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There are some very good, realistic looking roofing materials available for scale model structures, but once in a while a project comes along that just cries out for something special. Creating your own realistic looking shakes is not as difficult as you might think, and the results are worth the effort.
"Barn Shakes" were a little thicker, and sometimes wavier version of hand-split shakes, and were often a bit longer - 24" as opposed to 18", so you could get a little more coverage per square.
This tutorial will show you how to make authentic looking HO scale barn shakes.
(Here is a link to a video on making Doll House shingles, which could be adapted to Garden Scale)
* You don't want the strips to be so tightly together that they visibly blend in with each other. This would defeat the purpose.
Caps:
This is the Pettigrew Schoolhouse in Madison County, Arkansas. Once considered the "Hardwood Capital of the World", Pettigrew became another sad railroad casualty story.
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