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Make Corrugated Roofing
Patrick a keen member of my online model train club sent in this tip:
“Here’s a budget idea that turns out well. Take an ordinary tin can – you know the type with the fine corrugated ribs in the middle. Be careful doing this to avoid cutting yourself (have a medic handy!). You cut off both ends of the can and then you cut the metal from top to bottom. You will end up with a rectangular piece of metal which you need to flatten out without it buckling.
You don’t need to flatten it completely, just enough to use it for a pattern. Then get some aluminum kitchen foil and cut off a piece a little bit bigger than the size of metal you want in your finished project.
The next thing is to lay the foil over the ribs in the flattened metal can and using a thin stick you press the foil down into the grooves of the tin can. This is how I make authentic looking corrugated metal roofing, especially if you add some weathering to age it.”
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I use round tooth picks glued to a piece of cardstock. I gently rub the foil laid over it with my finger giving the same effect in HO scale.
Who and/or what product has this type of corrugated can?
How do you keep the aluminum foil from crushing tearing or ripping once the pattern is made?
Another idea is to pay about $12 and get one of those paper crimping tools from a craft store (or online). They crimp paper and foils to look like roofing.
i very simply bought the plastic roofing as a form and cut my piece of thin aluminum to approximate size i needed (this comes in a roll at most craft stores) and used a sharpened wooden dowel at about a 45 degree angle and you lay the cut alum piece on the plastic form and follow the line down the form with firm pressure nothing i found is better you will be amazed at how nice this looks! also can be used to make metal sidings on buildings by using proper spacing i can supply many examples and pictures if asked to do so i am on youtube under (o scale layout scratch built)alby1001fly for many examples