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My Rigging Shed so far
Hello fellow forum members, As I had mentioned previously that I had changed tracks from the Sawmill to work on the Rigging Shed and the Lineside Shed. Here is a photo of the Wood Cutters Shack that I have attempted to create a dilapidated shack and have done some research on cedar shingles. I welcome any critique/comments on the out come. I have also made a padlock and the lock plate on the edge of the side door. A note to Brett, you have gone to such a lot of work on the laser cut pieces for the door knob and plate on this kit that you could also add the door lock plate too, just to add to the extremely good details you make. I took one of the door knob plates, trimmed it down and added a tiny rectangle of wood for the latch thingy.
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As I scrolled down to the pics and hit the shingles I literally said out loud "holy sh.." You have to give a description of how you did that.
As your pictures so excellently show, taking the time and putting in the effort really pays off, each and every board can be treated as a model unto itself. Your results are superb.
Karl.A
This is really terrific work! Outstanding job on the wood. The cedar shakes are spot on! Gray, black, brown and yellow; just like in the real world. Perfect. I have a reference picture that your shingles reminded me of. The yellows are a little more extreme, but it shows what can happen to cedar:
If I could offer one small suggestion...
I'd tone down the silver lock, white door knob and brass handle on the sliding door ever so slightly. Just lightly hit them with a medium gray chalk to dull them a bit. Even though you've nailed the colors on these three, next to the run down shed they appear new. The lock (while probably right in scale) looks too large to me, but that's only because of the color. It catches the viewers eye.
Brett has this line in almost all of the manuals: "dull and blend the colors so nothing stands out. This doesn't imply bland or boring" or words to that effect. This is one of those times he's talking about, I believe.
This is REALLY a minor nit pick so I hope you're not offended. I wanted to mention it because it's one of those things that can help "sell" the final work and make a viewer say "wait...that's a MODEL?"
Keep it up!
Bill
I've always been intrigued with cedar shakes and how they age. It my area of Southern Ontario it is rare to see any lichen (like above) or moss on cedar shakes. I'm not sure why not, but I think it has to do with the lack of humidity and hot summers that make the cedar shakes just turn grey or black and eventually crack and fall from the roof. However, if you are in wetter settings, like England, you see lots of the lichen on the slate roofs and moss and ferns will grow anywhere.
What have you seen in your area?
Marty
John