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Wow Cliff the roof sure looks GREAT, lots and lots of shingles, Sure helps to do 11-12 inches at a time
Dennis
Very nice Cliffy
Cliff Jennings said: Sean, thanks, but… I was going to make it in PLA black, like cast iron. You sure it has to be red? Hmmm… (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif)
It would be greenish as most were made out of copper …
Came out looking great … you didn’t think it would have this many parts …(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
Hey Sean, thanks for bringing that up again.
Yeah, black would get lost in the background. And I agree, copper green is appropriate. But with green shingles, that would get lost too.
I’m thinking of getting the bits done at shape ways and paint it red. Coming full circle.
Thanks Dennis, you bet it is. I estimate about 10,000 shingles are involved… About 374 strips, around 27 shingles per (give or take), almost 99% usage.
[Edited to correct the initial guesstimate]
Cliff Jennings said:
Done with shingles, woo hoo!!
===>Cliffy
I understand the enthusiasm. I was so glad when I finished roofing my house. Its hard work.
Yes indeed, David! And I’m glad to push onto the next stages of this. Specifically,
- Eave trim
- Cupola detailing
- Main stacks
- Small stacks
- Catwalk test case
- All Catwalks
- Ladders
- Weathering
- Flag pole
- Weathervane <-- the final touch
Yee haw!
Writing from Burbank this week, on work travel.
===>Cliffy
I hope y’all had a great Christmas! We sure did; and was even able to sneak in some model time. Yesterday I finished with roof trim and cupolas:
This morning was staining, using the same ink-toner method as on the walls. Here’s a before and after comparison:
…and the main roof section:
Now on to the stacks.
Thanks for viewing,
===>Cliffy
Merry Christmas, Cliff! Nice job, particularly on the roof weathering with the toner.
Here’s a nit question: it appears that the white trim on the cupolas is notched out where it meets the roof shingles. Do I see that correctly? If so, did you do that as part of the creation? Or was that added during the final fitting?
Cheers!
Hi Jim, thanks, and I hope you & yours had a great one as well!
I lasered the trim parts to be overly long where they met the shingles, because it was hard to predict where the cut lines should be. Using small flush cutters, I clipped each piece to fit before gluing it on. Thanks for asking!
Hey, thanks for the thanks guys!
This afternoon I’ve been gathering / cutting the bits for the stacks.
The top 4 tubes are the main stacks, with their base tubes beneath. Below that are the plastic disks that plug the main stack tubes (for water prevention), above which will be drain holes in the pipes. Flexible hose pieces will join upper tubes to their bases.
Below that stuff are the parts for 3 smaller stacks and the flagpole.
All the black parts are from my (lo-res) 3d printer, and need to be cleaned up quite a bit. That’s something for tomorrow, along with fitup of everything and then painting.
===>Cliffy
3D printing has added much to the hobby.
Is it a correct impression that hobbyists in general are always on the lookout for new tech with which to add capabilities to their hobbies?
I agree, Forrest. For me at least, your impression is spot on. If not for 3D printing, I don’t know whether I’d have tackled some of these details. Ditto for 2d cutting. Or, at least I’d have punted to a much later day, when I might have better manual skills and more time.
Yesterday and today I’ve been working on the stacks. The four big ones have bases that I 3d printed. After gluing the halves together, I painted on Smooth-On’s “XTC-3D,” which fills the valleys and lets you sand and paint better. After painting them and the stack tubes, here’s how the fitup was looking.
The glaring flaw here is that the bases sit atop the shingles, rather than the shingles butting up to them (with the bases having flashing going beneath the shingles. Also could use rivet & other details. Oh well, something for next time.
Here’s the whole stack shebang:
Finally, the flagpole. It’s 12" tall, with a length of 1/4" (flexible) styrene tube for the pole.
Now it’s finally time for the catwalks.
===>Cliffy
Man, that is looking sharp!!
Thanks very much Ken!
Cliff Jennings said:
Yesterday and today I’ve been working on the stacks. The four big ones have bases that I 3d printed. After gluing the halves together, I painted on Smooth-On’s “XTC-3D,” which fills the valleys and lets you sand and paint better. After painting them and the stack tubes, here’s how the fitup was looking.
The glaring flaw here is that the bases sit atop the shingles, rather than the shingles butting up to them (with the bases having flashing going beneath the shingles. Also could use rivet & other details. Oh well, something for next time.
Oh no! After all of that work, all that artistry, all that engineering, you aren’t going to make this right?
Oh the horror!
Oh the humanity!
Cant you squish some putty under the edges to at least make it look right?
David Maynard said:
Oh no! After all of that work, all that artistry, all that engineering, you aren’t going to make this right?
Oh the horror!
Oh the humanity!
Cant you squish some putty under the edges to at least make it look right?
“NO” Maynard…
Cliff my thought’s are you let it ride and proceed on as no one will notice !
OUTSTANDING MODEL so far !