That's really nice ! :) And I also liked your shed a lot ! I myself had the idea to create my sidewalks and roads using "wood carton" and you conforted me in that kind of idea. I will check as well what is the equivalent of "matboard" (as Google told me, instead of "matte board", I don't know) here as it might be better than wood carton. Thank you ! Have a nice day ! :)
You are correct that it is 'matboard'. The same is used for making mats when framing a picture. I will fix that in the description. I think the wood carton (what I guess we call paperboard here - the packaging that food comes in) would be a little thin. I have seen people use it to make structures by adhering printed details to the dies of it.
@@pacificcoastmodelworks1928 Hello Scott ! :) In fact what we call "carton bois" in French or "houtkarton" in Dutch or "Holzpappe" in German (I am from Belgium and those are our 3 official languages here :D ), which litteraly means "wood carton" is a special carton made of 100% wood fiber, a bit more dense and without acid. When you cut or engrave it using a lser it's smells good like burnt wood, whereas usual basic carton smells bad. But I have to confess that finding more technical information about it is not that easy. It's not packaging carton. It can be found relatively easily in thicknesses from 0.6 mm (sold as 0.5 mm) to 3 mm. I have never seen thicker than that but maybe it exists. I think that what you call "paperboard" is just the regular carton we indeed find, among others, in food packaging. But also on the back of some notebooks, or in calendars, ... It's not always easy to find the exact correspondance in other languages, in fact. And, if you want to know eeeeeverything about my life, haha, searching in French on internet is often a pain because for things where English, Dutch or German use only one word (some aggregation of different words (like "Kruiskopschroevendraaier" in Dutch or "Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher" in German ( litterally something like "cross-slot-screws-turner")) like matboard, paperboard, cardboard, and so on ... French translates them into several words and it makes the search on internet getting lost. Anyway, if I want to use matboard, I will ask for the one "used for making mats when framing a picture", as you said. :) Thanks again ! :) Have a nice day.
Great info! BTW (most) of the "plastic" NO TRESPASS, FOR SALE, KEEP OFF THE GRASS, etc. signs available at the Big Box and Dollar stores are styrene and are cheap. Have not used them for concrete slabs, but have used elsewhere I wanted to use styrene. Suggest buying one and trying out your preferred glue/paint/surface treatment first. Tip: Glue/cement/paint adheres better if you give the surface some 'tooth" by roughing it up with a hit from medium grit sandpaper.
I like the concept of using the matte board, but it would seem a little thick for N scale especially curbs. What do you think are there thinner versions?
It does come in a variety of thicknesses. Check at your local art or craft supply store. I'm not sure how durable the thinner board would be. It will invariably get wet. Thanks for watching.
Thanks once again for a stunning tutorial, Scott!
Thank you, Stefan! You've been here since the beginning.
Excellent tutorial!
Thank you, friend.
I am hooked. Learned lots as I am new to the hobby.
Welcome aboard! Greatest hobby in the world.
a very nice video Ilike it nice work .
Thank you very much!
That's really nice ! :) And I also liked your shed a lot ! I myself had the idea to create my sidewalks and roads using "wood carton" and you conforted me in that kind of idea. I will check as well what is the equivalent of "matboard" (as Google told me, instead of "matte board", I don't know) here as it might be better than wood carton. Thank you ! Have a nice day ! :)
You are correct that it is 'matboard'. The same is used for making mats when framing a picture. I will fix that in the description. I think the wood carton (what I guess we call paperboard here - the packaging that food comes in) would be a little thin. I have seen people use it to make structures by adhering printed details to the dies of it.
@@pacificcoastmodelworks1928 Hello Scott ! :) In fact what we call "carton bois" in French or "houtkarton" in Dutch or "Holzpappe" in German (I am from Belgium and those are our 3 official languages here :D ), which litteraly means "wood carton" is a special carton made of 100% wood fiber, a bit more dense and without acid. When you cut or engrave it using a lser it's smells good like burnt wood, whereas usual basic carton smells bad. But I have to confess that finding more technical information about it is not that easy. It's not packaging carton. It can be found relatively easily in thicknesses from 0.6 mm (sold as 0.5 mm) to 3 mm. I have never seen thicker than that but maybe it exists. I think that what you call "paperboard" is just the regular carton we indeed find, among others, in food packaging. But also on the back of some notebooks, or in calendars, ... It's not always easy to find the exact correspondance in other languages, in fact. And, if you want to know eeeeeverything about my life, haha, searching in French on internet is often a pain because for things where English, Dutch or German use only one word (some aggregation of different words (like "Kruiskopschroevendraaier" in Dutch or "Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher" in German ( litterally something like "cross-slot-screws-turner")) like matboard, paperboard, cardboard, and so on ... French translates them into several words and it makes the search on internet getting lost. Anyway, if I want to use matboard, I will ask for the one "used for making mats when framing a picture", as you said. :) Thanks again ! :) Have a nice day.
Nice work and tutorial. I really like your painting and weathering results.
Thank you. If you use the techniques, post up a photo of your results!
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Great info! BTW (most) of the "plastic" NO TRESPASS, FOR SALE, KEEP OFF THE GRASS, etc. signs available at the Big Box and Dollar stores are styrene and are cheap. Have not used them for concrete slabs, but have used elsewhere I wanted to use styrene. Suggest buying one and trying out your preferred glue/paint/surface treatment first. Tip: Glue/cement/paint adheres better if you give the surface some 'tooth" by roughing it up with a hit from medium grit sandpaper.
This is a good point. You can also make acrylic paint will stick to styrene better after using a solvent based primer.
I like the concept of using the matte board, but it would seem a little thick for N scale especially curbs. What do you think are there thinner versions?
It does come in a variety of thicknesses. Check at your local art or craft supply store. I'm not sure how durable the thinner board would be. It will invariably get wet. Thanks for watching.
I use very thin styrene because the thin paper options get messed up when wet. N scale has a few challenges
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Very nice modelling of concrete, by the way.
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