" 1926
A recently completed project, inspired by the Sears, Roebuck and Company catalog of houses, 1926:

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I've been on a kick lately, building houses similar in layout to those in my neighborhood. Most are 1920-1950 vintage, and a few look strikingly similar to those offered by Sears back in the 1920s and 1930s.

Base dimensions are 6" x 9", with a house height of ~ 8". It seems one porch-post went a bit askew, and I went a little heavy on the glitter :lol:

I'll be the first to admit, not the classic putz house, but almost an architectural model; I think that's the model railroader showing through.
Author:  Lynn [ Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sears house "The Cornell" 1926
Great build, I love your color choices!!
Author:  Howard [ Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sears house "The Cornell" 1926
You are too hard on yourself regarding going too heavy on glitter…it looks perfect to me…about the porch corner post…”It’s an old house”… :lol:…
Howard…
Author:  healey36 [ Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sears house "The Cornell" 1926
Howard wrote:
You are too hard on yourself regarding going too heavy on glitter…it looks perfect to me…about the porch corner post…”It’s an old house”… :lol:…
Howard…

I've noticed that if you go heavy on the glitter, it kinda deadens the underlying color. Then again, it goes a long way toward covering up the design/assembly gaffes (part of why I enjoy building these...the finish is pretty forgiving). I think I might take a brush to this and try to knock off just a little bit of the glitter, if for no other reason than the roof color (black) will be more distinguishable from that of the second floor (brown).

Not sure how that post went so crooked...hope the roof's not buckling under the weight of all that glitter, lol.
Author:  healey36 [ Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sears house "The Cornell" 1926
Lynn wrote:
Great build, I love your color choices!!

Thanks, Lynn. I've seen this color combination on houses in some of the old neighborhoods in Baltimore. Typically the first floor was clad in a light-green clapboard, and the second floor was sided with painted cedar shingles.

Here's a pic of the project before being slathered in glitter...the colors are way more apparent:

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A lot of houses in New England, especially those near the coast, are sided with cedar shingles. They turn a nice silvery gray color there, probably due to a combination of the temps and the salt air. Here in the Mid-Atlantic, they tend to mildew over time and discolor, especially if not near the coast. For that reason they are typically painted, and brown seems a popular color.
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