FSM Jeffries Point Build

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Jeff.  

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Mark you are quite observant.  I lost that piece of trim somewhere along working with the walls.  It has been replaced.  I don't believe any of the FSM kits have a base, I'm just glad there was a diagram to build it over.    

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

I agree, Dave.  I had never noticed that it was a trapezoid until I saw the template.  From the pictures, I believed only one wall was angled. 

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

The structure has four main roofs.  The first has a combo of two of my least favorite roofing materials.  Campbell shingles and corrugated metal.  The shingles are just on a couple of exposed areas where the metal has "come off" to add some detail/age to the structure.  My main issue with the shingles is as they are on a roll, when you try to put them on the roof, the line tends to curve.  These strips are pretty short, so it shouldn't be a problem.  They are also easier to install with 3M transfer tape, as are the metal pieces.  I hate them as they always seem to chip when handling them so the metal shows through.  

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Each roof has many (MANY) rafter tails.  I start by marking on the outside of the roof where these go.  Then cut out the roof before painting the underside of the roof (which makes the printed marks go away), I then place the card back in the cutout and remark the places with a white pencil.  You can see the roof needed a slight trim to fit.

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

The instructions want the first roof braced and attached, then do the rafter tails and then the roofing.  There was no way I'd get the shingles on if it was already on the structure, so I put them on first.  I marked the card with parallel lines to ease alignment and marked the places for the shingles to go.  Cut out the spot on the tape and applied them.  

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Another issue is there are two chimney stacks which go on the roof.  To get these to sit straight I glued some wood inside the structure and used some shims that would get up to the roof for them to stand reasonably straight.  Next up is the first set of rafter tails.  The two middle roofs use tarpaper, so I'll paper them before adding as well.  The peaked roof uses the Campbell shingles again, I'm not sure I'll use them or something else.  

Jeff

[Jerry]

Jeff your doing some very nice work on this build.

Jerry

[Mark Dalrymple]

Looking good Jeff.

I use canopy glue as well as double sided tape with Campbell shingles.  If you kind of pinch them and attach every inch they should stay straight.  The double sided tape holds them in position but the thin strip of canopy glue makes sure they stay there.  I use the Troels Kirk method for painting.  You start with a blackish brown watery mix which you try to get in all those little hidden spots.  When dry you hit with a series of dry brushes in paynes grey, light browns and tans.  Its very simple and very effective - like all Troel's work was...

Cheers, Mark.

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Jerry, I'm making slow but steady progress.  

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Mark, I've found with using only short strips and the transfer tape, the shingles stay pretty straight.  I've not had much luck with coloring them, I should make a test piece and try your advice.  Mr. Kirk did great scenery work.  

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

I made some view blocks.  The tall section is just a piece of black construction paper, the longer part of the structure I used some firmer cardboard and glued construction paper to both sides.  

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

I painted the rafter tails the trim color and aged them with the black oil paint stain.  Then, I cut a rafter to the correct angle for the roof and set my Ultimation cutter to the angle and cut short pieces.  I didn't try to cut these to exact length.  Then glued them on using the white lines on the underside of the roof. 

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

I then used these straight clippers to clip them to length.  Yes the one is "off" and will be reattached.   I will wash the ends with A&I to remove the new wood color, though soaking them in the alcohol stain shows very little new wood color on the ends..   The ones on the other side of the roof will be a bigger challenge as the building is kind of in the way to putting them on.

Jeff

[GPdemayo]

Great progress, looking good Jeff.....