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Hi there,

Quote from: finescalerr on September 27, 2026, 12:14:22 PMIt looks complicated and most people would assume it took a trained eye and a lot of meticulous work to create such realism, especially the gutter and downspout. But we on the forum know how quick and easy it really was. You probably took a nap and let AI build the whole thing. -- Russ

Russ, now that you mention it: well, yes. I did it that way from the very beginning. Makes life much easier.

Quote from: Bill Gill on September 27, 2026, 12:43:38 PMVolker, Even when you are 'in the gutter'your work is worth looking at.
Will the roof hatch remain open to see inside or is it operable and can be open and closed as you wish?
(I would answer this 42 is a 45.)

Bill, old wordsmith, the roof hatch is operable to allow taking pictures, catering to my every whim.

Quote from: Hauk on September 27, 2026, 11:48:02 PMWe are all laying in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Hauk, oh well. And some even look at star-patterned wallpaper!

Quote from: nk on September 29, 2026, 11:02:51 AMVolker this is really great work. Thanks for posting. Can you explain a little how you made the roofing material and the sealant between sheets. It looks so right, the textures are bang-on. I am curious how you got there. Thanks
Narayan

I basically followed the same procedure I described here: Wiesenthal stop. This time, I used standard printer paper and coarser silicon carbide, since the roof was accessible and the material needed to be somewhat more robust. For the more complex exterior sections at the building corners - which were harder to reach - it might have been better to use a finer or thinner roofing paper material. These parts are made of sandpaper because, as removable model components, they needed to be somewhat rigid and retain their shape. After applying the silicon carbide over the spray adhesive and coloring it black, the texture looked a bit too coarse. However, once I had saturated the entire surface with CA, the result looked just right. The joint sealing was created - as previously described - using several coats of thick acrylic paint.   

Quote from: Barney on September 29, 2026, 02:07:58 PMLooking Good and that roof covering just looks like my garden shed stuff - excellent work
Barney

Thanks, Barney, I think I might like your garden shed 

Now I have to wait for some missing 3D prints of junction boxes to finish the upper floor; all the furniture is already done. When this is installed I can glue the fence in place and start tiling the roof. Okay: AI will add two more roof hatches beforehand.

Cheers,
Volker

Bitchin'job!
Paint looks perfect.
MJinTN

If that is what you have created, I would consider it a total success. -- Russ

Due to some serious family problems, I haven't really been in the mood for modelling lately. Fortunately, my producer in France has been very active! We already have a first test version of the gun and the crane. In mid-October, I'm going to the SMC in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, so that I can finally see "my" model up close.

Satisfactory indeed. And a very unusual model. -- Russ

Yes, Thanks for the plctures. They're very good.Looking forward to seeing them working in the woods.

Barney,
The forum will only allow me to post 3 sometimes 4 pictures to a post. Probably has to do with the size of my pictures. I just work around it.

The prototype picture is of an arch that was built in the late 20's early 30's and what it looks like in 2013. My builds represent the same arch but in 1939 and still being used so they are not quite so weathered and battered.

Everybody claims to like pictures so here they are, hope its not too many.













Will close out this build next week with a few pictures of the Cats and Arches working in the woods.

Thanks for taking a look
Rick

Very Nice workmanship  - Im not sure what you mean by running out of room / space for your photos
Barney

Looking Good and that roof covering just looks like my garden shed stuff - excellent work
Barney

Volker this is really great work. Thanks for posting. Can you explain a little how you made the roofing material and the sealant between sheets. It looks so right, the textures are bang-on. I am curious how you got there. Thanks
Narayan