I would like to super detail my Woodland Scenics General Store. can anyone recommend a good wood floor for this structure?
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You do!
Really, if you have ever been tempted to try a bit of scratch building, floors are the place to start. IMO you can make a better floor than you can buy in less time it would take you to pick one out and place the order. Just go to a craft store and buy some thin balsa sheets and scribe away. Take your time and get the lines straight. Darken a few boards with some brown felt markers (those kits for retouching scratched wood are good). Stain the whole thing with a brown/black I/A wash, and finish up by rubbing in some brown/red chalk.
--Pete
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This is a scan of slatted wood used for a different project, probably suitable for flooring. Glue it to a piece of artboard, foamcore, chipboard or print on cardstock and trim to size.
It's a repeated pattern, but for the purpose shown is probably suitable.
If you want something more realistic, it would be easy to make from a few lengths os 1/4 x 1/16 stripwood available at a hobby shop.
The file should be 7x10. If you want a higher res file, email me at publisher@ogaugehobbyist.com
Midwest sells stripwood in several types of wood- bass, cherry, mahogany,etc. That is if you want strip. You can get bass sheets and scribe lines on it and stain/weather it to your liking. Balsa works but bass is not as soft and scribes easy.
Frank
Northeast Scale Lumber sells great hobby wood products, but for an interior floor, I'd use a photographic image.
Individiaul strips of wood from local craft store glued over perpendicular strips.
Scored with and nail holes from exacto.
Stained with watered down Ink.
Wow, great photos guys!