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Bruce Country: USA | Posts: 33527 robert goslin Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/19/2021 :  12:01:13 AM     Thanks Thayer, Michael, George, Mike, Frank & Bruce. I always try to add some sort of detail, even to areas that can't readily be seen. It only needs to be basic boxes etc. Michael. The main reason I use a fair bit of balsa is because it's readily available at the local hardware store. For fine detail I will still use basswood, but I can only get that at certain hobby shops or shows. Online it cost a fortune in postage to get things to Australia. I also use coffee stirrer sticks for decking, etc sometimes. A side benefit is, balsa is really cheap. Bruce, I find it excellent for subroofs and bracing, so long as it's thick. Regards Rob My current build. http://railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=53468 Country: Australia | Posts: 2954 robert goslin Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/19/2021 :  12:03:06 AM     Dreaded double post Regards Rob My current build. http://railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=53468 Edited by - robert goslin on 01/19/2021 12:26:11 AM Country: Australia | Posts: 2954 robert goslin Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/20/2021 :  03:48:54 AM     The other half of the subroof is now on. Again just used 5mm thick balsa sheet. And have added some rafter tails to the ground floor overhang And painted them Regards Rob My current build. http://railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=53468 Country: Australia | Posts: 2954 Frank Palmer Fireman Posted - 01/20/2021 :  09:55:35 AM       This will be a proud honorary build. Very nice. Frank Country: USA | Posts: 6164 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 01/20/2021 :  9:06:43 PM       Looking good, Rob! I’ve mainly used balsa for roofs, like what I see you doing. Seems like I never have a problem with it warping. Thank you got the explanation; I forgot about the availability issue. Mike Country: USA | Posts: 7497 BigLars Engineer Premium Member Posted - 01/20/2021 :  9:46:13 PM     Great additions of all the details. They are really bringing the build to life. Country: USA | Posts: 11982 Ensign Engineer Posted - 01/20/2021 :  10:16:11 PM     Rob, it's all looking great, inside & out! Are you going to add some lighting? Greg Country: Canada | Posts: 9163 robert goslin Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/21/2021 :  12:30:16 AM     Thanks Frank. Geoff was certainly an inspiration to many modelers here and around the world. And a very nice bloke. At some stage I'm also going to do a version of his Boat Repair building from the Smugglers Cove layout. I wonder where that ended up. I heard it was headed stateside. Thanks Mike. Of course most of you may not realize that the original structure (Page 1) that Geoff built was actually all made out of balsa. Hand cut Board on board construction. He used balsa a lot. Dan Pickard alerted me to this. Thanks Larry. The O scale stuff really is great for adding a lot of detail. Thanks Greg. Yes, I do intend to add some lighting eventually. Always like yours & Carl's structure lighting. Brings another dimension to the builds. Regards Rob My current build. http://railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=53468 Edited by - robert goslin on 01/21/2021 12:31:15 AM Country: Australia | Posts: 2954 Frank Palmer Fireman Posted - 01/21/2021 :  09:33:54 AM       http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=39593&whichpage=1 A revisit to Smuggler's Cove. Frank Edited by - Frank Palmer on 01/21/2021 09:35:43 AM Country: USA | Posts: 6164 robert goslin Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/23/2021 :  01:11:41 AM     Have got around to starting on the roofing. Starting on the small roof first. Used 1.5mm thick balsa sheet, and added some rafter tails. Then have started on the shingles. I don't really enjoy doing the shingles, but do really like the finished result once painted. The shingles were cut with scissors from card, into strips , then randomly cut some individual ones to break up the uniformity. I usually only do a few strips at a time, then something else, to break the monotony. One side done Regards Rob My current build. http://railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=53468 Country: Australia | Posts: 2954 George D Moderator Premium Member Posted - 01/23/2021 :  08:59:37 AM     Even though you don't like doing shingles, you do good work. George Fly Army Country: USA | Posts: 16948 robert goslin Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/24/2021 :  01:05:22 AM     Thanks George. The previous shingle are not too bad. Need to lift some to make them look a bit loose. Other side is done, and they not as uniform, which is good. Still need to add a ridge cap Will start on some of the doors next, before I tackle the big roof. Regards Rob My current build. http://railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=53468 Country: Australia | Posts: 2954 Frank Palmer Fireman Posted - 01/24/2021 :  09:10:07 AM       One roof down and several more to go. No rest for the weary. 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