nilus Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Okay so I am quickly putting together Shacks made out of cut Popsicle sticks for a tournament I am running in a few weeks. The Shacks themselves are coming together slowly but surely but I have hit a snag. I can not figure out what I want to do for the roofs. Does anyone have any advice or perhaps a link to a good tutorial on making different types of roofs. My priorities are 1) Get them together quickly(I need to make 24 of them) 2) Put them together cheaply(Already spent more then I had thought I would) 3) Make them look okay. My theory is that these are Gremlin village shacks so if they look shotty it works thematically. I just want it to look like a shotty built roof and not a piece of cardboard on top of a building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoboStele Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 What about pieces of card stock or plastic card cut into semi-square shapes, and then glued in a semi-random pattern, sort of like shingles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yazza Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 our roofs on ours http://www.wyrd-games.net/forum/showthread.php?t=15839 where put on shignle by shingethey go fast though, only lt of workt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoboStele Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Yeah, there you go. That's exactly what I was trying to suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvatarForm Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 If you find some old boxes, and you can remove the outter layer of card, the crenellations between would make for perfect corrugated iron roofing. Im lucky, working for a company that manufacturescardboard boxes I get a ready supply of delaminated cardboard (card that fails to form due to many factors) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buhallin Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Plastruct and Evergreen make corrugated metal plasticard. Plastruct's is usually about $5 for a 6"x12" or so sheet, so not free, but would be quick and easy and fit the look pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilus Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 If you find some old boxes, and you can remove the outter layer of card, the crenellations between would make for perfect corrugated iron roofing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishLuvah Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 You could use the method I used to make these: Put a cut up aluminum pie pan through an artists paint tube squeezer. Instant tin shacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guru Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 I personnaly made flat rooftops and then sanded them and painted them black as if it was tar. It allows for climbing and its easy to do and looks okay. (although it might be too sophisticated for gremlins...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chev Chelios Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 If you want tiles or shingles I swear by cardboard from stuff like cereal boxes. Just make sure to keep the printed side down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWraith Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 I found this over at Hirst Arts. http://www.hirstarts.com/tips/tips.html#painting Haven't tried it yet, but looks like you can get a good effect on the cheap and easy. Will be time consuming, but I hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madman Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 I found this over at Hirst Arts. http://www.hirstarts.com/tips/tips.html#painting Haven't tried it yet, but looks like you can get a good effect on the cheap and easy. Will be time consuming, but I hope this helps. We've tried the HA Method, and the afore mentioned techniques Corigated cardboard, square cardstock shingles are FAR superior and more durable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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