Three of the lower roof sheathing pan- els have the spacing of these lines in- verted. The largest spacing should be at the base. Its no big deal, as these pieces can only go together one way; place them between the correct pieces and use those as your guide lines. Assemble and keep the six walls aligned. This can be tricky. I found that first assembling the three walls abut- ting the internal bench to be easier. Glue each to the floor and bench seat but leave the adjacent wall edges loose. Temporarily snap on the roof to align the walls. A small bead of glue can be applied
to each vertical wall-to-wall joint from the exterior. Wipe off all excess to re- tain a smooth wall surface for shin- gling. After this sets, the roof can be re- moved and the process repeated for the other three walls.
The outer window casing functions as a stop to which the shingles are butted. The Model Railroader maga- zine photo seems to show these casings with a “backband” (an outlining piece of ornamental trim). I added this to my second model using .030″ styrene quar-
ter round stock, and it gives a little ad- ditional depth to receive the shingles. The kit shingles are very delicate and in scale, a “must” on a small struc- ture such as this. The photo shows very regular shingles; either regular or var- ied-width styles would be appropriate for the period. For the second model, I substituted Portland Model Works O scale 5″ Exposure Shingles (unfortu- nately, they are out of production). If you do use the kit-supplied shingles, there are just enough to complete the structure. I actually had to cut a few single shingles to finish the top course and under the windows, places where you would see individual shingles without the joining top band. Shingles should lap (drop) about one scale inch over the floor edge and at the roof edge. Shingles should also be staggered so that joints don’t align. That is how they shed water. If you have pre-painted the shingles, be sure to touch up all the cut and bottom edges, as the white wood does stand out.
The Geissel drawings show a small molding at the top of the walls where they meet the soffit. This is a common way to finish this joint. I added .030″ quarter round at this point.
The ridge flashing has a round ridge. I added .040″ styrene half round to model this. I then substituted a differ- ent Mullet River smokejack on the sec- ond model. Next I added a few details to complete the kit: door knob and lock (Berkshire Valley), internal stove ex- haust pipe (¹/₈″ styrene) and a small wood pile.
On the first model, I included a nice metal hearth sheet (wine bottle foil) and cast metal potbelly stove, only to find out they are completely hidden by the door.
So there you have it, two ways to build the same structure. Build Mullet River’s Shelter either way; it satisfies the craftsman in all. For O scale kits the price is $28.00; S scale is $26.00, and HO scale kits are $17.00.—ROBERT W. GRZYWACZ
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