I recently bought one of the Frenchman River HO scale kits for the
Trenton, NE depot. A bit pricey, but I guess that's what new kits cost
nowadays. It's nicely detailed, easy to build, and - needless to say -
it's great (finally!) to have a model of a Q saltbox.
The building has what's described as a "stamped steel shingle" roof. I
did a web search and found some general historical information about
this roofing material, but was wondering if anyone knew anything about
it as used by the Burlington. I'm especially interested, of course, in
painting and weathering. Since it was NOT stainless steel, presumably
it would have rusted pretty quickly if not kept painted. Was it
galvanized, thus producing a blue-grey patina? Or would they have kept
it well painted to prevent rusting? On rolling stock, of course (esp.
steel or composite boxcars), the roofs weathered much faster than the
sides, first bleaching out, then losing paint, and finally rusting
long before such wear was evident on the rest of the car body. Would
that have been the case on a wooden building with a metal roof?
Perhaps, since deterioration of a roof could quickly lead to more
serious structural damage to walls, etc., management might have been
more obsessed with keeping the surface painted.
The pilot model has the roof painted green, as shown in the photos at
their site:
http://www.frenchmanriver.com/frenchmanriver/HO%20Scale/HO%20Building/Depot/trenton%20depot.htm
I'm assuming this is historically correct, but can anyone confirm it?
In the BRHS photo gallery, there are a few depots which look as though
they might have such roofs.
Akron, CO
http://www.burlingtonroute.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=1
Thomson, IL
http://www.burlingtonroute.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=6
Galesburg RR museum
http://www.burlingtonroute.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=30
Does anybody know whether these depots in fact have steel shingle
roofs? The angle and resolution make it a bit hard to tell. Or do you
know other photos showing this type of roof? All of these depots seem
to be well maintained and probably were re-painted fairly recently.
But would this have been typical?
Thanks very much for any help or advice.
Jonathan Harris
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