Shakeable Asphalt Roof Material

Try roofing supply company's in your area, they often sell bags or buckets of the granular material to match their asphalt roofing material.

Run a magnet through it first though, if any sticks, look elsewhere.  I'm using some on my 24ft long outdoor train barn.

Chris Sheldon

DJM,

I don't know if this business is still up and running, but search Brummy's Scenic Express. I recall they carried this type of material. Possibly they are located in Ohio?

Anyone help me out here?

John

I use fine or n scale ballast

FireOne posted:

Try roofing supply company's in your area, they often sell bags or buckets of the granular material to match their asphalt roofing material.

Run a magnet through it first though, if any sticks, look elsewhere.  I'm using some on my 24ft long outdoor train barn.

Chris Sheldon

Chris, Thank you. You answered a question I thought of after I sent the original post ( where to find something similar).

David Manella 

John Meyncke posted:

DJM,

I don't know if this business is still up and running, but search Brummy's Scenic Express. I recall they carried this type of material. Possibly they are located in Ohio?

Anyone help me out here?

John

John,

I thought it was Brummy's and checked their site. If they made it then they don't anymore. Yes, they are still in business, Scenic Express, Inc. 

175 Sheffield Drive, #100, Delmont, PA 15626   SceneryExpress.com.  Thank you.

David Manella

Rich883 posted:

I use fine or n scale ballast

 

Rich, 

I'll give it a try. Do you use it the same way, over wet paint? Thank you.

David Manella

I've located roofing granules here by calling a roofer. He was able to get it in 5 gallon buckets from his supplier. It's cheap, $40 per bucket !!

If you’re using full size roof granules they will be way out of scale, run them through a coffee grinder then a sifter and you’ll see a much better result.  Right size and right color, vs right color but giant rocks on the roof. 

Gerhardt posted:

I've located roofing granules here by calling a roofer. He was able to get it in 5 gallon buckets from his supplier. It's cheap, $40 per bucket !!

Tahnk you

CincinnatiWestern posted:

If you’re using full size roof granules they will be way out of scale, run them through a coffee grinder then a sifter and you’ll see a much better result.  Right size and right color, vs right color but giant rocks on the roof. 

Thank you. 

I have used a sheet of 640 grit sand paper painted dark gray.  Then glue that sheet to the roof.  

N-scale ballast.   I used a 1/4 luan base, for the Korber 304  Roundhouse Roof.  Lots of white glue and N-scale ballast. Luan board, about 3/16" thick, is sturdy material that will take a lot of white glue, (wet), and maintain it's shape without warp, or sag.   Some pictures of brass C-channel used as gutters, which attaches easily with wire brads to the edge of the luan board. 

Modeling ballast applied to built-up asphalt or rubber roofs.  The stones or gravel are used to hold the roof/roof material in place.  The stones would also inhibit the UV deterioration of a rubber roof.  

New white vinyl roof material (Dur-o-last).    Layout roundhouse with primer and spackling to smooth the wood texture. 

We've done electrical work  on many a white vinyl roof.    

I have used both the wet paint method and the glu3 method that mike mentions.