GWR88 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Evening all, I've been scratchbuilding a model of Family and Sons in Miami, Florida and from google maps it looks a lot like it has large sheets of tar paper on the roof.Can anyone tell me the dimensions that tar paper usually is that goes on roofs? For reference, hers the building on google: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Family+%26+Sons+Inc/@25.7979742,-80.2306498,95m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x88d9b6d648df69cf:0x6d5dd2fa3530ebcf Thanks Lloyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scott Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Lloyd, Is it safe to assume same as uk that is 1 meter. Assume imperial so 36 inch seems likely Any wider and it would make handling difficult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilrh Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I concur about using Imperial measurements - the US has yet to discover the simplicity of the metric system, and how much easier it is for computers to cope with it. But it sure makes exporting material to Canada fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Grifone Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 There's a scale in the bottom right hand corner of 10m. From this, it would appear that the roof has been tarred, doing sections at a time, with each section being of the order of 10 metres or so - possibly 12 yards, though the sections don't seem equal. (Dimensions confirmed by the cars on the road alongside.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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