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 Gary: There is a full range of scale lumber available. The usual woods are balsa and basswood (a kind of linden). Also modelers scale 'wood' is available in plastic textured to resemble wood. Additionally most other construction 'materials' are available...ceramic tile, spani***ile, tar paper, wood shingles, metal siding...what have you. Prices charged by the manufacturers, of which there are many, are relatively moderate, at least in my estimation. For example I recently scratch built a 120 foot HO Harriman standard flush deck tressle for about $20 dollars materials cost with lots of scale wood left over. I'd estimate the cost of wood used at about $11. A prepackaged kit to build the same structure might cost $40 to $50. Randy
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