Grain Conditioning Plant Question

[spookshow]

So, I'm in the process of building a model of this particular grain conditioning plant (the yellowish / cream-colored structure pictured below) -



My conundrum is what color to paint the roof? I'm thinking it's either the same color as the walls or else some sort of reflective silver. Unfortunately, my personal jet-pack is on the fritz, and even satellites don't give me clear direction -



Any suggestions? And I'm telling you right now, if this pseudo-poll turns out 50-50 I'm coming after all y'all! 

 Cheers,
 -Mark

[peteski]

From the overhead view it looks light gray to me.    If you go to Google Maps and zoom close enough can you select different angles of view?  Maybe another angle will give you a better view of that roof?

[spookshow]

Some of it looks gray, but the shadows cast by the tall bins on the left may be responsible for that. Also, the roof on lower portion is peaked, whereas the other two roofs are flat-but-slightly tilted (so, once again, different sunlight angles).

The overhead picture came from Google. I didn't come across any other angles, but feel free to Google "Hope, MN" 

Cheers,
-Mark

[John]

paint it the same color as the sides, and weather it a little more with some grimy black ..

[DeltaBravo]

I would agree with John, or you can go grey and add weathering as well. Either way unless someone looks it up and finds a different aerial photo no one really knows for sure.

[peteski]

Looks like there is no birds-eye view in that area (on Google Maps).  But I still say that compared to the other roofs, it looks light gray.

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I also checked Bing Maps - not any better than Google.

[Kisatchie]

Big help, Dee.


Hmm... paint everything
pink. That's my favorite
color...

[MVW]

Link to Steele County tax records photo:

http://www.co.steele.mn.us/link/jsfe/index.aspx?PIN=05-030-4300

Inconclusive, but another look.

Jim

[spookshow]

I'm told that the non-peaked roofs are likely tar covered with gray pea gravel (to kill the heat gain from the black tar). Still not sure about the peaked roof.

Thanks,
-Mark

[nkalanaga]

If heat is an issue, it is probably silver-painted galvanized metal, or possibly unpainted aluminum.  Either would tend to look grayish if the sunlight wasn't being reflected back to the viewer.

[peteski]

I'm told that the non-peaked roofs are likely tar covered with gray pea gravel (to kill the heat gain from the black tar). Still not sure about the peaked roof.

Thanks,
-Mark

That confirms what is in the photo: peaked roof looks to be made of metal (and reflects the sun) while one of the flat roofs (aslo in full sun) looks gray. It has a color of gravel over tar paper. 

[wcfn100]

It could be gravel but I wouldn't stake my life on it.  You can easily see lines going down the roof like corrugated panel, but that could be something else as well.

If you look to the larger building next to it, it has a gray roof, but it's metal.  I took a piece from that roof to compare and also scaled one down.  I think if both buildings were facing the same way (in relation to the sunlight) it think they'd be pretty close to one another.




Jason

[peteski]

That roof on the large building has rather coarse corrugations. The roofs on the buildings in question look rather smooth (possibly gravel).

I still can't believe that we are analyzing this so much.  And I'm just as guilty here as others. 

Just paint the roof whatever color you like Mark and call it a day!  After all your model will not be a museum-quality exact replica.  Several items on that model are just stand-ins already.  I'm not critiquing your modeling skills - just stating facts. 

EDIT: admit it Mark, you just posted this to egg us all on, to see how far we can take this, right?

[wcfn100]

That roof on the large building has rather coarse corrugations. The roofs on the buildings in question look rather smooth (possibly gravel).

I would think that the corrugations on the big roof would be larger, but I also think the sun angle makes it look like much more of a discrepancy between the two.


Jason

[wazzou]

I'm curious to go compare the answers and level of investigative research he received on others forums.