landman Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 What type of evergreen or Plastruct sheeting should I buy to replicate siding like this in 1:25? Or what railroad gauge is closest to 1:25 since some of that stuff is sold by railroad sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Plastruct has some vac formed textured sheets of corrugated material. Check their website , about 90% of theit line needs to be ordered direct. JTT did some 1/24 plastic sheets too. Ozark makes some sheets too http://www.ozarkminiatures.com/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=1323 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael in Illinois Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 I look for items under g-scale under RR building materials. Check Oakridge hobbies they have a full line up of siding in all scales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Evergreen makes this type in various scales. FWIW: 1:25 can fall into the "G Scale" umbrella. Many accessories published as 1:29 scale will be suitable for 1:25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill lanfear Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Not to take away from Plastruct or anything but a much cheaper solution is corrugated cardboard glued onto some flat sheeting. Its available almost anywhere. I have picked it up from soda displays or the like from convenient stores...if thats not available, your local office store has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 On 2/16/2018 at 10:55 PM, bill lanfear said: Not to take away from Plastruct or anything but a much cheaper solution is corrugated cardboard glued onto some flat sheeting. Its available almost anywhere. I have picked it up from soda displays or the like from convenient stores...if thats not available, your local office store has it. Bill, do you have to seal that before painting it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 On 2/16/2018 at 9:55 PM, bill lanfear said: Not to take away from Plastruct or anything but a much cheaper solution is corrugated cardboard glued onto some flat sheeting. Its available almost anywhere. I have picked it up from soda displays or the like from convenient stores...if thats not available, your local office store has it. That ......................is one awesome idea right there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill lanfear Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I have painted it with standard rattle can paint...just keep the paint light and use multiple coats as the cardboard will absorb it to point. The first coat acts as a sealant. It will handle it well if you have it stuck to a flat surface to keep it from curling or warping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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