THE ROOF

Having decided what it was to look like the problem was how to achieve it, so some rather extensive plasticard construction was needed.

Step 1 was to cut and stick a series of identical "roof trusses" to the top of the existing wall, basically triangles with a 12mm tab hanging down at the back, this tab is stuck to the inside face of the wall so the truss sits in the right position front to back. The trusses were then supported by a vertical plasticard strip running along the ridge of the roof, and spaced at the front by what will be the valance.

As the ridge is now 12mm back from the front wall the brick work was continued up between the trusses.

The ridge doesnt run along the back scene or even square to it for that matter, so the next step was to put a few trusses on the back half of the roof and a flat top on to simulate the rear section of roof. The roof is not a regular apex as the front angle is steeper than the rear (if you could see it all) to accommodate that the building has more depth than the canopy, again if the back scene didn't chop it off

The underside of the trusses also had a strip / flange added under each to add a bit of detail and make them look a bit stronger.

Finally the trusses that will be hard to get to once the roof material is applied have been given a couple of coats of paint.

The painting also served as brain relaxation after overworking it in the construction phase !

John