FOS Tower One

[Dave K.]

Roof time!  Blackened the edges and underside.

[Dave K.]

Doug provides the usual roofing paper that is to be painted on one side and cut into strips. Over the years I've really gotten accustomed to using these from BEST. Thick and stands up to some of the distressing I like to do. It's also peel-n-stick, even though I use transfer tape on the roof surface, anyway.

[Dave K.]

I like to thin the down-slope edge of the roofing paper, and sometimes really sand it ragged depending on the condition of the building.

[Dave K.]

Laying down the strips, making sure to stagger the ends.

[Dave K.]

Going a little overboard with the weights, perhaps.

[Dave K.]

Need to add a ridge cap, and then she's ready for any painting/weathering I want to do. And here's the roof to the entryway.

[Dave K.]

Chimney gets a shot with a rattle-can, and then I like the lightweight spackle approach to mortar. When dry it'll get a dab of inkahol and then weathering powders.

[Dave K.]

Well, not too bad for an evening and big chunk of the day. Added the ridge cap, rafter tails over the entrance, and the entry roof. Signing out for the evening.

[MAP]

Your build is coming along really great Dave.  I like the idea of distressing the roofing paper before applying.  I'll have to give that a try.  Thanks for all of the pics!

[Dave K.]

Thanks for stopping in, Mark. It's especially easy with regular paper. The BEST material is rugged and takes s beating...you really have to bear down and use some elbow grease.

[ReadingBob]

Wow.  I blink my eyes and Dave's almost done with a new build.     Looks great.  I love these little FOS kits.    

[Dave K.]

😁 The smaller FOS kits are great if you want a quick weekend project or have been away and want some quick success to get back in form. You know the fit is going to be spot-on and you won't be slowed down making fixes. Thanks for stopping in! 👍🏻

[Dave K.]

In fact, Tower One went together so nicely I have this in the stash and may just jump right in on it today. Make a good companion piece to Tower One for a yard facility.

[Dave K.]

The dogs aren't quite clear on the concept of daylight saving time, so I got an early start. The ridge cap is in place and here she is after two washes with inkahol.

[Dave K.]

Even though it probably wouldn't show (not sure how Jim's gonna place it on his layout) I didn't like leaving the area under the stairs plain black, so I decided to plank it. Would've been much easier before installation, but whatcha gonna do?

I'll have to neaten this up and weather it so it doesn't look so much like new wood. This area has a coal bin so it'll get lots of black dust.