A snapshot in time. A glimpse of the Plettenberger Kleinbahn in 1/22.5 scale.

[finescalerr]

It 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

[Bill Gill]

Volker, 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.)

[Hauk]

We are all laying in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

[finescalerr]

I am standing but my mind is in the gutter. -- Russ

[nk]

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

[Barney]

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

[Hydrostat]

Hi there,

It 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.

Volker, 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.

We 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!

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

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.   

Looking 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

[Bernhard]

Very well done, and incredibly realistic.

Bernhard