"1/2" thick walls for 28mm Buildings?" Topic

Mostly talking brick or stone and adobe style stuff. Walls, buildings, etc.

For big, sturdy stuff, like very large 2 story hacienda and such.

Scale wise, it's still only 2 feet thick.

I'm liking it. Looks better than "thin" 3/16ths foamboard, and you get recessed doorways, windows, and it is a Heck of a lot easier to make tough, strong builds. No warping, carving out a layer and scribing exposed brick doesn't weaken it, etc.

Your thoughts?

When I make Wild West buildings I don't do interiors so that is not a big issue for me. I make then one solid structure. Mind you, all my buildings are wooden. I think you are right with regards to brick, adobe and stone type buildings.

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Yep Brian. Thinner if it is a wooden or even red brick building.

But cut stone? A 3" high wall for 28mm scale looks damn scrawny in 3/16ths foamboard. 1/2 inch makes it look like wall, and it stands up better. :)

This huge hacienda project is using both. A 6 square foot 2.5-3 inch perimeter wall of 1/2 inch, and for smaller inetrior buildings, regular foamcore.

The main hcienda house, 2 stories, is built into the wall and 1/2 inch stuff for the first story. Really love it.

After coats of paint, spackle, paint and PVA glue, TOUGH as nails with NO warping or flimsiness.

Looks damn good. And MUCH stronger.

I'd go with Hirst Arts molds for such things, but then I already have a BUNCH of the molds.

Doug

Looking forward to seeing it Smokey.

I use signmakers foamboard, which is a tough polythene material and comes in sheets of 1mm, 2mm, 3mm, 5mm, 6mm and 10mm thick. :)

You mind telling us where you get that stuff Fred? :)

Drop by your local supermarket and check out their loading bays. If they have dumpsters or skips outside then that is where they will dump their out of date advertising.

Have a word with the guys there, a few bottles of beer will work wonders.

BTW Brian Smaller, GREAT work! Love it!