What’s your way to make a sign on the roof. I want to get a word on the shingles.
Wolfgang
Wolfgang
I live in a rural area with lots of farms around. Many have the names of their farms on the roofs of their barns and/or homes. Things like " Jones Potato Farms". When I was young and not as observant as I am now, I thought they were painted on. However I have since discovered that they are done just by spelling things out by inserting different coloured shingles in the appropriate spots. I always wondered why they never faded over the years.
I guess a spray gun and stencil would do if you’re not prepared to cut out lots of little tiny shingles of the opposite colour.
Brent[C):-)]
Wolfgang:
Brent’s experience is the same as mine. In Southern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania where I was raised and have lived most of my life many farmers -ie the more affluent ones- would have their names or the name of their farm placed on the roof of their barns by clever placement of different colored shingles. You might try this if you have the patience to apply a lot of individual shingles.
Joe
There is one barn I know of with a geometric pattern and the build date (1912) done in gray and red slate. Most ads I have seen seem to be painted on, as they were added later.
Have fun,
Richard
Perhaps one of the most famous barn advertisements is “See Rock City.” For those not familiar, Rock City is a large garden, part amusement park in Chattanooga Tn. Actually a very pretty garden to see. Many years ago they started an ad campaign throughout the southeast where they would paint barns for farmers if the farmer let them put a sign on the roof. So you had, and still have a few, red barns with black roofs and “See Rock City” painted on them all over the rural south.
And by the way, Chattanooga is a rail fan mecca. Not only NMRA headquarters, but railroads all over the place. Just came back from a soccer tournament there with NS trains running behind the stands all day.
I think using a procedure similar to putting a painted sign on a brick wall would work.
Paint the roof with the lettering colors, then use dry transfer letters for the words. Burnish th letters lightly - you do not want them to stick permanently, then paint the roof color. When dry, press masking tape onto the dry transfer letters to remove them revealing the message.
Well, I did it a simple way.
Here’s the scratch built office:
At first I printed the word in a suitable size and taped it to the roof. Painting the letters with a brush.
And the finished lettering.
Now I have to add more details.
Wolfgang