09-04-2024, 10:07 PM
I finished off the sturcture of the roof:
There is a half-rafter on each end, these are foe locating the roof front and rear. You may notice that I glued and then realized that I had to relocate them to compensate for the extra stringers on the walls. The rafters were supoosed to have a third piece conecting them at the bottom but I left it off. I also added, at the suggestion of another modeller, the extra bracing between the rafters to prevent any warping that may occur over time. This was done with 1/16 X 3/16 basswood strip.
I got on a roll this weekend and also built the Clerestory for the main roof. The sides are cast metal and the side and roof are wood.I used 5-minute epoxy to glue it all together
Fitting it to the roof required a bit of rimming out of the roof opening. It has a few gaps around it but the future shingles and trim will fix that.
There is a half-rafter on each end, these are foe locating the roof front and rear. You may notice that I glued and then realized that I had to relocate them to compensate for the extra stringers on the walls. The rafters were supoosed to have a third piece conecting them at the bottom but I left it off. I also added, at the suggestion of another modeller, the extra bracing between the rafters to prevent any warping that may occur over time. This was done with 1/16 X 3/16 basswood strip.
I got on a roll this weekend and also built the Clerestory for the main roof. The sides are cast metal and the side and roof are wood.I used 5-minute epoxy to glue it all together
Fitting it to the roof required a bit of rimming out of the roof opening. It has a few gaps around it but the future shingles and trim will fix that.