Thanks Terry, as far as I remember the ceilings were about 8' high.

 

Phil

A couple of new pics.

 






 

[user=711]col.stephens[/user] wrote:

I'm not sure about the seven foot door.  These are dwellings for the poor, not palaces for the rich.  Why would a landlord waste money on extra wood for a tall, seven foot door when a six foot man would probably be considered a giant?  Anyway, who cares if the poor have to stoop to get into their slums?

Elementary, my dear Watson…

Don't you just love deciphering these old photos?

Terry (Sherlock)

That's what I meant Holmes, a seven foot doorWAY, including the fanlight.

Sounds about right if Phil says the ceilings were eight feet.

Either way, exceptionally high. The few welsh cottages I've been in have had ceiling nearer six feet and I remember my late Aunt's farmers cottage in Sussex could only have been around this height. I'm only just over 5' 9" and and had to duck slightly when going through the doorways.

Begs the question, why were they built with such high ceilings quest:

Because they're built on a hill maybe quest:

Over to you Phil.


Ed

Hi Phil,

Thanks for these photo's. Fantastic shots. Everything falls together nicely. What is the script with the smoke? Are we talking smoke box or photoshop. Either way it looks real.

First class.

Cheers toto

I wish there was a smokebox tool in Photoshop with just one click, :lol: actually the picture is Photoshopped.

 

Phil

Hi phil,

I really like the puddle with the tall reeds growing around it in the first pic, it looks so natural. Once again, brilliant ! :thumbs

Cheers, Gary.

This is the best I could do with that camera and the space etc.

 

Phil

 

[user=1338]Ed[/user] wrote:

[user=711]col.stephens[/user] wrote:

I'm not sure about the seven foot door.  These are dwellings for the poor, not palaces for the rich.  Why would a landlord waste money on extra wood for a tall, seven foot door when a six foot man would probably be considered a giant?  Anyway, who cares if the poor have to stoop to get into their slums?

Elementary, my dear Watson…

Don't you just love deciphering these old photos?

Terry (Sherlock)

That's what I meant Holmes, a seven foot doorWAY, including the fanlight.

Sounds about right if Phil says the ceilings were eight feet.

Either way, exceptionally high. The few welsh cottages I've been in have had ceiling nearer six feet and I remember my late Aunt's farmers cottage in Sussex could only have been around this height. I'm only just over 5' 9" and and had to duck slightly when going through the doorways.

Begs the question, why were they built with such high ceilings quest:

Because they're built on a hill maybe quest:

Over to you Phil.


Ed

We had all moved out of these houses about three years, they were due to be demolished, I took my very young son back there to show him where I was brought up. The doors were open, there had been sheep in there, but the wallpaper was still on the wall, I couldn't believe how small the rooms were, I guess about 10' x 15' if that, I stood in the middle of our "tv" room. Originally a 12" which stood in the corner, we watched it with the lights out, my father sitting in his chair smoking, the room must have been full of smoke but we didn't notice!

Phil

Hi Phil,

Photoshop is allowed. thanks for the close up of the steps. As I expected with the weeds growing between the steps and the wall. It's these touches that make the overall scene. Great attention to detail.

Cheers

Toto

Here's a couple more.

 




 

Hi Phil,

A couple of first class images. The sky in the first one gives a very moody look. Great stuff.

You must be delighted with these results.

Cheers

Toto

The beauty of Photoshop and similar programs is that, when you feel you need a different mood for that picture for instance, as long as you still have the original edited file then a sky swap is very easy and can be done in minutes.

Ok, we all now that some of the areas in PS pictures are not real but it makes something that you've been working on for days, come to life and it's fun and that's what modeling should be about.

I've been working on the area in front of the steps, it's now a sort of yard, a scrap, plant,….or something else?

Phil

I'm now looking for a good brick building to go in this area, actually, I don't know what this area is going to be…yet :roll:

 

Phil

 




 

Hi Phil,

I think you have a lot of thirsty workers in that mine across the bridge and these workers need a place to have a drink…. Could the 'Miners Arm Hotel' be on the agenda to fill that corner ??

Cheers, Gary.

Hi, 
Or even a miners " club " great for hen nights.
Cheers
Toto

Looks like the car park is already there :lol:

 

Phil

Yes, and so essential the car park is as well …….. Where else would all the fights take place :hmm


Cheers
Toto

What I need now is some good looking village pubs to copy!

 

Phil

How about this?

http://scalescenes.com/products/T011-Country-Pub

or this might make a more rural pub:

http://scalescenes.com/products/TO23-Small-Corner-Shops

Terry

Thanks Terry, i'll probably build something on the lines of the first link only not so posh for a small Welsh village.

 

Phil