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Hi All,
And hi, LittleHaus. My son has a degree in math from respected university, but he certainly didn’t get his aptitude from me. When confronted with a similar problem, I usually build a quick test model out of some blank card. Settle on the angle of your roof, draw and cut it out, and draw out, cut and glue a wall with its gable end that will fit under the cardstock roof. Don’t forget to leave enough overhanging eave. Make a good guess and snip out the triangle of your jerkinhead. Then, cut a separate paper triangle to fit. It won’t be perfect the first time, so do it again until you’re happy with the results. I found this process is a lot faster than fretting about the math. When done, write down your dimensions so you can use them on the other side of the building.
And the best part of all of this is you can now call yourself a scratch-building paper modeler.
Best of luck,
Score and fold,
Thumb Dog
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