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Title: japanese roof tiles sheet material?
Post by: Cypher226 on September 11, 2012, 03:10:50 PM

Hi guys,

I'm working on some Infinity terrain and I need some japanese style tiles - does anyone know of a good source/way to make these?

Thanks!

Title: Re: japanese roof tiles sheet material?
Post by: Belgian on September 11, 2012, 04:38:32 PM

Hi, you could use cut strips of corrugated cartonboard or slice up balloon sticks and cut them in pieces (tried the latter and almost lost several fingers ;D).

Cheers

Title: Re: japanese roof tiles sheet material?
Post by: Svennn on September 11, 2012, 05:53:27 PM

Jimbibbly is the man for a full answer. My favourite, although a little thick, is now OOP and was resin from TM Terrain?

The best substitute I have found, and what I currently use is textured plasticard from Plastruct (and its a bitch to get hold of in the UK without paying ott)

I have used ribbed rubber carmats, bamboo skewers, split drinking straws, you name it over the years

Title: Re: japanese roof tiles sheet material?
Post by: OSHIROmodels on September 11, 2012, 08:39:28 PM

I'm afraid you won't find anything that is 100% Japanese in the way of roof tiles (I've been around countless model shops over there and had my wife do an extensive search of Japanese website to no avail). The only company that did some was called Hiruma Model Craft and they don't really exist anymore.

I am slowly working on my own version with the intention of selling it in sheets but that's a couple of months away yet.

cheers

James

Title: Re: japanese roof tiles sheet material?
Post by: has.been on September 11, 2012, 09:01:03 PM

Some years ago I purchased from a builders merchants ribbed rubber matting which was to put under typewriters to stop them slowly moving across the typist's table, (yes it was that long ago) It came on roles & you bought it by the yard!!!  There might be a modern equivalent for under computers/printers etc. to stop vibrations or you might be lucky with older offices/store rooms, (I have picked up a few bits over the years & they have loverly worn parts).
As an alternative you could make a mould of a small section of tiling, cover the roof with miliput (or similar) and then emboss the still soft miliput one section at a time. Damaged sections could be worked before the putty sets.

Title: Re: japanese roof tiles sheet material?
Post by: Henrix on September 11, 2012, 10:10:46 PM

Quote from: jimbibbly on September 11, 2012, 08:39:28 PM

I am slowly working on my own version with the intention of selling it in sheets but that's a couple of months away yet.

*Stands in line*

Will you sell the nice laser cut shoji screens as well?  ;)

Title: Re: japanese roof tiles sheet material?
Post by: Doomsdave on September 12, 2012, 02:56:31 AM

This is what I use:

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/pls/pls91637.htm (http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/pls/pls91637.htm)
Plastruct
This guy on ebay ships worldwide and has pretty good prices.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_nkw=NEW%20Plastruct%20Spanish%20Tile%20Roof%202%20HO%2091638%20NIB%20&_itemId=390296663132 (http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_nkw=NEW%20Plastruct%20Spanish%20Tile%20Roof%202%20HO%2091638%20NIB%20&_itemId=390296663132)

 It can be sent in a padded envelope so I'm not sure why shipping should be so much.

Here is a project I did with it:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=20019.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=20019.0)