Could I have ideas for making stone walls for gardens etc. I've tried a piece of balsa shaped and painted grey, might look ok if weathered, also bought a pack of Ratio coarse stone but can't work out what to do with the top if I stuck 2 pieces together.
You can buy and download from scalescenes, print out as many as you want then :thumbsup:
Thanks Lawrence will look into that
Have a look on ebay.
N Gauge Wall will give a good selection.
Quote from: Graham63 on July 02, 2012, 08:57:04 PM
Could I have ideas for making stone walls for gardens etc. I've tried a piece of balsa shaped and painted grey, might look ok if weathered, also bought a pack of Ratio coarse stone but can't work out what to do with the top if I stuck 2 pieces together.
Stone or brick walls usually have a capping layer which is the full width of the brickwork and slightly overhanging. That stops water soaking into the wall itself. So if you've got a wall made from card or plastic you want a piece of card on top slightly wider than the width of the wall (or a piece of plasticard or similar). That is easier to score into stones.
Another option of course is tto cover the top with a hedge 8)
Quote from: EtchedPixels on July 03, 2012, 03:21:35 PM
Quote from: Graham63 on July 02, 2012, 08:57:04 PM
Could I have ideas for making stone walls for gardens etc. I've tried a piece of balsa shaped and painted grey, might look ok if weathered, also bought a pack of Ratio coarse stone but can't work out what to do with the top if I stuck 2 pieces together.
Stone or brick walls usually have a capping layer which is the full width of the brickwork and slightly overhanging. That stops water soaking into the wall itself. So if you've got a wall made from card or plastic you want a piece of card on top slightly wider than the width of the wall (or a piece of plasticard or similar). That is easier to score into stones.
Another option of course is tto cover the top with a hedge 8)
Oops! I built a low brick wall last year in the garden in 1:1 scale, not being a bricklayer I just laid a row of bricks lengthwise along the top... ::)
(Going offline now as there has just been a flash of lightning at the same time as the clap of thunder so I assume I am directly under it...)
Thanks everybody for some really useful ideas, the hedge over the top sounds like a great cop out.