I realised it's too late to start making this evening, so I may as well carry on with talking.
On the Cathedral, there are 21 Roofs, each with it's own dome. The domes come later, but heres my way of getting round tabs and slots.
First, a general question - why do people sell die cut models, it takes as long to cut them from the sheet and they still need tidying up !
Anyway, the first picture shows the piece after it's been removed from the sheet. The next one shows the stage after I've attacked it with my scalple and metal rule. You will see that all the tabs at the front have been removed and the one at the back of the roof has been cut. This is done so that when the tab is pushed through the widened slot on the wall it can be folded over and glued inside. The top of the roof between the yellow dots is scored.
The next step is to rub off the gloss from the inside edge of the roof.
All these kits are much too glossy and you will see in the photos of the windmill, a lot of the edges look white - It;s reflection not white edges - they are all painted !
Sorry, back to the subject..... At this point, the roof is bent to shape. I try as much as possible to ensure that the roof line follows the shape of the front piece. In that way there is little resistance when it comes to gluing the two pieces together. The roof is glued in four stages. the two straight bits then, when they are dry, the two curved pieces are glued. I hold them in place untill the glue is dry.
The final picture shows the piece in place and all the white edges are painted.
The roofs are about 1.5 inches wide.
Next time I'll send my comments on how to make the domes...
Cheers
MikeS