Does anyone know if anyone makes realistic HO scale asphalt Roofing shingles Ideally on peel and stick sheets? I have some buildings that have toy like roofs I would like to enhance. I tried reducing the textures from CG Graphics but I cannot ge them small enough.
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Evans Designs has a program called Model Builder that designs and prints roofs among other structures down to Z scale. I just put some Z roofs on some N buildings with good success. They can be printed on sticky paper but I use regular white paper and diluted white glue.
There are (were?) some that came on a roll and went down one row at a time just like you would do in 1:1.
LION made his own. Easiest would be to use some textured paper, perhaps 3/8" wide, and cut into the edge about 1/8" inch every 3/8" in or so, making one strip at a time, and gluing them in place from the bottom up. I have had success doing this, so give it a try and see what you can do. (LION used book binders paper, but yoiu will find nice papers in the craft store.)
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LION, Campbel made some fine Cedar shingles that match your desciption. I bought some a couple years ago. They go on slow but look great. I have not seen 3 tab in that format, thus the use of Model Builder by Evens Designs.
This roof was done with Campbell shingles, left in their natural color:
This is a plastic kit roof without separately-applied shingles. I find that Rustoleum Textured Speckled paint gives a very nice asphalt-like surface for any roofing, either shingles or flat roof.
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