Andy D Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Hi guys/girls, Im new to this forum as i used another well known forum previously. Just a quick question for anyone that has done this before, I like to scratch build stuff for my layouts (buildings, infastructure etc) and whilst at college the other day doing heating & ventilation we were talking about the green patina effect given to copper roofs to protect then etc. I thought it would be pretty cool to put a patina roof on a building on my layout? Does anyone know a good method that would give a realistic effect? As i feel just 'painting it' may not look right? Any thoughts would be very helpful. Many thanks, Andy î… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I don't think the patina is given to the roof as such, I think it just happens due to oxidisation and weathering, athough once the surface has reacted, the reactions stop, so it does prevent further corrosion. One of the buildings on the layout I'm involved with has a copper dome: It is made of printed card. The colour and weathering was printed then dusted with an airbrush to finish it off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted February 12, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2011 The Copper Development Association website has some background and recipes for this, albeit on an industrial scale. copper roof Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Interestingly, if you want to know what a new copper roof looks like, have a look here:My link Wivenhoe water tower near Colchester, Essex has recently been converted into a dwelling and has had its copper roof replaced. The rolled sheet coper is nice and shiny at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy D Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Thanks everyone for the replys, i now remember that my lecturer said it was a side effect of the copper exposure to the oxygen. I had a thought while at work that i could paint the surface like green in the photos and maybe use a wash to highlight edges, textures etc? Nice photos by the way ;-) Regards, Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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