Garden Railway Forum

Hi everyone. I want to start a 16mm railway, and I have no experience of anything remotely garden railwayish... Does anyone know how to make good looking buildings (churches cottages etc) easily and cheaply?


Many Thanks,
Woodfields Light Railway

Hi,
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Mike

Lollipop sticks and coffee stirrers

The buildings there are lovely, and a
I am considering.

There is this guy on You tube who has a steep mineral line in 16mm. He build building from Polystyrene packing sheet. These are textured with a soldering iron to make the rough stone look. Last they are painted with exterior masonry paint. Plastic sheet roof or corrugated tin. The windows are 16mm products. This is a very cost effective way of building...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Model-Bu ... en+railway


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Struct ... en+railway

Recommended reading.

Thanks guys

Theses all sound great, but how does some plywood and coffe stirrers survive the four seasons? Is there a way to water proof them? Do I soak them in something to keep them from rotting? Sorry for all this newbie ranting

I don't have a line of my own and hence no builders either, but from visiting other people's lines, it seems that not all buildings are left out all of the time. The more vulnerable ones are brought indoors, space permitting. I should think for wooden buildings a varnish or one of the fence treatments would do the trick, you can get out door stains and varnishes in all manner of colours these days.
Hope this gives you some ideas.
John

Thanks........