| Winston Smith | 10 Jun 2018 9:27 a.m. PST |
I'm just now getting into laser cut mdf buildings. Any recommendations? I'm also trying gluing extremely thin craft sticks to foam core. That's a lot of work!  |
| Wackmole9 | 10 Jun 2018 9:57 a.m. PST |
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| Winston Smith | 10 Jun 2018 10:10 a.m. PST |
Ok.
Get it from the main article on Long Island.
link |
| Pan Marek | 10 Jun 2018 10:40 a.m. PST |
For me, there seems to be little choice but to build your own AWI buildings. Which means, unfortunately, craft stick clapboard on foam core.
BUT! Check Amazon for thin wood coffee stirrers with square ends. They are thinner than craft sticks, and cheaper too. Also, go into the Model RR sites for various forms of shingles or shakes. Many early American buildings were entirely shakes
(see Tennent church, Wick House, etc). Also, various plastic sheeting molded as clapboard. |
| Old Contemptibles | 10 Jun 2018 4:51 p.m. PST |
This is my go to Tavern it paints up nicely or you can order it painted. link |
| khanscom | 10 Jun 2018 7:06 p.m. PST |
Evergreen has quite an extensive selection of building materials in plastic. This might be easier to work with than wood. |
| nevinsrip | 10 Jun 2018 10:26 p.m. PST |
John, Forget craft sticks. Use some thicker balsa wood and just score it with a sharp # 2 pencil. If you want it to last build the shape with foam core and then glue the balsa to the outside. That's a simple project to do. |
| Mad Guru | 10 Jun 2018 11:16 p.m. PST |
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 miniMo  | 11 Jun 2018 8:32 a.m. PST |
That looks like it would be a great request to send to your favorite friendly mdf laser-cutter! |
| 22ndFoot | 12 Jun 2018 9:18 a.m. PST |
You can also buy balsa and plastic sheet with planks pressed/molded into them. The balsa comes both flat and clapboarded. I use lasercut shingles from Warbases for roofs but these can be used on the walls of New England saltbox style houses too. |
| Bowman | 12 Jun 2018 11:52 a.m. PST |
John, Forget craft sticks. Use some thicker balsa wood and just score it with a sharp # 2 pencil. If you want it to last build the shape with foam core and then glue the balsa to the outside. Better idea! You can also buy balsa and plastic sheet with planks pressed/molded into them. Do you have a link for the balsa? Thanks. |
| Winston Smith | 12 Jun 2018 3:22 p.m. PST |
Well, I'm 3/4 finished with one foam core house with craft sticks and have a few more to go. I also bought some bags of the really thin ones at Hobby Lobby. I actually like the crude look. With my skills, I had better like a crude look… I haven't seen any of the pressed balsa wood blanks in years. I do remember them, now that you mention them. |
| Mad Guru | 14 Jun 2018 1:37 a.m. PST |
LINK to hobby retailer page listing basswood sheets including 5 different sizes of clapboard, towards bottom of the page: link |
