Beautiful Building… Wonderful workmanship… 
Every time you build something Ray I am just blown away by the detail. You keep raising the bar! Nice job.
Looking good! I like the vent - which raises another question: I have been told that venting is a GOOD thing - are you planning any real vents?
Ray that is outstanding work, thank you for the lesson!
Andy Clarke said:What Andy said ;) Ralph
Beautiful Building.... Wonderful workmanship... :)
Love the gutters and entry doors
I started work on the Spanish tile roofing… I decided to make individual tiles by splitting 3/8" styrene tubing lengthwise. To do this, I first built a simple jig out of various sizes of styrene strip. It has a narrow slit across the top. When the tube is inserted, I can run the blade of a hobby knife through the slit to score the tube, then turn the tube over and score the other side:
(http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR_Dos_Manos_Building_5_files/Media/IMG_6009c/IMG_6009c.jpg)
I don’t cut the tube all the way through, just most of the way. Then I slice the tube into 3/4" segments. Each segment is then split into two halves, each one representing a tile. I can get 36 tiles from a single 14" tube. Each tile is then sanded to reduce it to a shallower arc, and also to taper it slightly at one end. Here’s one of the completed tiles, next to a penny for scale:
(http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR_Dos_Manos_Building_5_files/Media/IMG_6037c/IMG_6037c.jpg)
I started on the left side of the roof covering the sidewalk in front of the hotel. Originally I was not sanding the tiles down as much, and as I worked on this side of the roof I realized they needed to have a shallower profile. So the left side tiles look slightly different than the ones on the right side, but it’s not really noticeable. Anyway, here’s a photo of the right side, as I was gluing down the first layer of tiles:
(http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR_Dos_Manos_Building_5_files/Media/IMG_6031/IMG_6031.jpg)
I glued the tiles down with copious amounts of Liquid Nails, to simulate the mortar that was typically used to fill the gaps. Here’s another shot of the right side roof, with most of the second layer of tiles added:
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Here’s a shot of the completed left side of the roof, which was made using mostly the earlier tiles that had a more semi-circular profile:
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And here’s how it all looks so far. I still have to add the last three rows of tiles to the right side, and then I can paint them:
(http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR_Dos_Manos_Building_5_files/Media/IMG_6043c/IMG_6043c.jpg)
That’s all for now, more to come as time allows… Cris just started chemo yesterday.
Ray- The building looks great!!! Your projects always do. Nice clay tiles. Best wishes to you and Cris for the chemo treatments (been there, done that).
-Kevin.
Holy crap…you done pulled the idea off…nice jig!!
:)…:)…
Not only does it look great but I learned something about Spanish Tile roofs that I didn’t know. I never realized they were two courses one “cup up” and one “cup down”. Makes perfect sense when thinking about it.
Sweat Ray. Best wishes to you and your wife.
Me too John. I’ve roofed my own house and barn a couple times but never with spanish style. The model looks great Ray. My prayers are with you and your wife.
Time for another update… After I got all the styrene “Spanish tiles” glued to the arcade along the front of the hotel, I was ready to paint them. I masked off the rest of the structure so I could spray the tiles with a light coat of white primer:
(http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR_Dos_Manos_Building_5_files/Media/IMG_6054/IMG_6054.jpg)
I painted the tiles using “Craft Smart” brand acrylic paints, which is the house brand at Michael’s. They hold up well outdoors, and they have some colors that Apple Barrel doesn’t. I brushed on two coats of “terra cotta”, letting each coat dry thoroughly and making sure to get paint into all the little nooks and crannies. Then I used a mix of gray shades to paint any exposed “mortar”. After this dried, I touched up the tiles with some more “terra cotta” color, then went over some of the tiles with a mix of terra cotta and “red brick” color. For even more subtle variation, I also mixed up a lighter, slightly yellower shade of terra cotta and applied it to a few tiles. Then I weathered them a little with a thin wash of dark brown. Here’s how they turned out:
(http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR_Dos_Manos_Building_5_files/Media/IMG_6070c/IMG_6070c.jpg)
There is a sort of fake roof over the parapet on each side of the building. I added tiles to these. The tiles nearest the front of the building had to be shaped to fit against the upright part of the wall. I still need to add tiles across the ridge of each parapet:
(http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR_Dos_Manos_Building_5_files/Media/IMG_6065/IMG_6065.jpg)
I also painted the rest of the front wall, and both sides, and painted the trim in a contrasting color. There’s still some touching up to do, and weathering, and I haven’t painted the rear wall yet. But here’s how it all looks so far:
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And here’s a shot of the unfinished building temporarily in place on the layout:
(http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR_Dos_Manos_Building_5_files/Media/IMG_6072/IMG_6072.jpg)
Enjoy!
Sweet!
Beautifully done Ray.
All your buildings in this setting are stunning.
Thanks for keeping us in the loop.
Rick
Really coming out nice. I like the trim color you chose.
Nice! Real sharp Ray.
That looks so good Ray!
What they all said…
Ken Brunt said:You keep this up and we're gonna hafta start charging you.....
What they all said..............;)