I was able to find two packages of Desert Tan rectangular shingles at All Small Miniatures, a brick and mortar dollhouse shop about an hour from my home. I had called local stores to see if anyone had them in stock, and the woman at All Small Miniatures had exactly what I needed. She was gracious enough to hold them until the weekend when I could drive out to get them. Meant to be! :D
Of course, while I was there, I had to look around…and other minis jumped into my shopping bag before I left. Anyway, on to shingling!
I used Quick Grip to attach these to the roof board. Easy peasy.
The chimney is made from bits and bobs. I had used a similar setup for Baslow Ranch. I tried to attach the chimney in the same spot as the wood stove, lining up the two visually.
I super glued the chimney parts together and then spray painted it flat black. Since the chimney is hollow, I added a crumpled bit of newspaper inside to increase the gluing surface.
I cut the shingles around the pipe.
It’s a nice, seamless finish. :]
The desert tan is a great color with the red and walnut base.
The skylights are perfectly set into the surrounding shingles.
I had a little left over in the end.
I want to offer a special thank you to Lori at Happily Ever After for taking the time to check if she could get the shingles for me. Thank you to Lolly’s for also being so helpful. And, thank you to Fran for letting me know about a new product at miniatures.com – laser cut paper shingle strips that you paint with stone spray paint to get the color you want. It would have been a great second choice!
