George's N gauge layout

[Danny]

Looks good there; balsa is very nice too work with in my opinion, nice to see you are back too.

Danny.

[Lofty]

Good to have you back on board mate

Lofty

[mortyfootball]

The Lone Wanderer returns!

[pointstaken]

Those buildings do look good,George. Where did you get the measurements from ?

Dennis

[dr5euss]

Thanks all

Dennis, I got the dimensions off the top of my head - worked out what a door was from the DPM kit I have, then did the rest from photos

[westbrom]

Great buildings George, and welcome back


Neil

[heinz]

all weathered they look fantastic
Do you use washes or just paint and drybrushing?

[joshing_man]

Welcome back George - glad to see you haven't been idle

The buildings look really good. Did you find balsa easy to work with? How strong are they?

Andrew

[dr5euss]

@ Neil, thanks

@ Heinz, I used a red acrylic brush on the one with sliding door, but then painted over it with brown. It's a little dark but 'hey' The other one has an underlying coat of white acrylic, and then a light brown added - I like that one

@Andrew, I prefer balsa to plasticard as it's easy to cut. Though you do find if you're not careful that you can split the wood along the grain, particularly around windows. They are strong, as they are quite small. I gave them a base too, which helps

If anyone wants to see them in person, then you can see them at this year's Warley Exhibition as I'm taking some stuff along.

[Infrontcat]

Howdy George

Like the buildings mate

Tim

[Derek]

Hi George, welcome back.

I used to make balsa models as a kid, I think I'll try it for some railway items now I've seen your efforts

[heinz]

Balsa is my favourite medium although its a bit bulky for finer english N gauge stuff but i like what your doing george!!!

[bunji]

Glad to see you're back, George! Nice buildings too - can't wait to see them in real life.

[dr5euss]

Bring some wet wipes and cotton gloves and you just might be able to handle them

[Ijdagger]

Bring some wet wipes and cotton gloves and you just might be able to handle them

And what exactly are we touching