03-02-2009, 08:34 PM
Thanks everyone. These have been fun to work on and there are a few more on the way. Now I just need to get motivated to start work on the layout/module.
Galen, I use mostly wood -- usually a mix of scribed panels (clapboard, board and batten, etc) from Micromark and board on board with hand cut strips from 1/64" birch plywood (that's the main material in the row of saloons and also for all the boardwalks). I think for this era, real wood just looks best. I have been using windows and doors from Tichy and use a variety of materials for roofing -- the shake shingles are from Papercreek models and the tar paper is my own creation using painted and weathered brown lunch sacks.
I am finishing up "The Corner", a small store or saloon. I want to play with the settings on my new camera, but will post some more pictures soon.
-Joe
Galen, I use mostly wood -- usually a mix of scribed panels (clapboard, board and batten, etc) from Micromark and board on board with hand cut strips from 1/64" birch plywood (that's the main material in the row of saloons and also for all the boardwalks). I think for this era, real wood just looks best. I have been using windows and doors from Tichy and use a variety of materials for roofing -- the shake shingles are from Papercreek models and the tar paper is my own creation using painted and weathered brown lunch sacks.
I am finishing up "The Corner", a small store or saloon. I want to play with the settings on my new camera, but will post some more pictures soon.
-Joe