I am scratch building the train station in Attleboro, MA built in 1902. The roof is a red pantile (layered ceramic pipe) roof. Noch through Walthers has an HO scale product but is “Advanced Reservations Only,” which means they will manufacture the product when they have enough orders. I could be waiting months to years.
Does anyone know of a source for this style roofing or have a scratch building technique they could share?
John
Plastruct makes something called “Spanish Tile Roofing” which may be close to what you’re looking for. It’s available through Walthers, too.
Thank you. The Spanish tile doesn’t quite have the same detail, but I found Euro Rail Hobbies in Vancouver, BC that had the Noch product I was looking for in stock.
Thanks again!
John
I believe one or another of the Peco/Pritchard lines (OO but close enough for HO use) from Britain have such roofing material – either Ratio or Willis.
And using techniques from the late E L Moore one could probably make your own from thin cardstock, corrugated siding material, and a dried out ball point pen, with shellac or other stiffener applied once the cardstock takes on the corrugated appearance.
Dave Nelson
This is one of those shapes where I’d be tempted to buy one section of plastic and use it to make a mold, and then cast more in Hydrocal. If you’re going to need more than a couple of plastic sections, this will pay off. Even more important, though, is the way Hydrocal looks and takes paint and stain. Since you’re looking for a brick/tile material, the fine-grained surface of Hydrocal is a better match than the glossy surface of styrene.
I ordered enough so I shouldn’t have to make a casting and since it is styrene, I will need to make the roof less uniform by lifting some tiles, as well as roughening up the surface with sandpaper and dullcoat.
Thanks, again.
John