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Started by brbluewill, December 27, 2011, 10:44:07 PM

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brbluewill

wheres the best place to buy plasticard wall sheets looking for a random stone pattern cheers
Where our songs are challenged we shall sing them all the louder!!!!!

port perran

I guess any model shop.
I get mine from Kernow Model Rail Shop in Camborne but its only 10 mins down the road for me !
I'm sure I'll get used to cream first soon.

brbluewill

my local shops dont stock it and any shop websites i have tried don't have it on there sites :thumbsdown:
Where our songs are challenged we shall sing them all the louder!!!!!

polo2k

I have had great results by using printed brick sheets (I cant see any reason why the ones you can print wouldnt work), then gluing them onto a piece of card (up one side, over the top and down the other) if your using PVA then clamp the wall between 2 slightly uneven surfaces, such as coarse sandpaper, This way the embossing will be "set" in the PVA and more durable.
Concrete capping stones can be added from scored card strips painted with emulsion.
Cheers
-Ash-



The only way to guarantee failure, is not to try

poliss

From the Goods and Not so Goods website, "You can get random stone plastic card but another option is to use a suitably fine 'wood chip' embossed paper,"
http://www.igg.org.uk/gansg/12-linind/models.htm

Dock Shunter

I use either slaters 2mm platicard.........http://www.cheltenhammodelcentre.com/shopexd.asp?id=8078

Or Peco wall sheets......the plastic is a lot thicker than plasticard and can be awkward to cut.Ideal for retaining walls though.......http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/732_1_1039235.html :thumbsup:

brbluewill

thats the stuff cheers dock shunter :thumbsup:
Where our songs are challenged we shall sing them all the louder!!!!!

longbridge

The website link that Lawrence gave us and some cardboard may do the trick.

http://paperbrick.co.uk/index.php?action=showpdf
Keep on Smiling
Dave.

brbluewill

have had a look at the brick papers but i don't like them i prefer something with a bit of texture to it ;)
Where our songs are challenged we shall sing them all the louder!!!!!

Oldman

Quote from: gwrwill on December 28, 2011, 11:09:24 AM
have had a look at the brick papers but i don't like them i prefer something with a bit of texture to it ;)
May help
Ratio do a N stone walling cat no.302 Not seen it in the flesh. they also do flagstones.
Modelling stupid small scale using T gauge track and IDl induction track. Still have  N gauge but not the space( Japanese Trams) Excuse spelling errors please, posting on mobile phone

Newportnobby

If you're after dry stone walling, check out N'Tastic (link on the right of the forum) :thumbsup:

painbrook

the problem with Ratio is the thickness of the plastic, nearly 1/8" ish and the size of the individual pieces, perhaps 3"x3", it's hard to work with. My usual source is/was Squires their catalogue is/was full of moulded plasticard. Are they still extant?. cheers john

edwin_m

The Slaters website includes their full range of embossed Plastikard (including pictures) and allows online ordering. 

https://slatersplastikard.com/

polo2k

Quote from: gwrwill on December 28, 2011, 11:09:24 AM
have had a look at the brick papers but i don't like them i prefer something with a bit of texture to it ;)

Try my trick of clamping it between sand papers, you will be impressed :)
Cheers
-Ash-



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