11-08-2011, 04:52 PM
This is an issue that has been taxing me of late. There doesn't appear to be any product that has dedicated pattern types for modern cladding, of which, in reality, there are quite a number of variations. Apart from Pikestuff, which is rather ubiquitous, one has to go for an approximation such as Evergreen. I did write to Slater's who make the Plasticard range, suggesting that they are missing a trick here,as there are many modellers who would make use of large modern cladding sheets. They couldn't even be bothered to acknowledge my e.mail! With regard to textured paint for a stucco / rendered effect, I have just completed my first scratch-built warehouse using foamboard, overlayed with plastic sheet (fixed using double-sided tape), and then sprayed using Plasitkote 'suede' paint (beige). This gives a nice texture that is not overscale.