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The ice station has two cooling towers and the little structure at the top of the elevator that is used to lift ice from the ground floor. I made the louvers for the cooling towers out of styrene. I started with strips of 1”x12” styrene and glued 2”x4” pieces along the edge then cut to length. These were then glued to a piece of styrene clapboard siding for spacing. I glued a styrene frame around the louver pieces. One of the louvers is shorter than the rest because the roof slope is different for each cooling tower. Here's a completed cooling tower. I've started shingling the roof with shingles I cut on my Cricut. I only had green shingles on hand, so the Cricut saved me ordering time and shipping costs. It took the machine about 20 minutes to cut the shingles from a sheet of light gray cardstock. This shingling is tedious, but I hope to finish it today. George Fly Army Country: USA | Posts: 16811 Carl B Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/29/2021 :  11:18:29 AM     I like that louver technique George! They look great. I suspect the Cricut could make random length shingles too ? Country: USA | Posts: 4158 BurleyJim Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/29/2021 :  12:41:33 PM     Sharp looking louvers there, George. This is a great scratch build, some slick techniques. Jim Take the red pill Country: USA | Posts: 6187 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 01/29/2021 :  12:45:03 PM     Carl, I made random length shingles on my O scale lobster shack. http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=50263 The Cricut doesn't do neat inside cuts, which you have to deal with when cutting random length shingles. I should say my Cricut Explore doesn't do nice inside cuts. The latest model, the Maker is supposed to do a better job. The CFO says I can't upgrade. After the Cricut had cut the shingles, I had to do some trimming with my scalpel. Here are the drawings I used for the two types of shingles. Random length: Matching length: On the ice station shingles, those aren't corner cuts, rather they are perpendicular cuts across a cut line. George Fly Army Country: USA | Posts: 16811 sgtbob Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/29/2021 :  1:57:49 PM     Looking real good. I like your lovers too. Bob http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30102 http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=51837 Country: USA | Posts: 4251 robert goslin Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/29/2021 :  4:21:03 PM     The louvers look great George. Very interesting method, and another idea for me to keep handy. In the past I've just used smaller clapboard to represent the louvers, but your technique is much more realistic. Looks like a few of us are about to start shingling our rooves. Can't avoid it forever I guess. Regards Rob My current build. http://railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=53468 Country: Australia | Posts: 2821 CNE1899 Engine Wiper Supporting Member Posted - 01/29/2021 :  8:42:58 PM     George, The vents came out perfect! Like the shingles as well. Thanks for posting the drawings and some more info on the Circuit. Scott Country: | Posts: 190 Frank Palmer Fireman Posted - 01/30/2021 :  09:33:05 AM       Really nice George. Frank Country: USA | Posts: 6134 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 01/30/2021 :  09:53:09 AM     Thanks, Bob, Rob, Scott and Frank. George Fly Army Country: USA | Posts: 16811 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 01/30/2021 :  09:53:10 AM     Thanks, Bob, Rob, Scott and Frank. George Fly Army Country: USA | Posts: 16811 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 01/30/2021 :  10:26:29 AM       George, Your louvers are neatly done. Very realistic. As for shingles, that’s the next step on my B&O tower and I’ve put it off by starting a second challenge. You deserve congratulations for plunging right in. Mike Country: USA | Posts: 7257 Ensign Engineer Posted - 01/30/2021 :  10:39:18 AM     George, I agree with the others, those louvers look great! Greg Country: Canada | Posts: 9058 Guff Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/30/2021 :  12:28:46 PM       George, Louvers look good...I tucked your louver making method into my files. Thanks David Guffey Country: USA | Posts: 2103 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 01/30/2021 :  8:46:46 PM     Thanks for the nice comments, Mike Greg and David. 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