F I N E   H Y D R O C A L   C A S T I N G S   B Y   C.   C.   C R O W    
  P.   O.   B O X   1 4 2 7         M U K I L T E O,     W A     9 8 2 7 5     U S A    


  HO-scale Scratch Building Panels       O-scale Scratch Building Panels


Actually, it's a close-up of my O-scale brick but they are much alike.
CLOSE UP OF MY S SCALE BRICK PATTERN.


Close-up of my HO scale Standard Common Brick, finished.

EXTREME CLOSE UP OF MY FIRST HO SCALE BRICK PATTERN


S SCALE SCRATCH BUILDING
STOCK PANELS

    WARNING! IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS, EVEN MONTHS,
TO GET TO YOUR ORDER

    Sorry, I wish I was able to keep these in stock for immediate shipping but I cannot. There's no room left in my shop. Most of the molds are old and cranky, sort of like me, and take special care to produce quality castings. In order to have time and space for the new kits I must put other things aside. So if you can be patient with me I would be happy to cast some of these for you- but it will be if and when I can.
I'll e-mail you back with my probable schedule.




Listed below are my
S scale Scratch-Building Stock Panels


    Finally, an S-scale brick that is actually S-scale. No more need to make HO look like S. No compromises!

    These are the finest masonry scratch-building components available. The precise hand-scribed patterns are faithfully reproduced in silicone rubber molds. They are cast in strong yet highly workable White Hydrocal. The backs are scraped flat in the casting process to assure you of a standard thickness.

    Each pack comes with finishing instructions, suplimented with the descriptions listed at the bottom of this page.

    All measurements are approximate, to listed scale.


PRICE IS $16.50 PER SET

PRICE IS $12.95 for HO Scale items marked *

PRESS   BUY ME   IN RIGHT COLUMN TO ADD TO CART




*Note: Hand-carved Stone and Fractured Stone are actually my HO scale items and so packaged but they will work just fine in S-scale. Their price is $12.95 per set. See the full HO scale listing for additional panels.

Sizes show on this page are S-scale which is 3/16" per foot.
Actual panel size shown in inches.




YOU CAN BUILD SOME COOL STUFF WITH THESE THINGS!

    These are the same building blocks I use to create the patterns for my kits. I take the pattern that I need, cut it up, add window and door openings, and sometimes, yes, I do fancy stuff to them, but without these stock panels I'd be lost. Pretty nice of me to share them with you, wouldn't you say? You don't have to do anything fancy. You can just use the concrete and stone for simple retaining walls, or maybe get brave and cut some of this stuff for a foundation or wall. Once you figure out how easy it is to work with and see the realistic results you'll want to do more and more.

PRICE IS $16.50 PER SET

PRICE IS $12.95 for HO Scale items marked *






  HO-scale Scratch Building Panels       O-scale Scratch Building Panels




HEY, NO PIRATING!

    This should go without saying, but please, don't rip me off. It's very tempting to make copies of someone else's work.
I know you won't do it but actually, this has happened. A few years back I caught this jerk down in Gresham, Oregon selling cheap (actually, they were more expensive than my own at the time) urethane knock-offs of my interlocking fractured stone castings (my name was still on the side of it!), as well as some other well known manufacturer's goods. Somebody call a cop!

my fractured stone with the fakes

    Here's my original pattern and the knock-off underneath.
They even put their own copyright notice on the label!

they even put their own copyright on it.

    This is not good. We work hard to create OUR patterns and market them at a fair price. We've got families to feed (my cat is hungry!) and it is against the copyright laws to do this! If you want to do this MOVE TO RED CHINA! You can make all the copies you want there. Billions of them. Here, I'll spell it out for you.


All patterns and instructions are copyright C. C. Crow. Commercial reproduction of patterns in whole or in part is prohibited by law without expressed written permission. You may use my castings in most any fashion you like but you do not have the right to reproduce and distribute them to other parities without my permission. Please respect the efforts of all manufacturers in this regard.


    That said, personally I wouldn't mind if you make a mold for your own personal use (I don't ever want to hear about it!). See, the problem is your friends come over and say, Wow, that looks great. Can I have one? Instead of showing them my catalog you lost you get talked into casting a few for them. So me and my cat starve and next time you're in the hobby shop you wonder what ever happened to that guy who did all those castings-

    Well, you get the idea.

    Thus I DO NOT sell molds of my patterns nor do I liscense them (another long story). If you want castings, MAKE YOUR OWN PATTERNS, buy some rubber, and have at it, as explained in my How To Clinics listed below.



C. C. CROW's
HOW TO CLINICS



  Fixing BROKEN Castings 
Hydrocal is great stuff. It's one weak spot is it will break. It is possible to fix broken pieces, often without it even being noticed. At least you can give it a try.


  Cut and Chop HYDROCAL 
Basic How To work with Hydrocal castings tips including the drops of water softening secret, cutting, filing and assembly, recomended glues.


  Coloring BRICK 
My favorite techniques for coloring brick. You will want to try my water putty mortaring. I'm told it looks pretty good!


  Coloring STONE 
My favorite techniques for coloring stone. What are we going to do now that Testors/Floquil has dropped their Flo-Stains?


  Coloring CONCRETE 
Coloring concrete is really simple. Check out how I do it.


  Coloring CORRUGATED METAL 
Coloring corrugated metal is simple too. Check out how I do it.


  Coloring CEDAR SHAKE ROOFS 
Really the same as coloring concrete, it is simple. Check out how I do it.


  Make Your Own Rubber Molds 
Not that I want any compitition but this is no secret. Check out how I do it.


  Cast Your Own HYDROCAL 
Some simple do's and don't to help you avoid problems. Like bubbles, I hate bubbles!


  The TRUE ART of BRASS 
I am doing my own white metal and lost wax brass casting. Follow my journey to discovering these secrets.


  The HYDROCAL Business 
Now that I have told you how to do everything you too can start your own model railroad structure kit business. Find out how!


  PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR MODELS 
Here are some helpful tips on photographing your models the way I do it.


  MODEL REFERENCE PHOTOS 
Here are a bunch of my model photos.


  PROTOTYPE REFERENCE 
  PHOTOGRAPHS 

Here are some of my many prototype structure photos.


  POSTCARD ALBUMS 
Here are some other inspiring images.




    TOP