02-07-2026, 09:16 PM
I've made a fair amount of progress
I built the box for the diner. It's a simple tab and slot assebly that makes the alignment easy. I did have to trime a tab or two but everyuthing fit quite well.
I did have a few gaps arount the corners but I filled then with some extra glue and painted over it. I added the front and rear trim pieces and then it was ready for the roof.
There are 5 rafters that are built up and slipped into the slots at the top of the side walls. If you want the roof to be removeable, you don't glue them in.
Then I took the roof panel and rolled the curve into it. I used a Vallejo paint bottle to shape the panel. I then glued it to the rafters and wraped some rubber bands around it to keep it's shape while the glue dried.
I then added a bit of glue to the ends of the rafters and glued the roof panel down, using some cloths pins to hold it down.
With the roof structurally built, the next was to add the shingles.
The shingles are laser cut on black paper. I sponge painted them with a light gray.
I shingled the roof just like any other kit. Usually I use Scotch douber sided tape to glue the shingles down, this time I used some white glue. It's a small roof to it only took about 30 minutes to do all the shingles.
I then trimmed the shingles to the edges and then added the the small smoke jack. The structure is done so now I can get working on the interior.
I built the box for the diner. It's a simple tab and slot assebly that makes the alignment easy. I did have to trime a tab or two but everyuthing fit quite well.
I did have a few gaps arount the corners but I filled then with some extra glue and painted over it. I added the front and rear trim pieces and then it was ready for the roof.
There are 5 rafters that are built up and slipped into the slots at the top of the side walls. If you want the roof to be removeable, you don't glue them in.
Then I took the roof panel and rolled the curve into it. I used a Vallejo paint bottle to shape the panel. I then glued it to the rafters and wraped some rubber bands around it to keep it's shape while the glue dried.
I then added a bit of glue to the ends of the rafters and glued the roof panel down, using some cloths pins to hold it down.
With the roof structurally built, the next was to add the shingles.
The shingles are laser cut on black paper. I sponge painted them with a light gray.
I shingled the roof just like any other kit. Usually I use Scotch douber sided tape to glue the shingles down, this time I used some white glue. It's a small roof to it only took about 30 minutes to do all the shingles.
I then trimmed the shingles to the edges and then added the the small smoke jack. The structure is done so now I can get working on the interior.