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nscalemike

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Scratchbuilding supplies
« on: November 27, 2012, 10:02:37 PM »
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I'm looking to get back to the layout for the winter season.  With the trackwork 95% complete and the wiring about 50% complete, I'm looking to start some scenes.  The first one on my list is an inner city type area, with older brick buildings with a mix of new construction, tight right of ways, etc. 

I'm looking for two things right off, n-scale brick and corrugated metal that you would find around a waterway.  Any ideas on good material?

Thanks,
Mike
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Re: Scratchbuilding supplies
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2012, 10:07:24 PM »
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Aged brick - Monster Model Works brick sheets. Amazing
Metal - Evergreen sheet styrene and also Walthers "Corn Unloading Shed"
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Re: Scratchbuilding supplies
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2012, 04:33:00 PM »
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The corrugated metal is referred to as 'sheet piling'.

You might want to check out HO Campbells corrugated aluminum sheets.   The pattern in a smaller scale is pretty close to sheet piling.

I weather mine with a wash of gray paint rather close to Reefer Gray, then wash it with grimy blacks and touch it up with various rust stains.

You'll see it on my N scale W&D sawmill - that's HO corrugated aluminum on it, heavily weathered.

http://gustafson.home.westpa.net/nheisler4.jpg
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Re: Scratchbuilding supplies
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2012, 06:05:39 PM »
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Randy, is that sheet piling thin enough to use to cover open auto rack cars?      Rich 

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Re: Scratchbuilding supplies
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2012, 06:33:58 PM »
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enother nice engine randquest, is it one that you make?
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Re: Scratchbuilding supplies
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2012, 09:15:02 PM »
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Bigfoot the Heisler was my first scratchbuild back in 1975-6 off of an Atlas GP30 frame and 0-6-0 wheels.  The Rowa/Atlas parts are no longer available.   I still may do a Heisler kit someday, but it will be a lot closer to scale than that if I do.

For autoracks I use Evergreen corrugated material, it's nice and thin, spray painted Testors Steel.  You can see a couple of them here: 
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But if you're looking to abusively weather the stuff, the HO aluminum dents, ages, really looks the part better.
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Re: Scratchbuilding supplies
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2012, 10:01:48 PM »
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Randy, thanks for video link the cars look nice. I read you had problems with Micro-Train open auto rack cars being too high did you find a way to lower them? I like the paint job you have on that Freightliner truck.                 Thanks Rich
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