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Details for Design Preservation Models

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Details for Design Preservation Models
Posted by ChrisVA on Friday, September 3, 2021 12:39 PM

I'm interested in suggestions for adding details around some Design Preservatation buildings. Any suggested vendors/producs for these?

1 sidewalk (straight and corner sections)

2 fire hydrant

3. mail box

4. bench 

Thanks in advance!

 

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Posted by NVSRR on Friday, September 3, 2021 1:14 PM

Just go to Walters and type those into the search box.  Wide selection appears 

 

shane

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Posted by doctorwayne on Saturday, September 4, 2021 10:11 PM

Shane's suggestion for Walthers is good for the hydrants, mail boxes and benches, but you can make your own sidewalks using .060" sheet styrene. 
Simply cut it to the width and length you want, then use a knife to scribe-in the expansion joints - one pass with the cutting edge and one pass with the back of the blade.
You can get it from Evergreen, but I buy mine from a local plastics supplier in 4'x8' sheets...

...and you can also create curved sidewalks...

I have lots more roads and sidewalks to build, but for the amount needed, the large sheets of styrene are a bargain compared to buying the ready-to-use ones.

Wayne

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