The clerestory roof has been completed, and the pigeons
have taken up home already [13]. The bottom row of shingles
shows the start of the individual shingle lifting. Again , this is
a long and tedious job, but the end result is worth the effort.
As I have always said, what you put into building a model will
always show in the final product.
Adding the floorboards
Next I started on the floor, using the individual boards ([14]
and [15]) per the kit instructions. After much debate, I opted
From here, it was a simple but time-consuming job to lay the
individual strips of shingle paper onto the double-sided tape.
Photo[13] shows the completed roof and shingles after stain-
ing, and prior to lifting individual shingles for a more realistic
look. Using double-sided tape made the process much faster
and easier than the glue method I used in the past. The tape
also helped to stop the warping during staining, a very big plus.
It also helped when lifting the odd shingles in the weathering
process, as there is no glue to contend with.
12. Half of the shingles have been added. This is a long
tedious job, but once completed the results are worth it.
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13. This is the almost completed roof. A little more
weathering and the chimney needs to be added. I have
also added the upper windows and tilted them out so
the smoke dissipates for the shop crew.
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Building a two stall engine house- 7
MRH-Jul 2014
