Pete,
I buy the 4 X 8 sheets locally at a glass/sign store, they order it in.
Why didn’t you use it for the arch too?
1- I had the 1/2 inch plywood
2- I didn’t want to cut and shape 4 pieces instead of 2
3- The PVC board cost vs plywood, there was too much waste from
the inner part of the arches, I’m cheap errr thrifty 
Well Back from the 2 class reunions and 10 days in Alaska. Have a ton of Fall yardwork to catch up on but I have managed to sneak in a little modeling time.
I have the roof ribs cut and installed to mount the roof dividers on.
The 24 gauge galvi roof panel cut, shaped and test fitted,
The flat roof extensions are installed and the Galvie roof panel is acid washed and ready for the finish.
More later, hopefully.
Thanks for taking a look.
The painting is done and the windows and doors are built and painted ready for hardware.
Finding no solid information about the exterior colors I decided on a mix of lighter shades based on the available black and white photos, but still just a guess.
The upper sides of the flat area along the sides of the building will be the roof color, probably a medium to light brown.
The doors and windows were built up using Styrene shapes, the glazing is ready to go in, just a small amount of hardware to install.
Still haven’t decided on the interior. Partial look through the windows or just window signs and nothing more, guess it will depend on how much rain we get in the near future.
Maybe you could start with a couple of printed out code officers (as viewed through the windows) inspecting the new building?
You certainly cannot have those guys standing outside as you will want customers and it would not be good for business!
Rooster , That’s funny , you know your getting 4 birds flown at you from the beyond from them right now
A little more progress on this build.
We have the windows and doors installed and the roof structure installed.
The pictures show what looks like an asphalt shingle roof. I have tried several different roof patterns and am not satisfied with any of them. I may just ‘Dick Smith’ the roof and spray it with a texture paint and call it good.
i like that.
something different from the standard buildings for a change.
Thank you Korm, I try to beat my own drum, not always successfully.
I would think on that style roof they would use hot tar with 90 weight paper as a base. Built in gutters to channel the water. 
David,
I agree 100% and have worked on many barrel truss rooves that were done exactly like that, but that is not what the pictures show.
All the reference pictures I have found show an asphalt shingle roof but I just can’t make it look right on this building for some reason. Probably has to do with the selected compression, just like the elliptical arch wouldn’t come out looking right.
The flat areas will be done like you said above.
Rick,
I did a little digging on this and I consider myself kinda decent on research and I agree with you on the shingle roof even though it seems odd. However it was the Art-Deco era and Purity stores along with architect Harry Weese seemed like they had the right plan. Yes their half quonset building/store predated the US military but not the Nissen Hut.
Nissen hut - Wikipedia
As for the asphalt shingles I firmly believe they were probably original on a few Purity stores as it would have been all about grabbing the new technology of the time.
Now as for your model… If it was me knowing what I learned about models staying outside for 15yrs in the PA climate. I think I would just scribe lines in the tin/steel (only to add depth) then go with the textured paint (chose a base color like flat dark green, brown, black). Then accent it with other plain old rattle can colors of the like overtop of the base color. Then add quoins (not sure of the term) over the 3 black lines drawn across the top.
Only my thoughts of approach as it’s easy repair.
Does that make sense?
Thanks David,
I didn’t know about the Nissen Huts, they were pretty early, but I guess the native peoples in some areas had the same design but without the use of steel.
We decided to go with a medium brown textured spray paint on the roof and we will be adding the structural ribs where the black lines are scribed.
Pictures in a day or so.
Thanks for taking an interest and doing some research, keeps me alert staying up with your
posts
Off topic a little.
I picked up this print while in Alaska a few weeks ago, just got it in the mail, it goes well with the other Loony Toons print I picked up last year.
Thing is this kinda feels like how things go around here on the Shasta Pacific sometimes, and I couldn’t resist it.
Need to get it framed and hung in the shop.
The print is much brighter than the photo indicates, I took the picture with the lights off so I wouldn’t get glare spots.
Well this is probably going to come as a huge surprise but I love Looney Toons!
Back to the store building.
The basic structure is now complete, only thing left are the details that seem to take forever.
The roof is a textured brown spray paint and the flat roof areas are 15lb building felt.
The roof ribs are from the 1/4 inch PVC board held in place with lag bolts, very expensive brass lag
bolts :grinning. The red things are the roof drains and the facia board is held in place with HO track nails.
need signage of course and some roof detail and I am going to try for a pay phone and newspaper rack in the entry area.
A short update.
Building the pieces for the pay phone. Man these are some little tiny parts for my old clumsy fingers to deal with.
I had the signs made up at the local print shop, printed out on self adhesive vinyl. The half round piece in the center is an antique piece that my Sister had. It is a package of sewing needles produced in West Germany so that makes them “post war” 1945 to the probably 1960’s. Using this piece as a guide The print shop did a great job and it wasn’t until I got them back that I realized that the German to English translation lacked a little bit.
Notice that the words groceries and vegetables should be plural according to the original signs in the picture above. Oh well, gonna go with it now.
Slowly coming together, the phone is installed and the newspaper rack is just about done.
More pictures later.
The pay phone and news rack are installed the only things left are the building signage and the sale ads in the windows. Getting closer to finished, finally.
Those divits in the wall below the phone are from Johnny Credit kicking the wall when he couldn’t get through to his bookie in time.
A couple more pictures and we will put a wrap on this build.
Wow, Rick!
The devil is in the details, isn’t it?
Did you make the news rack and phone?
I’m putting you up there with Ray Dunacan with these details Rick. fantastic on the phone and news stand builds. I have to ask if you put change in the coin return? And is there a dial tone when you pick up the receiver? 
Echoing what others have said… Awesome details!
What a fun build to follow.
