Titanius Anglesmith Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Greetings All, It pains me to use the term clapboard, it is another invasive term used by our American cousins that is overtaking our native Weatherboard. Can anyone please point me towards a source for 4mm scale weatherboard sheets? I am aware of the Wills / Peco sheets. I am also aware of the Scalescenes sheets, but unfortunately I do not have access to a printer at the moment. Are there any other suppliers of weatherboarding papers or sheets? Or is there any merit in simply scribing some lines on blank card? Thanks in advance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Try Evergreen, an enormous range of plastic and textured sheets. https://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklist/1000554/0/evergreen_plastics/mfrnest.aspx John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Is clapboard an Americanism? I can recall houses in Sussex being described in that way over 50 years ago. Best wishes Eric 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikcdab Posted March 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2021 The easiest way is to lightly scribe on thin card. I use 1mm card and score it lightly. When painted, the texture is just right. Ian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanius Anglesmith Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 19 hours ago, brossard said: Try Evergreen, an enormous range of plastic and textured sheets. https://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklist/1000554/0/evergreen_plastics/mfrnest.aspx John Thank you you for the link. As you say, their range is extensive! 14 hours ago, ikcdab said: The easiest way is to lightly scribe on thin card. I use 1mm card and score it lightly. When painted, the texture is just right. Ian Thanks for the tip, if I can find a suitable scrap of card I’ll give this a go. 14 hours ago, burgundy said: Is clapboard an Americanism? I can recall houses in Sussex being described in that way over 50 years ago. Best wishes Eric Then I submit to your greater knowledge When I was active on the woodworking forums, all to often I would see terms such as lumber, rabbet or dado displacing their British equivalents. In the woodworking media the American voice is far more ubiquitous than the British. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGO Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 On 04/03/2021 at 18:51, burgundy said: Is clapboard an Americanism? I can recall houses in Sussex being described in that way over 50 years ago. Best wishes Eric I think in the UK we traditionally have gone for shiplap as opposed to clap board but I have no idea if clapboard is the American version of Shiplap or if they are in fact slightly different Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted March 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2021 Anyone got any Faller 612 distressed wood modelling card? From about 1980. If you do, please scan & share! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted March 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2021 11 hours ago, Dava said: Anyone got any Faller 612 distressed wood modelling card? From about 1980. If you do, please scan & share! PM for you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted March 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) The advantage that the Wills clapboard sheets have is that they have joins in the planking and a degree of irregularity, which some of the products of the larger sheet manufacturers don't. It depends on what you want to cover. Is it a modern house or an old barn or goods shed? These two photos from the quayside area of Rye in Sussex show the contrasting looks. The white building looks to have had a modern refit, with few signs of joins, whereas the old surfaces on the warehouses have uneven planking and joins visible. The latter show that you can have butt joints, as you can see where some of the upper doors have been partially boarded in or you can use a vertical timber cover strip, as can be seen on the right hand building. So the relatively small Wills sheets need not be a problem. One way of achieving the clap board look in card is to use a thicker card and rather than score with the blade vertically, cut lightly at an angle, with a nice sharp blade. This allows the edge to lift and create the overlapped look. A nick across a plank every so often can create the joins. Don't cut too deep or the card may bow upwards. If it does make sure that it is curved back flat and braced from behind before you paint it. Edited March 6, 2021 by phil_sutters 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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