QRL&PCo station from cereal box
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Finally, I decided to draw row of "single" in AutoCAD and print them to scale. Then, I scribbed every shingle to get the motif texture. This way, I would get the exact "à la canadienne" pattern.

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Then, all rows of shingle were cut into long strips.

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The starting row is always horizontal, others are placed at an angle near to 30 degrees.

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I also placed flashing in the right place to get a prototypical look.

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And the final touch, including a Tichy chimney.

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Finally, the roof got a generous layer of good old aluminium paint, as it should!!!

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Matt
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