Inter-Action Hobbies Moonshiner's Shed

[ReadingBob]

Bob, that's a good trick putting the details on the shelves while the walls are laying flat.

Thanks, Rick! That trick was described in the instructions and in the YouTube video Darryl put out there so I can't take credit for it. It would have been difficult to do it any other way though. 

[Larry C]

Bob you're doing a great job on this build. I have to hand it to you doing this type of detailed build in HO scale. Working in O scale myself, some of my details require tweezers and yes I have launched a few myself never to be found again. Have fun.

[ReadingBob]

Bob you're doing a great job on this build. I have to hand it to you doing this type of detailed build in HO scale. Working in O scale myself, some of my details require tweezers and yes I have launched a few myself never to be found again. Have fun.

Thank you, Larry! It's a fun little kit. I do wonder what building the O Scale version would be like. I've done a few N Scale builds but never an O Scale build. 

[ACL1504]

Bob,

First, I hope you hip and back pain has lessoned.

Now, this is another of your superior builds and an excellent little diorama.

Well done my friend.

Tom

[ReadingBob]

Bob,

First, I hope you hip and back pain has lessoned.

Now, this is another of your superior builds and an excellent little diorama.

Well done my friend.

Tom

Thanks, Tom! We (my regular Doc and I) got to root cause of the hip and back pain yesterday so now I get to move on to round two with a new Doc (Orthopedic). I haven't made that appointment yet but will soon.

As far as the build goes a lot of credit goes to Darryl for producing such a neat little kit. 

[ReadingBob]

Okay, time to wrap this one up! 

After adding weeds, boards, etc. to finish off the scenery it's time to move on to the roof.



I added the rafter tails to the roof. I had to be careful because each rafter tail has two tiny notches in it. They all have to be oriented the same way because the notch at one end, is farther away from the end of the rafter tail then the notch on the other end. I left the outer rafter tails off.



Then I prepped the shingles. First, I dabbed on some moss gree color with a sponge.



Next, some light gray.



I cut the shingles out and then started gluing the strips on, starting at the bottom edge, using just a little glue.



I pressed each row down in place and tried my best to keep the rows evenly spaced and level.



More in a moment...

[ReadingBob]

I used a pair of scissors to trim the ends of the shingles.



Not shown...I glued the two end rafter tails to each end wall, setting the notches over the beams and then glued the roof in place. At this point, I thought I made a boo-boo. Comparing my shed to the shed in the instructions I had more of the roof overhanging in the front whereas the model pictured in the instructions had more overhand at the rear of the shed. But, after studying the rafter tails and notches I determined I couldn't orient them that way else the angle, at the end of each rafter tail, would be upside down. So, I left it as is. 

Now for the final photos:













Fun kit. A little challenging with regards to painting details. Tons of details! My figure painting is nowhere near as good as seen in some of the threads on painting figures though. 

Thanks for following along!

[ACL1504]

Bob,

Excellent build and great looking diorama. Extremely well done my friend.

Tom

[Zephyrus52246]

Great diorama, Bob!  Great weathering, especially the roof.

Jeff

[Rick]

WOW! What a great looking scene.
That moss covered roof is excellent.

[Jerry]

Bob that is just a perfect scene.

The roof couldn't be better.

Hope the back is doing better today.

Jerry

[deemery]

What I've started doing with shingle (or tar paper) roofing is running a small line of glue (like Canopy Glue, something transparent) along the edge between the shingles and the roof, BEFORE I trim and letting that dry.  That helps prevent the shingles from moving as I trim them along the roof edge.  I also use a brand new knife blade to do the trimming.

dave

[craftsmankits]

Really nice build Bob.  As always, plenty of pictures and descriptions of your process.  Thanks for sharing. Mark

[PRR Modeler]

Outstanding modeling and detailing Bob.