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| Posted: Thu Oct 6th, 2016 05:18 am |
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2foot6
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Probably covered before,
but I couldn't find an article on the subject.
Does anyone have any ideas on making corrugated roofing iron (O-scale)
from aluminium (pie baking dishes and aluminium cooking rolls).
Looking for ideas how to make the roofing iron,
and the source of materials.
..........Peter
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| Posted: Thu Oct 6th, 2016 08:10 am |
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W C Greene
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For years I have used a sheet of Evergreen O-scale corrugated plastic sheet,
and "cookie pan" aluminum (without any patterns in the sheet).
I cut the aluminium into strips, tape them over the styrene,
and use a wooden stick (bbq skewer) to make the corrugations.
Yes, it is tedious work, but the end result is nice.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 6th, 2016 08:13 am |
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W C Greene
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I forgot to show how the corrugated looks...
This is an O-scale machine shop with about 13,000sq (1:48 scale) feet of siding & roofing.
Woodie
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| Posted: Thu Oct 6th, 2016 12:00 pm |
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Nice bling bling.
Cor
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| Posted: Sat Oct 8th, 2016 02:13 pm |
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2foot6
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Thanks everyone for sharing your ways of making the roofing iron.
Cost wise I will be going for Woodies suggestion,
of Woodlands O-scale roofing and aluminium (skewered).
Cors two corrugated drums are a fantastic idea,
but well out of my skills now.
Thanks Oztrainz (John) I have used the sheets in the past,
but I can't get the effect I want when I cut them to size.
Thanks for the link, they have some good gear.
Thanks everyone for posting the pics,
there is some great modeling here.
..................Peter. 
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| Posted: Wed Nov 2nd, 2016 10:05 pm |
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Another idea.
Peel the outer layer from one side of a piece of corrugated cardboard.
Cut the aluminum to size and lay it on the corrugations and burnish into the depressions.
Probably won't work for heavier foil/baking pans, but should work fine with lighter foil.
One could probably even reinforce the cardboard with glue or fiberglass resin.
Rick
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Peter asked me to move a couple of Threads for him.
So of course I got totally diverted, reading all sorts of cool stuff, here on Freerails !
Plus finding all sorts of cool photos.
Including this rather nice photo of one of Peters engine houses.
Which does have a little bit of rusty old corrugated-iron on it !
Remarkably little rust on Shay No.37
I seem to recall No.37 rusts up pretty quickly out in the woods though !
Eddie
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