Modeling 50's Western Style Stucco or Block Homes?

[Anonymous]

Michaels or any other arts& crafts store would have card stock or foam/cardboard for a couple of bucks

[bluepuma]

All over California from Sunnyvale to San Diego, and on the hills near Denver, Tucson, Pheonix are houses built in 1950-68 or later, western style with roof overhangs shielding from the heat, ceilings following the roofline in most rooms.

Want to model, build some stucco, concrete block (Adobe sized), and even the housees with huge size Adobe brick. Some had tar paper roofs covered with brown, pink, while gravel, stones, later wood shingles, or other shingles, most with 2 car garages attached, L-shaped with mirrored floorplans, perhaps 6-8 plans per sub-division.

I'm thinking about modeling some with thick cardboard stock, perhaps making a mold, casing a bunch out of plaster, some N scale lumber is needed, for the roof edges, 2x12 beams, need to make the sliding type windows, patio windows, Chimney, garage doors, entry doors.

Keep wondering if Staples carries any cardstock or foam/cardboard that might do it. Need pictures. Supplies I DON"T have to pay $7 s/h for.

My modeling last weekend was rehanging a 1:1 back door on new hinges, it would have been easier to start with a new door or just frame stuff for new door and window.

Ideas on scratch building these structures?

MR should have something like that, I don't need a depot anywhere, but plan one along the line anyhow.