05-13-2009, 10:02 AM
Lookin' good, Steve, but I'd cast my vote for a permanent roof. Removeable roofs, especially in wood, tend to warp easily over time, unless, of course, you can really secure them in place, perhaps with locking pins.
I built the roof on Creechan's Fine Fuels coal shed to be removeable, as it's framed with scratchbuilt trusses. Since it's constructed from strip styrene, there's no warping, and the roof "snaps" in place to keep it from shifting. However, in all the time since I built it, I think that I've taken the roof off only once.
[album]998[/album]
[album]977[/album]
Removeable may be a good idea for contest models, but for something that's built primarily for use on your layout, probably not worth the extra effort.
Wayne
I built the roof on Creechan's Fine Fuels coal shed to be removeable, as it's framed with scratchbuilt trusses. Since it's constructed from strip styrene, there's no warping, and the roof "snaps" in place to keep it from shifting. However, in all the time since I built it, I think that I've taken the roof off only once.
[album]998[/album]
[album]977[/album]
Removeable may be a good idea for contest models, but for something that's built primarily for use on your layout, probably not worth the extra effort.
Wayne