Can anyone tell me what type of wood this is or something similar? I like the looks of the grooves but I’ve tried searching grooved balsa etc and I’m coming up empty handed. Thanks!
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Just a thought, but it may have been scored using a straight edge and a knife or razor saw to get that effect. It may not have been "off the shelf" in that form.
-Dave
Do a Google search for "scribed basswood sheets" and you'll find lots of options. Balsa is for model airplanes, it is way too soft to use in almost all model railroad applications.
Perfect! Thank you!
Midwest products, or Kapplar Lumber.
This used to be sold in the doll house section of Hobby Lobby. I couldn't find it on line but have bought it there many times.
Micro-Mark sells something similar.
@Bob posted:Balsa is for model airplanes, it is way too soft to use in almost all model railroad applications.
I am normally the last person to contradict anything that Bob says. His masterful layout and its accompanying website have had a greater influence on my work than any other source. But, I'm going to make an exception just this once:
I love balsa. You don't want it if you are modeling a new, carefully-carpentered structure. But, most of my models are of old, highly-weathered and worn structures. For this purpose, balsa can't be beat. The softness simulates old wood easily, it takes I/A stains beautifully, and accepts the above-mentioned scoring technique very nicely. Some examples:
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@Avanti posted:I am normally the last person to contradict anything that Bob says. His masterful layout and its accompanying website have had a greater influence on my work than any other source. But, I'm going to make an exception just this once:
I love balsa. You don't want it if you are modeling a new, carefully-carpentered structure. But, most of my models are of old, highly-weathered and worn structures. For this purpose, balsa can't be beat. The softness simulates old wood easily, it takes I/A stains beautifully, and accepts the above-mentioned scoring technique very nicely. Some examples:
Pete - beautiful work. I am finding we can use all types of material to get the look we are after - even card stock. Jeff
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Northeastern Scale Models has a large selection of scribed and milled wood sheets.
Not too take this thread off topic but @Avanti, that is one beautiful layout you've built there, at least by the photos shown here.
In recent years, the term "hi-rail" has been hi-jacked to mean "scale only." Just that the hi-rail term has been around for decades. Your photos really show the realized potential for a hi-rail layout with postwar types of trains and accessories. I love seeing photos like yours with trains and accessories that have been staple items of the hobby for decades, and seeing them placed so artistically in such a realistic setting.
Wonderful work done by you. Bravo.
