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Mike, are you pleased with the Minuteman shingles? Seem a bit pricey, unless I'm completely out of the loop.
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Carl,Originally posted by Carl_B View Post
Good question.
I do like them. For one thing, they have a straight lower edge, rather than the irregular, rustic-looking edge of many commercially-available shingles. The straight edge is more historically accurate for the modeling I do.
With regard to cost, here are some comparisons:
These two products are very similar --
Minuteman 36 sq. inch coverage $12.95
B.E.S.T 18 sq. inch $ 5.95
For further comparison:
Bar Mills est. 36 sq inches $10.95 (irregular edges)
Campbell 108 sq. inches $13.80 (generally panned on RRL forums and currently unavailable)
I've used all these products over the years. These days I prefer the Minuteman and BEST shingles.
Here's another consideration: Minuteman also sells Scalecoat paint and so it's convenient for me if I plan ahead and order multiple supplies. They also set up at a train show I attend once a year. On the other hand, BEST sells some nice kits.
I don't recall what you use Carl. If you have more to add I would be interested.
Mike
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Mike, your house conversion is coming along very nicely! I've never seen someone install the chimneys first before the roof before. It does look like it gives you a stronger attachment point than doing the chimney after the roof is on.
GregComment
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Looks good with the roof coming on!
Minuteman have I not heard of before. On shingles have you tried Wild West Scale Model builders? I have used them and like them alot.
HåkanComment
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Greg,Originally posted by greg_s View Post
Thank you. It seems I do a lot less fiddling with the roof opening to get the chimney straight and secure if I fit the roof around the chimney rather than the reverse.
Believe me, I've done it both ways plenty of times.
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Håkan,Originally posted by masonamerican View Post
Thank you.
I've seen photos on the Wild West website but have not seen their shingles in person. They look a little rustic, but not too much so. I will give them a try. I want a little variety in my roofs and they would look nice on a barn. In fact, I have a barn that needs a new roof.
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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James BaldwinComment
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Hey Mike. I was at the Syracuse show at the State fairgrounds yesterday. A modeler has a nice diorama of the Dunn & McCarthy shoe factory in. Auburn. I'll try to post pictures of it here later tonight for you.
DaveHome of the HOn3 North Coast Railroad, along the shores of Lake Ontario.Comment
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That's interesting . . .
It was quite a complex of buildings. I've considered doing some of the smaller ones as background structures.
I'm very interested in seeing the photos when you get time. No hurry.
Mike
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Here ya go. Two pics from Yesterdays show in Syracuse. A selective compressed interpretation of Dunn & McCarthy shoe factory. Home of "Enna Jettics"
To be accurate, the background would have the State Prison. They used prisoners to make shoes, until the state passed a law against it.Home of the HOn3 North Coast Railroad, along the shores of Lake Ontario.Comment
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I was there all day Saturday. What a crowd. Nice layouts. Pick up a four kits, one structure and 3 rolling stock plus some new tweezers. Not going to the RIT show.
BerndNew York, Vermont & Northern Rwy. - Route of the Black DiamondsComment
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Dave, thank you for posting the photos. That's a good interpretation, especially the waterways amongst the buildings.
Bernd, you figure you have enough to work on? You always seem to find bargains at the train shows._________________________________________________
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James BaldwinComment
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Ya, I do find stuff I know I didn't need. I could open up a hobby shop with all I've collected. My buddy that sells at the shows tells me I need to build some of these kits so he doesn't have to sell them as kits. He'd like to sell them as built structures. That's the going joke between us. I have figured out a way to model in the summer months at the cottage. I've already got items together for a hobby table. That way the wife can go out an float in the water while I work on building a kit. We'll see how the pans out next summer.Originally posted by Michael_Hohn View Post
BerndNew York, Vermont & Northern Rwy. - Route of the Black DiamondsComment
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Uh.. Bernd..uhhh
Right now, you got all winter....
Jus' sayin'.
Home of the HOn3 North Coast Railroad, along the shores of Lake Ontario.Comment
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It's been about a month since my last update. I was out of town for several weeks, and before then I was completing a major stage in a 1:1 project of repainting a room.
Now that hobby time is available once again, I have started back up on the roofs. I almost finished one and started the second one.
Next I plan to shingle the second roof, add boards on the ridges, and complete the foundation. And I still need to install that window on the end. And handles on the doors would be good.
Mike
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that's looking really good Mike.
Can you talk a bit about your scenery choices?
Bob
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