Barnstead Lumber FSM 195

[PaulS]

Nice job on the roof Karl...   And agree with you that the silver was a bit overstated in your original effort.  Really like the added weathering, much better IMHO ....


Looking forward to seeing your diorama come together.


--Paul

[postalkarl]

Hi Paul:

Thanks for the reply and compliment. Yeah thats what I was looking as a comment on the roof.

Karl

[postalkarl]

Hi Guys:

Interior is finished and all the roof supports are in. On to the roof.

Karl

[MASIGMON]

Karl,
Rust yes & silver no however if you need silver use a little bit less
I think some of the military modelers say on a rusted roof there should be 3 different shades of rust
Dark old rust such as floquil rust/roof brown
Rust that is been there a short period of time such as red primer
New rust which is the orange such as floquil zinc that is starting in areas that had not rusted before or streaks 
If any of that makes a difference.  As you know we see roofs more than anything else & I guess depth of color is what we are looking for even in HO Scale
I do like how the inside of the shop came out with the lumber on the floor & saw equipment painted green
I also like the weathered posters on the outside of the walls.  They help to keep the walls from looking plain Jane

Mike Sigmon

[martin.ojaste]

I like the more silver. It all depends on the age of the building. Corrugated roof will go from shiny to dull silver, to dull medium grey then get rust on the edges and low areas. For a sheet to fully rust it could take 40 years.


Most corrugated roofing is galvanized, only old roofs were just steel that could flash rust.


For weathering it is always about the story and history, and Karl only you know what is best.


Sweet structure! Keep it up.

[MASIGMON]

Karl,  As they say in football after further review I have to agree with Marty.  I guess we would have to keep in mind that this is an active woodworking shop.  I think the owner of the buisness would have keep the roof in fair condition to help protect the saw & other woodworking equiment.  The Galvanzied roof if rust has started would not be on every sheet or panel.  I also agree that the rust would be on the sides & the bottom of each panel.  When looking at Galvanized roofs even the old ones some panels for reasons unknown do not rust at all.   With all of that said & as Marty pointed out maybe add somemore Silver/Grey to some of the panels to add varity to the roof.  I also wonder if when they patch the roof with a newer panel that piece would look alot different & maybe would be almost all silver/grey

Mike Sigmon

[postalkarl]

Hi Marty:

Thanks for the info on the roofs. Thanks for the compliment.

Karl

[postalkarl]

Hi Mike:

Thanks for the information. This kit even has complete open holes in the roof which I am adding. Maybe I won't do that after your post. Actually I thought the same thing. If this shop is being used it wouldn't have holes in it. They would most likely be patched.

Thanks Karl

[Jerry]

Nice job Karl.

But if I had my choice I to would have gone with the silver.

Anywho they are both well done.

Jerry

[postalkarl]

Hi Jerry:

Thanks much appreciated.

Karl

[ACL1504]

Karl,

Great stuff here. Looking every bit like you know what you are doing.   Another fantastic KS build.

Tom

[S&S RR]

Great discussion on the weathering of the roof.  George is modeling the depression time frame when nothing was getting fixed. It all depends on your time frame.  If you are modeling the late 1940's, like I am, things like roofs were getting replaced on the businesses that were making it after the war.

[deemery]

This has been an interesting discussion on roof weathering.  (I liked the earlier more silver color, too.)


dave

[postalkarl]

Hi Dave:

Thanks for your comment. I have to make A Decision on this. Maybe I will add more Silver to it.

Thanks:

Karl

[deemery]

Karl, I've seen a fair number of relatively old (20-30 year old) roofs where the galvanization is still in pretty good shape.  Now I'm sure the coating process in the 1950s is better than in the 1920s, but that's one reason why a roof that has more silver doesn't look out-of-place in a structure that is pretty well weathered and run down.


There's a great thread on corrugated iron siding and roofs here:  http://ngrm-online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1257-corrugated-iron-photos-please-add-yours/  (It's worth signing up for this forum, the UK/European modelers do really nice work and they have techniques that are often different from what we see here.)



dave