Cardstock revisited.

[LNEFAN]

I have recently built a few structures and parts of others using textures purchased & downloaded from Clever Models. I've not built a "fully" card stock model though. Rather, I've built substructures of foam core board and clad that with textures, roofing etc. I really like the results! It takes a bit of practice and use of the correct tools (esp. sharp knives and scissors and good metal squares & straight edges) but I liked how things turned out. I built card stock structures in the late 50's and 60' as a young model railroader and it's really fun to return to this rewarding technique with updated materials. Below, I modified an Atlas TT for On30. The deck material is cardstock as is the service shanty. Has anyone else had recent experience with this type of construction?

[BroadwayLion]

Um, Yes, and er No... (What did you expect from a LION!)

I have been using corrugated cardboard with some success as witness these platform roofs. The far end wall did not turn out so well, but not so badly either. I will finish it up and then see what it looks like.

LIONS cannot afford all of the plastic models he will need to build a city, so I am getting serious with the cardboard, and printed paper.

Here is latest station at Prospect Park...

You can see how the corrugated material makes the lattice work of the platform canopy. Of less success is the row of apartment buildings overlooking the platform on the left.  But what the heck, they *are* plain white brick buildings.

Below is a backdrop which I created while standing on the Smith-9th Street platform in Brooklyn...

A fairly successful set of buildings is the backdrop on the Franklin Avenue line.

What I want to build is this head house for the Prospect Park station...

ROAR

[mononguy63]

I've been delving into the world of card construction, mostly because it fits my hobby budget (it's basically free!)

I started with this freebie from Clever Models

Then this station. The brick is a pattern I found online, replicated on the computer, printed out and applied to a cardboard backing with spray adhesive. The man doors are paper images also

I then moved on to trying lapped siding by cutting 3x5 cards into 1/8"-wide strips, again hitting a buildilng side with spray adhesive and applying the strips with a slight overlap

Using techniques learned in the test builds, this is my latest work in progress, built to fit a wedge-shaped lot on my layout. It uses the same 3x5 card strip siding. The trim is all various thicknesses of cardboard and cardstock cut into strips. It's a remarkably robust building

While I obviously still have a long long way to go before I can claim to be a master modeller with this medium, I've found it to be an enjoyable diversion.

Jim

 

[CTValleyRR]

Cardstock and printed sheets is definitely a viable construction medium. I have about a dozen 30+ year-old cardstock models (built from kits) on my layout. Foam core is great, too. Architects and scenic designers have been using it for years. The only issue with these materials is that they don't do fine details well. I would recommend using styrene or strip wood, or even metal castings, for things like railings, pillars, roof details, and so forth.

[0-6-0]

Hello  you guys did a nice job on those.How thick is the card stock? I have some scrap from work that is .022 thick. Is this to thin. I have been making patterns with it. I would like to try and make something out of it.

Mononguy63 what is the building side you a spraying made of ?

Have any of you guys/gals out there made a cardstock building with a open inside?  

 Thanks and have a nice day Frank

[chochowillie]

BroadwayLion

have been using corrugated cardboard with some success as witness these platform roofs

I have a bunch of Chloroplast scrap from a big project plus some I got from a sign shop for free. It works better than regular cardboard and is made of plastic of some sort. Looks just like the paper corrigated  cardboard but it's white and made of plastic. 

Cheers

Dennis