CCK Miller and Kemp Millwork build

[Zephyrus52246]

This is one time I should have listened to the voices in my head.  I thought originally I could just line up the dock template and attach the office portion before building it.  I shoulda done that, cuz the template is off.  It's too long in both dimensions, the office is now too far back and covers 80% of the back windows and the other edge is supposed to line up with the edge of the building.  I've emailed Groovy to tell him to check this out.

[Zephyrus52246]

I figured I'd just cut off the extra in the chopper.  I miscounted the joists and made it one too short.    I had only cut thru about 60% of it, so I put a new outer joist on it, and reglued the deck.  Fortunately, I have many extra detail parts (these are some Sierra West ones) to cover the boo boo.  I'm leaving the other too long end alone.   


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

I should have cut some bracing to square the three sided office addition, but instead I made some cardboard squares to square it up before gluing it on.  I added a piece of stained stripwood for a "table" and put a box on it so the big open window didn't show only emptiness behind it.

[Zephyrus52246]

I added some stripwood on the side of the building to glue the addition to.

[Zephyrus52246]

Next up is the roof.  There are templates to cut out the roof from cardstock.  I suspect the laser could have done this, but Groovy was being lazy that day.    After the template for the dock was off, I cut out the paper templates and test fitted them.  They seemed OK.  I should have noticed how "off" the office roof was at this point, but thought it was close.

[Zephyrus52246]

I picked up some "easy roof board" from Atlantic scale models at one of the Expo's.  It's basically thick cardboard with fine lines on it to line up shingles.  The pictures of the structure show some of the roof shingled and some as tarpaper with battens over it, like the roof is being replaced.  The shingles are green, and I didn't want the "Christmas Effect" of red and green on the structure, so I found some Bar Mills grey shingles that I think will go on well.  I cut out the main roof first, it needed a "notch" for the addition.  Don't believe the notch on the paper template, it's too far back and not nearly big enough. 

[Zephyrus52246]

I cut out the office roof and the angle where it met the other roof wansn't right, I readjusted it twice until it lined up OK, but now the roof is too short. 

[Zephyrus52246]

Cut out another a bit longer and now it's OK.  Doesn't quite cover the exposed notch area, but some flashing will cover it OK.  Next up, putting on transfer tape and painting the backside/edges black.

[S&S RR]

Jeff


This looks like a nice project - I will be following along.

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks for watching, John.  I added a beam across the top of the main building and attached the roofs.  I then started with the shingles.  I used a piece of paper painted grey where the roofs meet to represent flashing.  Each strip was individually cut and placed.  Only after I finished the back half, i thought, gee that seems awfully close to a 45 degree angle and, sure enough, the office roof pieces were 45 degrees and the main building were 60.    Cut the strips in the chopper easy peasy for the front half.  The last pic shows the color, grey, not tan.  Now I need to figure out what to use for the cap.

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

I considered using the same shingles, cut individually for a cap, but when bent, the color stretches on them (they're pretty thick) so that wouldn't work.  I then thought of a copper cap, but I couldn't find the copper strips I know are somewhere around here.  I used paper painted a similar grey with some black Vallejo transparent glaze drybrushed on to represent a metal cap.  I think it matches well enough.  Next are the additions to the main building.


Jeff

[deemery]

Roof caps look great, and the rest of the roof isn't too bad, either :-)


dave

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Dave.  This addition is just cardstock with black paper overlay and then 2x4s for a tarpaper look.  There's a large piece of black construction paper for this.  I airbrushed it very lightly and irregularly with a grey color, then drybrushed grey and Payne's Grey over it.  The flash makes it look a bit harsher than it really is.   It's not attached to the building, the whole structure sits on a 1/4 inch base which I should get to after I get the other addition done.

Jeff

[jlgrove]

...Dr. Jeff does nice work.....

[jerryrbeach]

Jeff,
Your roof looks great, love the color and weathering.  The ridge cap looks really good to me, too.