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Cacique Caribe02 Apr 2012 7:59 p.m. PST

If I wanted to scratch-build this general store, which Evergreen sheets would I need for the "clapboard siding" (if that's what it's called)?

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I guess I'll also need to use the same "clapboard siding" for the white house in the background:

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Here's another angle showing the "clapboard siding" on the house:

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I can't figure out what the "spacing" is supposed to be for HO.

Do any of you know?

Thanks,

Dan
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Personal logo miniMo Supporting Member of TMP02 Apr 2012 8:08 p.m. PST

1/16" spacing for HO. (almost 5 1/2 scale inches)

Cacique Caribe02 Apr 2012 8:54 p.m. PST

miniMo,

Size .060 it is then:

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Thanks so much,

Dan
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Cacique Caribe20 May 2012 9:34 p.m. PST

By the way, these two are the same size (1/16" or .060"):

Evergreen Clapboard .060" Spacing EVG4061
ONE .040 12" x 6" Sheet Styrene with .060" Spaced Clapboard Siding Design
Length: 12" (305mm)
Width: 6" (152mm)
Thickness: .040" (1mm)

And . . .

Plastruct PS-47 Clapboard Siding, (2) PLS91550
TWO Sheets of Plastic Styrene Clapboard Siding
Board Size: 1/16" (1.6mm)
Width: 12" (300mm)
Height: 7" (175mm)

Dan

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