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brass iss very nice but.. 1 It is not feasible to make it scale thickness on grounds of cost / weight. 2. Brass requires soldering - soft solder is not that strong and  requires  the design to allow adequate solder faces . Silver solder requires higher tepmperatures and  more skill 3. If you solder  two parts adding detail or the next part can break the first joint. 4.Plastic is more user friendly , gives  scale thickness in most cases , costs less and can be made to look like anything , wood graining brass is a no no. Also adding bolts , nuts ,washers and other detail is easy .. I use whatever material suits , use steel or copper for handrails , brass strip for detail and wood where appropriate. It pays to be flexible in your approach but if you are just starting  I would really reccomend plastic as your main material. Lokk at the sheet and strip stock in your local model shop. Always use liquid cement  IE plastruct adhesive or similar.
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