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ken, i can't help being a nitwit......
once i manage to finish up with the lighting i'm going to start on the roofs.
ah hell, i must just start shingling.
So, its good for me to get this information from as many great theads as I can.
Loving the build.
Rick
So a very simple explanation on how I am doing my lighting in my buildings. I am using 3 volt LED's of course, wiring them parallel vs series which a lot of people have told me you can't do that , I do not use resistors, bridge rectifiers etc, but I use a 3 volt power supply which might be a 3 volt coin battery. But for a permanent installation on my layout, I am going to install a a separate 12 volt AC bus wires around the layout and where I have a cluster of buildings, I am going to install an AC/DC to DC Adjustable Voltage Converter with a terminal block and wire the buildings in that area to it. I will drop the voltage to 3 volts with the converter.
So Karl A, you told me I over think things or was that Brett. So get off you butt and do it.
Before I modeled water, I use to procrastinate over that and read various articles on it. So again, once I did it, no big deal.
if i did actually post the pix, ignore this entry.
but in a good way.
Oh, and the way you've done those shingles... that roofs gonna leak (private joke).
Love the wood distressing and color, love the moss, overgrown shrubbery is superb ( lots of natural deviation/variety in color and texture). The door hanging off is a nice touch and looks at a great natural angle. Nice work indeed.
Terry
Sounds like a very acceptable and workable lighting plan to me. I test all my strategically placed structure lights then add the structure to a diorama with nice long leads, as Kevin has mentioned, to be illuminated at a later time.
Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ
i gotta say, these shingles look nice, but i will never buy self adhesive shingles again. these are a downright bitch to work with.
i have 9 more sheets to color but i wrote down the formula and steps so it shouldn't be a problem to duplicate the colors.
those 17 inch runs on the big roof with these shingles is really gonna be a lot work. i started on the gable roof last night and got one course of shingles down and had to stop, but my good buddy ed gave me some good advise today (he loves these shingles), ed says i need to cut the shingle strips into 3-4" pieces and it should go alot easier. i'm gonna give it a try tonight.
Ed gave you some good advice. Smaller pieces will be easier to manage and apply to your roof, sounds crazy but adding more, smaller pieces should also go quicker.
As for my advice, (after doing many large roofs), color all of your shingles before you get started, even if you do way too many. Cut them up as Ed says then mix them all up.
I know you say the process should be easy to repeat, but trust me, one block of a slightly darker batch will show out. I know you're anxious to get goin and roofing, but my advice is step back, color the rest and then get after it.
Looking great so far and I know it will be superb when complete, blended and weathered, remember, the roof is the first thing you see on a structure and I know you are gonna do it well.
i've already sort of started the gable roof (9" x 4 1/8th" on one side, 9"x 3 3/4" on the other side where the roofs meet), but only a starter row and the first course of shingles. i think i'll take your advise and color the rest of the sheets.
and i'll get the angles for the rafter tails and draw me a cutting guide.
made up a new batch of silverwood with a couple drops of white paint in it. i'll experiment with it tomorrow and add more white if need be.
i'm also cutting the shingle strips into 1 1/2" -2" pieces and tossing them into a container, had to call it a night cuz my neck started killing me. time for a beer and a cbd gummie, and maybe a movie with the mrs.
for the bigger roof, i will cut the strips in 5" pieces instead of 2" pieces.
i really do like these shingles once the strips are cut into smaller pieces. using full sized strips is simply too unwielding.
i shingled the left side of the gable roof this morning and i think i turned out pretty good. here's a pic, but it hasn't been weathered yet. it will be weathered when all the roofs are shingled.
thoughts and/or suggestions?