How to Build Z-Scale Curtis Bros Plumbing Supply Co. pt. 13

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Part 13 - Shingles and Tarpaper

You can use the tarpaper as it comes in the kit or you can apply weathering using pastel chalks.

If you decide to weather the roofing, rub various earrth tone chalks on the black tarpaper.

Then add greys to the mix.

Use your finger or a twist of paper towel to smear the chalk dust over the paper.

Finally, give the tarpaper a wash of alcohol and India ink. Set aside and allow the paper to drive.

Color the shingles.

I used a Prismacolor Dark Green marker to stain the shingles. to give variation, I went over some sections twice.

Apply the tarpaper starting at the bottom of the roof and over-lapping with each subsequent row. Cut some rows short to add visual interest.

I used white glue to stick the tarpaper in place.

Follow the same pattern on the covered stair.

For the roof cap, fold a strip in half lenghtwise or as my daughter's 2nd grade teacher said, "Like a hotdog bun". Glue in place.

Cut a starter row from the shingle carrier sheet and glue it along the bottom edge of the main roof.

Cut loose all the shingles. Glue the first row over the starter row.

I keep a blob of white glue on a notecard. I run the shingles through the glue, then set them on a sheet of wax paper before applying to the roof.

Overlap the next row so the lines are covered by the "scales". Use a straight-edge to line up the shingles.

Once you have applied the shingles to both sides of the roof, trim the overhanging shingles using a pair of scissors.

On one sheet, a row of shingles is scored instead of cut. Fold that row along the score line and apply with white glue.

Trim off the overhanging shingle.

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