Plywood effect

[livewire147]

How do you guys get your painted walls of your model garage to look like plywood?

[vypurr59]

Mine are photos, printed and glued to the inside walls, a little balsa wood to trim out and some blending paint.

[southpier]

Midwest Products makes plywood as thin as 1/64", so you could use the real McCoy.

http://www.midwestproducts.com/store/products/693542e7-e110-4a12-89d0-df140e159d4a/1/Birch_Plywood.aspx

[Ace-Garageguy]

In general, balsa is usually too coarse-grained to look really right if presented as wood in most scales. Birch, poplar, walnut and other very fine-grained woods, which are the basis of the plywoods that Joe Smythe (southpier) refers to are much better. Because of its close grain, I also prefer basswood to balsa for boards in most scales.

Edited June 21, 2013 by Ace-Garageguy

[livewire147]

Thanks guys. I'm working on making a garage diorama.