Lamson bash

[deemery]

Front roof trimmed and Pan-Pastelled.  I still need to add the top row of shingles and the ridgepole, and then figure out how I'll blacken the gaps between slates.


dave

[Mr. Critter]

...and then figure out how I'll blacken the gaps between slates.

Why am I thinking a succession of very light black washes, surface tension reduced with Kodak wetting agent, left to dry between applications until the desired 'depth of shadow' is achieved, mightn't work?

[deemery]

...and then figure out how I'll blacken the gaps between slates.

Why am I thinking a succession of very light black washes, surface tension reduced with Kodak wetting agent, left to dry between applications until the desired 'depth of shadow' is achieved, mightn't work?

The big risk is whatever medium (water, alcohol, etc) I use for the wash will loosen the shingles.  I think tomorrow I'll do a roof for the smaller boiler shop, and use that to test various washes.  That way, if the shingles come loose, I haven't destroyed the entire main roof.  

dave

[Mr. Critter]

Ah.  Roger.

I await the results of your diabolical experiments.

[Mr. Critter]

Follow-up:  Thinking out loud, here.  You wrote that you used glue stick as your adhesive.  Instead of risking ruining your boiler house roof, why not try putting some of the same glue stick on a piece of styrene, attacking it with your various wash options, and fingertip-feeling if it turns to non-adhesive slime or not? 

Could also be attempted with any scrap bits of that pre-cut shingle sheet, if there was any dunnage.

[deemery]

The challenge for shingle (slate or wood) roofs is handling the top row.  Here's what I'm doing:

I painted the top of the roof with Deluxe Card glue.  Then I laid a single strip, pressed down to seal against the Card Glue.  When that was dry, I used those slightly curved embroidery scissors to cut along the gap for the ridgepole.  You can see where I stopped about 1/3 from the right to take the photo.  The result should be shingles that are tight against the (to be installed) square ridgepole, with grey paint hiding any gaps.

Now what I should have done was painted that gap grey first.  I did that on the main roof. 

Here's the result:


dave

[Larry C]

Dave just caught up on your build. Those are some very nice looking buildings
and should be a nice addition to your layout. Keep at it and have fun.

[Jerry]

Nice job Dave.

Jerry

[ACL1504]

Dave,

Great job on the roof shingles, they look perfect. 

Tom

[friscomike]

Howdy Dave, 

I agree with Tom, you did an exceptional job applying the shingles and coloring them.  They look real!  The roofs match the wonderful structures beneath them.

Have fun,
mike

[GPdemayo]

Great work Dave, good roofing work.....

[PRR Modeler]

You did a fabulous job on the buildings and roofs Dave.

[Zephyrus52246]

Great looking roof, Dave.  The grey pastel really tones it down nicely.  I'm stealing that.   

Jeff

[Philip]

Nice work Dave!

[PRR Modeler]

Great job Dave