Interesting. I've thought of similar designs, with yellow plates, to
emulate thatching. Gives you room for a loft as well as an interestingly
different roof design for your peasant villages.
Hey all, a couple things to share: A miniature castle I threw together: (URL) a couple pics of a roof design I came up with. (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)