RSM Delwins Boat & Net Storage build.

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Glad to see you back at it Tom. 

Greg,

Thanks Butty, much appreciated. I'm very happy to get back to the build and posting updates. Thanks for checking in.

Tom

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Tom,


Glad to see you back at it ..... you haven't lost your "touch" .... 

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Tom,


Glad to see you back at it ..... you haven't lost your "touch" .... 

Donato,

Thank you for the kind words, I'm very happy with the build to this point. Also, I'm most pleased to be back at the workbench.

Tom

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Once I had the stripwood pieces/rafters cut, I began to glue them to the underside of the roof panels on the lines as shown below.



While the glue was still tacky, I placed the roof on the building to test the fit. The next photo shows how the rafter fits on the inside of the end wall, although I'm showing the position as it relates to the wall. Hope that makes sense.



After gluing the vertical rafters to the underside of the roof, I glued four pieces of stripwood horizontally to the rafters.



I then placed weights on the roof for 24 hours to be sure the glue was dry.

Continued in a few.

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I did a roof test fit the next day and it all fit perfectly. Now, if you are thinking what if it didn't fit and the roof rafters were glued in position, what then?

Well, remember the test fit above when I showed the relation to the wall of the outside pieces? Once I knew the end rafters fit perfectly, it was a no brainer to glue the others on. Here is the test fit.



When the roof was in place for the test fit, I measured the distance between the two horizontal rafter supports nearest to the side walls. I then cut stripwood and glued them in place. This gave me the correct angle for the roof to fit snugly on the building.





Continued in a few.

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I painted the underside of the roof ranels to match the structure walls.



And here is how it looks on the building. Tomorrow I'll discuss the addition of the roof and the problems I had with it.

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Included in the kit was a sheet of Evergreen styrene roofing material. I guess it was the equivelent of Campbell's Aluminum material. In the interest of time I didn't take photos of the stuff as you'll see it on the roof.

The instructions were very clear and unambigious. However, no matter how I placed the plactic on the roof I knew I wouldn't be able to do what the instructions called for.

Per the instructions, I was to cut four sections, two from each one of the sheets included, and glue them to the roof. With the left over material I was to cut sections as mentioned above. With the left over material, I was to "butt" the extra against the larger pieces.

Confused yet? Okay, here is the issue. The roofing material in the kit was only 7 inches wide and the roof is 8.75 inches wide. Due to the roofing material being some type of ribed stuff, it was virtually impossible to "butt" them with a gap showing. Also there wasn't enlough to cover the roof ridge cap.




In the photo below, I'm showing the material on the roof and you can see the gaps to the right and left on the back side.



Continued in a few.

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I used Green Squadron Putty to fill the gaps. I fingered it on and used some triple fine sandpaper to smooth the edges.



The instructions also call for two thin strips of .010 strip styrene and use these for the ridge cap. The problem I had here was the fact the strips weren't side enough and this left a gap at the ridge.

I took some .020 sheet styrene and cut a ridge cap piece wide enough to cover the ridge and down to the roofing material. I used a metal ruler to bend the ridge cap in the center.





I then used CA glue to secure it to the ridge.

Continued in a few.

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Here is how it looks on the structure prior to painting.

[NEMMRRC]

I recall the Delwins diorama Mario brought to the first Expo. It was a very large and impressive diorama. This is one way cool kit. I trust Tom will end up with a great addition to his layout.


Keep the updates coming.


Jaime

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I recall the Delwins diorama Mario brought to the first Expo. It was a very large and impressive diorama. This is one way cool kit. I trust Tom will end up with a great addition to his layout.


Keep the updates coming.


Jaime

Jamie,

Thanks for stopping by and posting your thoughts, much appreciated. This has been a fun build and I'm way behind on it. I can't wait to get Slim's LED's and the dock net storage area going.

Tom

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I guess the roof is supposed to look like galvanized metal. So with that in mind I spray painted the roof with Floquils Reefer Grey. The grey will represent the toned down galvanized roof after a few years of weathering.



After placing the roof on the structure and letting it grow on me for several days, I decided I didn't like the color. The roof was just to dark. I plan to add chalks to the roof for additional weathering and decided the Reefer Gray wasn't going to work.



Continued later this evening.

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When the Reefer Grey roof color was throughly dry I repainted it with Floquils SP Lettering  Grey. You can see the different in color in the photo below. This is a much more realistic color for the weathered galvanized roof.





I think this roof will be much easier to weather in rusts and browns.

While I was messing around and waiting for the roof to dry, I dipped the window for the main structure in the A&I mix. These were then set aside to dry.

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I'll try to have an update this weekend.

Tom

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I used PanPastels for weathering the roof. I used a combination of earth tones, browns and rust for the roof.



Continued in a few.