Used materials

Why built building yourselves when you can buy one complete. The plastic buildings have some minus points. First and most important for me is that they often don’t fit in my idea how something should look like. Then of course there is the satisfaction of making something yourself. Besides that I can make for example a bridge in a more natural surrounding, I don’t have to chance the rails to make a bridge fit, no I fit the bridge to the rails, mountain etc. Finally the costs, it’s almost for free. There is also a minus point, those tiny little details that a good plastic models has, it’s hard to get that in a self made building. Fortunately there are suppliers that have for example nice metal sheets with those details, but they are never around when you need them.

some of my plastic models

Let one thing be clear, I do have plastic buildings and I will use them on this new track. I even have some my father made over 30 years ago, including the old mine, which will get an “A”-location on my new track.

Which materials do I use ?

Lady Trix

Imagination

Triplex

Plaster

Balsa

Pine and beech wood

Stain or paint ?

Lady Trix

Lady Trix and imagination are my basics , Without Lady Trix everything must be measured, with Lady Trix an estimation is enough. If she can “walk” through a door or look through a window, your basic measure are good. Without the imagination it’s also difficult to work. I work without making drawings. I just imaging how something should look like, then decide with which materials I want to work and I just start and let it grow.

Balsa wood : http://hobby-bobby.blogspot.com/2007/02/working-with-balsa-wood.html