Thimble Hall Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I am finding difficulty locating stuff in 1/24 the scale, by stuff I mean,wall papers, base boards, crown moldings and trims all building stuff. I have tried all the places I know but am finding very little , doors and windows are great, as is furniture but the stuff I am looking for is just not there. I presume I am looking in the wrong places, could someone help me please. Oh and a question re lighting, apart from the fittings themselves being smaller than 12 scale is there any difference to the lighting systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I think 1:24 lighting uses bi-pin bulbs instead of screw ins but @Debsrand56 would be better able to answer that question. Try Manchester Woodworks for moulding etc. I think he has a small range of 1:24 trims. You definitely won't find the variety you find in 1:12 scale though. Check out @wormwoodz Fairfield & Deborah's also and if you like their trims, message them re where they got them. I'm sure they would be happy to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonc60 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Some here: http://wood-supplies.com/ Jennifers is really good, I buy from her all the time: https://www.jennifersofwalsall.co.uk/24th-scale.html and also here: http://maplestreet.co.uk/scale-items-c-55.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 Thank you both I will check those out. Samantha , a few minutes ago I was on Stacey's Brickworks in the Uk looking for something and I noticed they had something called color restorer. it states it can help when mortar mix has discolored stone, I wondered if it may help the problem you had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Debsrand56 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 3 hours ago, Jeannine said: apart from the fittings themselves being smaller than 12 scale is there any difference to the lighting systems. I have only used tape wire. In terms of those components (tape wire, eyelets, converter, etc.), we use the same as 1:12 folks, we just need less tape and may have fewer lights. Some of the ready-made 1:24 lights definitely have teeny little screw-in bulbs that are replaceable, (I know, because one of my bulbs came loose one time, and I thought the light was broken.) Manchester Woodworks is definitely good for trim. A lot of other suppliers also have things that work in 1:24; they just don't specifically label them as such. What you want to do when you look at widths is think of how tall they would be in real life--something that's a quarter inch wide would translate to 6" in real life. For Victorian baseboards, that might be fine. You could probably even go a little wider. It just depends on the look you're going for. Oakridge Hobbies has a ton of 1:24 scale wallpapers at a good price. I'd start there, and if you aren't finding what you want, let me know. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Jeannine said: Thank you both I will check those out. Samantha , a few minutes ago I was on Stacey's Brickworks in the Uk looking for something and I noticed they had something called color restorer. it states it can help when mortar mix has discolored stone, I wondered if it may help the problem you had Thanks Jeannine! I'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalesq Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I use a lot of 1:12 scale things in 1:24, but as Debsrand56 said, you have to think in half scale. I've used 1:12 chair rail as 1:24 baseboard, and combined trims to make cornices, or layered trims. I've also cut down larger trim. Many times heavy card stock (paper) will work as trims too. One of the thing I love about half scale is it pushes me to be creative. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 Any tips on siding Actually when I think back, my mothers original Victorian vicarage in England had very high base boards and the crown moldings were deep and carved with fancy corners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxxie2 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I make do with hard ware store balsa wood strips for all kinds of trims. I make or adapt 1:12 scale things sometimes. I have to invent or make my own materials. I print a lot of wallpaper and other kinds of décor on my printer. I don't live anywhere near hobby stores and there isn't a lot online. I have had some luck on ebay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debsrand56 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I used this. As I recall, I needed 5 or 6 sheets of it to do the Fairfield. I used this for the third floor gables, so if you do all siding, you'll need a bit more than I did. It's a good idea to paint the siding first with one coat of paint, then sand before you start applying it. That helps protect the soft wood. The siding I used cuts easily with a utility knife. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 Well there is a coincidence, I have just put that Manchester companies basswood siding on my watch list until I figure out how much. Thank you You know I have realized one thing lately. With any other hobby I have a stash of stuff some of it going back years so often I can first go shopping in my own stash. I haven't done much of that with house building but I am starting to. I figure it to err on the side of too much when ordering anything then by the time I am 80 I may have a good stash!!. I have been buying building stuff just because it may come in handy if I see it cheap so I guess I am already on my way. Deborah do you so mostly 24 scale? I just read a great long topic about stucco but it was quite old, I think I may go and bump it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debsrand56 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 10 minutes ago, Jeannine said: Deborah do you so mostly 24 scale? Yes, although I'm only on my third house (with a couple of room boxes as well), so I'm not as experienced as some of the other half-scale builders. I have learned an enormous amount from this forum. Like Debora (dalesq), I like the challenge of figuring out how to do/make things on my own. On my current build, I am definitely using just wood strips (3/16") for the baseboards, as it's a modern home so wouldn't have fancy woodwork. (And definitely, go for the stash! I am forever finding left-overs from other projects that I can use in my current project.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I had some 1:24 furniture kits that I built, as well as scaling my dolls down to 1:24. When I staged those things in the Fairfields with the furniture room sets I bought from Hobby Builder's Supply, the latter were glaringly too small (measuring showed all those cute manufactured pieces were closer to 1:32 scale); I kept a couple of items (like the shortie case clock) until I get around to replacing them with making my own scaled down, like I went back and did with the rest of the furniture: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 Well it took me a while , most of the afternoon and some of the evening but thanks to you all I now have siding, strip shingles, baseboard, crown molding, lights, patio railings and fancy trims and a little bit of wall paper, so my Fairfield now has a good start. Deborah I looked at your Fairfield , it was wonderful and so I copied you on the shingles, please take it as a compliment. I bought more than I needed of the shingles and the siding so I have a few choices as to how I do it. Thank you again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debsrand56 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Thank you! And no worries, Jeannine. I have received so much inspiration from these forums. It's nice that I can inspire someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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