I’ve bought rolls of sheet cork for yard areas. They generally come in rolls of 2’x4’. I get it at Hobby Lobby as there are no Michael’s in our area without driving an hour or more.
On my Trewsville Southern Railroad, I use actual forms (track warrant, switch list, 92-day locomotive inspection, daily locomotive reports) to make my railroad run like the real thing
Some great ideas. I always look for things when I go with my wife to a fabric stores. Found bags of ground walnut shells that make great ballast for a much better price than what you would find at the hobby shop for woodland scenic ballast. Which is ground up walnut shells.
Also a great idea! It may be hard to tell on the video, but one of them is a gold sheet with grain in it, which would be a great representation of those gold colored curtains from the '70s that still haunt my dreams. ;) I also have a different window treatment method I've used that I'll be showing when I finally get to the details video for the tenement.
When in HL or Mich I check out the miniture signs made for celabrations. I may buy them to take apart for indivdual letters or the sign as advertizements (ie:) B-A-R B Q French WAFFELS.
I have a bunch stashed away that I haven't used yet. I'm always a little concerned that it won't stick to the supports well. My aversion to CA is well documented! :)
I didn't think of that, but it's a good idea. I'll have to see how it would look. Someone in my old train club used to use painted sandpaper, but I always thought it looked a little too coarse.
Great info. The chain idea is fantastic. The jewelry section definitely has some good tools as well. Last time I was there I picked up some black batting to be used for background puff trees. There are one or two videos on that here on YT I saw. In the process of making some now.
@@ThePixelDepotLLC I am thinking more for shrubs to break things up and the black is too dark honestly. Sprayed some like grey and brown and then flocked with coarse turf. I think superleaf will give me a better effect. They are very dense. Will try and share some when they are done on my channel.
If scratchbuilding industrial structures a useful material is either mat board or art board. Hobby Lobby sells mat board in sheets. Michael's doesn't. The mat board sheets are 36 x 42 maybe. If you have a laser cutter you can engrave brick patterns. Just be sure to apply a fixative as the brick work is fragile.
@@ThePixelDepotLLC The cheap laser cutters are just that. Cheap. But power output is a lot better and the power and laser modules can be replaced. Another useful tool if you do a lot of scratch building is one of the Cricuts or similiar machines. Not just for cutting for embossing too as I understand it. Add in a 3D printer and it can start to get pretty pricey. I've even seen by videos where people have used them to make gaskets for old cars that aren't available any more. But when I was working we made gaskets with a ball pern hammer.
I found spray can of (automotive) undercoating at Harbor Freight. It makes a great asphalt roof. be sure to shake it up really well and it will come out smooth and provide a relatively thin coating. It takes a while to thoroughly dry and it will always be a bit sensitive to scratching. Great color, a bit brownish black.
Hey Joe, you’re Canadian correct? If I’m correct, I think I recall you’re in Ontario.. Do you hit the Dollar Store or Buck or Two? I find some great moss and foliage there for $4 a bag and also found that they gave tiny gem stones that make for perfect coal, ore and gold at an HO scale level
Although my Nana was from Nova Scotia and I have a number of friends and former work colleagues in Canada, I'm in the US. I did see some black ore at Michael's that I considered. Maybe for the next one. :)
