Richie C. posted:Nice work, Mel - a couple of questions, if you don't mind:
1. Where did you source the milled clapboard basswood ?
2. How thick is it ?
3. Did you use an X-Acto knife to cut out the doors and windows ?
4. Did you consider trying to bevel the edges of the walls at 45 degrees ?
1) Northeastern Scale Lumber in Methuen, Massachusetts
2) 1/16-inch thick, available in several clapboard widths
3) I use only single-edge razor blades and a metal ruler
4) Most frame buildings have vertical trim at the exterior corners of the clapboard walls. I purchase stripwood (see above) with a 90-degree angle (1/8-inch width on each side of corner, 1/64-inch thick, 24-inches long) which covers the corners and makes it unnecessary to bevel the clapboard edges. Will post pictures when applied on this model. In cases where there is no trim, I cut a clapboard effect on one of the edges, but no bevel.
MELGAR
