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Scratchbuilding in G scale - how to start?
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<P>Personally I prefer plastic or plastic with timber deck - Enhance timber grain with a saw blade before using tho, alternayively grain your plastic the same way.</P> <P>these are in wood grained plastic</P> <P>[img]http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d601b3127cce8c58ad18ca2700000016100AYsmzJm2asmIA[/img]</P> <P>this is all plastic some is grained [ing]http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d920b3127cce8adcbc6824c600000016100AYsmzJm2asmIA[/img]</P> <P>again all plastic but scribed and wood grained</P> <P>[img]http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d920b3127cce8adcbfa8e5af00000016100AYsmzJm2asmIA[/img]</P> <P>Start with a simple flat truck - I use punchings from a leather punch out of styrene sheet for rivet / bolt detail . old coat hanger wire makes good truss rods . stake pockets from styrene u section or formed in a timber press from heated sheet. Its practise and will take time but just build something and see</P>
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