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Nice job with the weathering, Scott. I like the DPM kits and as you found out, painting the details like window trim, etc requires a steady hand and good eyes. I have a bunch of N scale DPM structures that I built over 10 years ago. I had removed them from my previous layout to recycle them into the new town of Muddy Creek. They're sitting on a shelf by my workbench where I can admire the skill I had way back when I had a steady hand and good eyes.. The only thing I can offer by way of advice is that flat roofs start looking like crap before the roofing contractors have even put their ladders away. The sun beats down on it and turns glossy black to a filmy charcoal, dirt and leaves collect in corners, water rings from water standing in depressions are often visible, the inevitable leak requires patching and the workers find it easier to leave the empty 5 gallon cans on the roof than to dispose of them. In short, roofs require even more weathering than the rest of the structure. I used a very fine grit sandpaper that I sprayed black, weathered and patched and glued it to the styrene roofing. There are other ways of distrssing the styrene but fine grit paper is what the Muddy Creek Roofing Company seems to prefer. Looking down on the town portion of the layout never was a pretty sight. Again, nice job. Wayne
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