Here is the abandoned house in Searsport ME. When I first passed this house and took these pictures I knew I wanted to build it. The client wanted it reversed. I did not go into the property so the windows and doors on the back side are a guess.
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Very nice model. Good photos of the subject, too. I especially like the deluxe (it has wheels) mother-in-law suite beside the main house - or is that the "dog house" for the husband when he commits a transgression against the domestic sensibilities?
You captured the essence of the structure 100%. Well done.
Bravo to a true master modeler 
. And in reverse no less!!!! jim
Very nice
Stu,
Great modeling job as usual! We have some of these old abandon homes here in Pa also, and as an Engineer it plays on my mind that such beautiful old buildings, that were built with Tongue and Groove engineering, by most times hard working American people have faded into disrepair, usually because the children of the original owners have just walked away from them, mostly due to the change in the neighborhoods, lack of jobs and high Taxes. Your model shows all of this, without words, simply fantastic modeling!
PCRR/Dave
Really good work. Most people never bother to model abandoned structures, especially with this quality.
Great Job. Definitely adds character to a layout
Summerdale Junction posted:Bravo to a true master modeler
To reverse and build the house I used photo shop to reverse the image. I then cropped it into halves and inserted the pictures into two pages of Word. I then sized the images to the size of the building, printed them out and taped them together. This gave me a full size picture to take dimensions and angles off. It also saves hours in drawing time.
Ha nice! When I ever drive by a "fix-er upper" like that I yell out to the kids, " Hey look guys its my new house"!
And their reply is "Yeah right Dad"!
Wow, Stu. You really nailed that house! Bravo!
George
Nice job! It just needs some white Caspers flitting behind a couple of windows. I guess the high grass in the front yard has overgrown the "For sale, price reduced" sign. Some houses like this are tied up in probate, or estate law suits, or no heirs can be found. I wonder what the law is on abandoned houses like that out in the country, In the nearby city they are razing them as fast as they can, trying to stay one jump ahead of the pyromaniacs.
Very nicely done Stu, you really captured the look!!
Great Model but such a darn shame an awesome looking house going to pot!
Excellent scratch build. Tons of character. U nailed it!
Hard to do something like that and not make it look cartoonish. Your build does not look cartoonish in the least.....spot on.
Very nice job Stu.
Alan Graziano
YOUR PROPORTION WORK IS REALLY FIRST RATE
A QUESTION, WHAT ARE THE MATERIALS YOU USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF YOUR MODEL
j
Good Grief! What is holding that place up. It looks like a strong breeze will bring it all down. Nice rendition! As usual.
If you like this stuff, here's one from one of my forums . . .
http://yourmodelrailway.net/vi...4122&forum_id=19
Cheers
jpc posted:
YOUR PROPORTION WORK IS REALLY FIRST RATE
A QUESTION, WHAT ARE THE MATERIALS YOU USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF YOUR MODEL
j
The walls are North Eastern Scale Lumber wood siding, the windows are Grandtline, the foundation is scenic express stone wall, the roof shingles are individual rows glued on.
The proportions were taken right off the full size picture. I lined the siding up with the angle on the picture then cut the sides.
WOW! Nicely done Stu.
Wow! To be honest, when I first saw the model I thought that you took a little license and exaggerated the image. But what a surprise I received when I saw the photo of the real thing. Holy Cow! What a great subject and a great model. Talk about life imitating art. I wish I had your talent.
Thanks for sharing.
Earl
Simply great.
Here is a link to some of the history of this house.
Awesome Stu, I enjoy seeing these one offs!
Stu,
Excellent model, I recognized that place when you posted your model and the photo of the house confirmed it. I live about 16 mi. from there and pass it frequently, There's another forum member who lives close by the structure. unfortunately there are other buildings along mid coast Maine that are in similar condition.
Dana
Excellent, nice detailing.
I'll bet the one story part of the house was a later addition. The main house is holding up much better, showing superior construction. I rarely find a Victorian around here that had no additions as families grew. Sometimes they are more obvious than others, depending on the skill of the builders.
Great job on this project. You REALLY capture the soul of your buildings!!!!
Very well done! I like it!
Alan Rogers posted:I'll bet the one story part of the house was a later addition. The main house is holding up much better, showing superior construction. I rarely find a Victorian around here that had no additions as families grew. Sometimes they are more obvious than others, depending on the skill of the builders.
Great job on this project. You REALLY capture the soul of your buildings!!!!
I agree that it was an addition. some of the pictures show different molding and details. Here is a Google earth view. Remember the model is reversed. Sorry the image is so bad but I enlarged the image to show the footprint better. It looks like two piles of stone have been dumped at the front of the house and the roof is worse on the back side.
Great way to start the day. Thank you, for posting.
Best wishes
Mike CT
Holy Cow...
What a great job. I wish I had the vision you have.
Awesome, awesome, awesome..
Brian
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