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[wazzou]

Looks like a rattle snake. 
I think you've done an exquisite job on this Dave.
I think the ridges once done will help some of the things the eyes see near the tops of the peaks.
Great job.

[Chris333]

I like it, a$$hat approved! 

It does look like a pain.

[Lemosteam]

@davefoxx , I think this proves the concept for sure, especially on a larger structure. Just like a real roof, corners and edges are sealed off and covered.  Oh and don't forget moss streaks following the tile edges on the north and east sides. 

My only wonder is if the decals could have been applied flat, after the pieces were test fit.  To the model. That may have made the front side a little easier to manage. I'm sure that could present other difficulties as well though.

This gives me lots of hope for roofing on FUD structures I am designing.

[davefoxx]

Thanks for the nice comments, guys!

@Lemosteam, someone better than me could have decaled the individual roof pieces, but I had to work the parts a lot once glued on to clean up the joints where the curved roofs met.  So, while would be a lot easier to decal, I wouldn't have been able to get as smooth a roof without destroying the decals.

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[davefoxx]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!  While trying to mask off to paint the baggage room door this morning, a piece of masking tape caught the roof and tore off a portion of the decal off.  As Charlie Brown would cry, "AAUGH!"



Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed, and I refrained from throwing the station against the wall.  First, I tried patching the decal by laying a new piece over the entire damaged area on each side of the ridge.  That didn't hide the blemish, however, because the decals are much more transparent than you would think.  So, I attempted to cut the decals on the roof back to the edge of a row of shingles (i.e., clean up the edges of the damaged area) and apply a decal "patch" to fit into each spot.  That seems to have worked better.  One step forward and two steps back. 



But, my concern now is that the ridge caps are going to be see-through, and the decals' seams underneath will be visible.  I'll have to try doubling or tripling up the decals for the ridge caps to see if that will hide the layer underneath.  What have I gotten myself into here?

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[seusscaboose]

Nice save!

[mu26aeh]

Could a paper like the stuff they use to wrap clothing in xmas boxes be good ?  Paint it similar color, cut just narrower than your ridge cap, glue that to roof, and lay decal over that ?  Though I'm not sure how/if decal would lay over/adhere to the paper ?

[davefoxx]

The hardest part may be behind me, assuming I don't screw it up again.  I made a pattern from a whittled piece of 0.010" styrene, which, surprising, actually worked on both sides of the dormer.  It's not perfect, but it passes the three-foot rule.  The worst can probably be disguised with a touch of paint and/or weathering.



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[Chris333]

Some dark charcoal paint around the edges will look like tar.

[jmarley76]

Lookin' good, Dave! 

[davefoxx]

Done!  I quit.  The decaling, that is.  That was not fun.  I still have to Dullcote and weather it.  I agree with @Chris333 and will probably apply some charcoal-colored paint for tar as patches and to hide a multitude of sins.  I'm considering taking a really sharp pencil and going at the joint between the roof and the chimneys to look like lead flashing.  I'm not crazy at how the roof caps came out, because, as expected, they came out darker than the rest of the roof.  But, it's growing on me, as it's highlighting the roof caps as trim.  It will have to do.



Thank God that's over with.  Whew!  I'll feel better once a coat of Dullcoat seals the decals down, though.

DFF

[Chris333]

The caps would probably be darker anyways. I mean the caps can't be slate too, must be something else.

[Bendtracker1]

Overall Dave, it's a great effect!
Good job.

[Rich_S]

I'm not crazy at how the roof caps came out, because, as expected, they came out darker than the rest of the roof. 



DFF

Dave, I'd be tempted to mask along the caps and paint the caps gray. Just pick a width and paint them all at the same width.
On the prototype it looks like all the caps are made from steel or tin flashing, which gives them a very uniform color. Does this make sense?

[davefoxx]

Dave, I'd be tempted to mask along the caps and paint the caps gray. Just pick a width and paint them all at the same width.
On the prototype it looks like all the caps are made from steel or tin flashing, which gives them a very uniform color. Does this make sense?

Yes, but the roof that you're looking at on the prototype is the more current standing seam metal roof.  I'm modeling the shingled 1980s version.

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