Ekhem Railway - Roof tiles

This article was published Nov 15, 2022.

The new crimper tool I bought as a replacement for the real Fiskars Crimping Tool (which I can´t find...) makes waves which is way to big for O scale. Worked just fine for the engine shed in G scale, but not for this. I made a small test piece to see how it would look if I just made the rows narrower, but as you can see it is not possible for this scale.

So, I did the old white glue trick instead :grin:, meaning I did use a roof sheet meant to be put on as is (which is correct O scale), as a mold instead. First carefully washed it in water and a few drops of dishwashing liquid and then add two layers of white glue, with at least 24 hrs drying time after each. When dry you just lift it carefully and glue on the new sheet of dried white glue -- with white glue :smile:... I will show you when both layers are done (or if you can´t wait, go to my Klenshyttan Roof shingles page).

new and old result of my crimping tools
new and old result of my crimping tools
first layer added to the mold
first layer added to the mold