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Post by Joe Saggese on Jun 21, 2020 22:12:56 GMT
I am building a Korber model that I had sitting in the basement for a while. Before I weather it im going to work on the inside. First thing I did was lay an oak floor using moulding strips I found at home depot.   I stained it with the darkest stain I could find but I am going to try and make it darker than pictured. Im happy with the results but next time im going to rip the wood on the band saw so the flooring is not so wide. I used oak instead of balsa wood because I wanted the wood grain. Just need to dirty and scratch the floor up before I go any further. Im waiting for a self stick picture of a brick wall I'll be using on the inside. I'll post pictures when I get it inside........ |
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Jun 22, 2020 9:24:55 GMT
Looking good. The idea of an interior exposed brick wall is a winner. Where did you order the brick sheets?
Emile
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Post by Joe Saggese on Jun 22, 2020 9:36:57 GMT
Looking good. The idea of an interior exposed brick wall is a winner. Where did you order the brick sheets? Emile I found them on eBay. Self adhesive and I believe I looked up "o scale walls" and it came up in that search.
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Jun 22, 2020 9:56:27 GMT
Looking good. The idea of an interior exposed brick wall is a winner. Where did you order the brick sheets? Emile I found them on eBay. Self adhesive and I believe I looked up "o scale walls" and it came up in that search. Thanks. That’s a tip we all could use. Emile
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Post by harborbelt70 on Jun 22, 2020 11:02:19 GMT
Plastruct also makes textured plastic brick sheets, which are available through Amazon sellers as well as Plastruct itself. They are very realistic but require painting. As far as wood planking is concerned, I have found that there is really no substitute for natural grain that can be finished to highlight its features. Your floor shows the grain just about as good as it gets in O scale and if you have a band saw, cutting that molding into smaller strips is certainly an option. An alternative I have found is a product named “RealWoodPaper” which is effectively extremely thin veneers of wood applied to printable sheets, which can be cut with scissors or even run through a printer. Individually these are not expensive and are easy to work with. This is the color of the letter-sized paper walnut sample, which could pass for dark oak:  I am not doing structures as large as yours and space is at a real premium so I had to think in terms of these sheets rather than solid wood - even balsa or basswood strips. |
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Post by laz57 on Jun 22, 2020 13:16:16 GMT
Looking good JOE! Keep us posted.
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Post by ptc on Jun 22, 2020 13:56:33 GMT
Great work, Joe. Your projects are so interesting to follow.
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Post by Joe Saggese on Jun 22, 2020 22:00:44 GMT
Dropped the phone to many times so now lens is not to good. Anyway the brick wall sheets just came in. Here you s a fast look at them. Im working the nightshift so I won't be able to get to installing it any time soon.   |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2020 22:57:48 GMT
Dropped the phone to many times so now lens is not to good. Anyway the brick wall sheets just came in. Here you s a fast look at them. Im working the nightshift so I won't be able to get to installing it any time soon. THEY LOOK GREAT JOE!! Gary.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2020 22:58:56 GMT
Dropped the phone to many times so now lens is not to good. Anyway the brick wall sheets just came in. Here you s a fast look at them. Im working the nightshift so I won't be able to get to installing it any time soon. THEY LOOK GREAT JOE!! NICE FIND! Gary.
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Post by Country Joe on Jun 23, 2020 19:29:35 GMT
Joe, you are off to a great start on this project. The floor looks great and the brick will make a very nice wall. 👍
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Post by Joe Saggese on Jun 23, 2020 22:13:47 GMT
Thank you guys  |
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Post by Joe Saggese on Jul 7, 2020 19:36:36 GMT
Finished with the inside for now. Came out ok but I don't know if I'll do any more interrior. We'll see.......   |
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Post by Joe Saggese on Jul 7, 2020 19:38:07 GMT
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Post by ptc on Jul 7, 2020 22:24:39 GMT
Good work, Joe.
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