Scratching Building Houses And Buildings

December 19, 2011

Here is just one of the hundreds of useful tips inside the members area of my online Model Train Club. This one is supplied by Samuel who has been a member for 10 months.

Over the past 6 years I have done a lot of scratchbuilding of houses and buildings. I have tried using cardboard, balsa-wood and even styrene. Although I like working with balsa it is not always as strong as I would like it to be.

A friend gave me some double-sided printed-circuit board and it was perfect. I cut it using a guillotine as it was so strong. It was easy to solder pieces together. He gave me heaps of offcuts for free. I could still incorporate some balsa as it easily glued to the circuit board. I used my soldering iron to add some stonework effects. The buildings I now make with circuit board are almost indestructible.

Lots of very experienced model railroaders are members of the online club and share their ideas with other members. If you are not already a member – Join the online model train club today.