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I'm going to echo what Brett just said. Stay positive. Modeling is a never ending learning process. The fun is learning new techniques and finding a way to make them 'Your Own.'
Michael
You are only at the beginning of the shingling process and you are expecting it to look like a finished model.
The structure is all looking great and you have done a fantastic job so far. The roof will turn out just as well if you follow the instructions and don't second guess yourself. Just relax and keep going.
Once the roof is shingled you will find that the blending process will bring your roof more inline to others.
As Brett noted, it is hardly fair to judge your first model against that of an accomplished modeler of many years. You will learn things along the way, you will get to understand processes and their effects, you will take these experiences to your next build and you will improve, just as everyone else has done.
Karl.A
This is great fun. I really enjoy the exchanges.
Kind regards to you all,
John
Respectfully,
John
By the way, I have an early Christmas present - kit # 278 - as new or better.
The dormer caps looked like a project to begin a new day on, especially with an approaching happy hour . . . .
Respectfully,
John
Marty
I guess you Shelby be late with Shelby. Store until next year.
dave
Apparently you like to see boxes. This box was still in its original shrink wrap, never opened. It is kit No. 173. Got it yesterday. Have to complete my present sawmill project first and then it is next on my agenda. Need to do a different type of project.
Steve
Ken
Marty, you are to generous in your flashing comments. I had all of the work the rest of you have done to guide me!
Steve, you have a winner - I did well and you win the prize! But I know where to get HO size Blue Sky!
I keep striking out with my cupola but finally have it beat and in place. How can something that small take me so long? Hopefully some more shingles tomorrow.
Ken, I'm pleased to see you continuing to look in on my baby size steps.
John
After being away, then dinking around for a couple of weeks, a few minutes at a time and other projects as well, I got serious in the last couple of days with the cupola and the main roof.
While the glue was drying for cupola attachment to the roof it occurred to me that the lower perimeter frame to which the flashing would attach was done incorrectly. I had it flush with the vertical side wall planks, so there was not going to be any shedding of water when I attached flashing. Brett's photo is correct, I "saw" it but didn't "see" it. Soooo, apart it came - again . . . .
It sure looks nice when it is done correctly - RTFM . . . .
I am satisfied with the flashing fit for all the roof components. The color? Well, it has color . . . . I continue to be fascinated with how all of you state an objective and then color to realize it. I think I am following directions and end up with weird results. Maybe I could mimic a winter scene after it has just been snowing followed by acid rain.
Overall, I am pleased. Great fun. Thank you all for looking in and for your constructive comments. I have been reading forums for years and years, never inserted comments and certainly never posted. You are a GREAT group.
Respectfully,
John
Don't worry about the grey, cedar goes that colour with age. Just tell the story of how the upper part of the roof got damaged by a bad storm/hurricane and was replaced.
Marty
Respectfully,
John
Great job on the roof. It looks terrific.
Jim
Im watching to see what you do next. Keep up the good work.
It looks like a quiet day on here so I'm just throwing in the semi completion of the roof shingling minus the chimney & vents, etc. Pictures are brutal we all continually find out. I see an unseemly demarcation line in about three rows just below the cupola that I have not noticed by naked eye. I'll work out a repair. Up until seeing that I was pretty pleased with myself. I have beat the previous color extremities down a bit - I think.
Having benefited from Paul's build log I did facia and rafter tails before shingles. That was easy albeit a bit boring. Sorry Brett. Send the laziest man to do the most difficult job because he'll figure out an easy way to do it. So now I am complete and on to the next building attachment. Today I am studying the existing build logs for advices and doing it by enjoying a pleasant out of doors afternoon in the shade of my front porch with a suitable means of keeping my throat from parching.
For those of you who "collect" kits, my door was graced today with a rare out of production model in a sealed box. What fun!
Marty
Thanks for that suggestion . . .
What did you get??...sealed box!...
Ken
Likewise Ken, I'm watching every day for your updates. Am I to believe you are a kit collector" also? . I envision a waterfront scene, on the idea of Brett's logging scenes. To that end I have managed to accumulate Blue Sky, Shelby and Foss. Brett said he could not do a small repeat run of them so I had to shop around. To those I have added Delwin's and this week I found Execution Rocks still sealed.
During the past couple of days I have finished and attached the warehouse. The roof is unattached at this point. I took literary license and overlapped the front side planking rather than use a square vertical corner piece as instructed.
So far, so good - I think . . .
John
Wow! really nice John, the first picture is particularly nice. You're skill is evident and appreciating at the same rate as your build...well done. Ken
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Respectfully,
John