Please feel free to join us. You definitely do not need to model in narrow gauge to enjoy this meeting. If you would like more details, please get in touch with me or catch me at the Monday meeting. Indeed, this is a very effective technique to add that old and worn out look to your layout. I have a structure on my layout that was partially burned.
Nothing looks like burned structure better than burned structure.
On my building, I modeled the wood sides and then actually added the studs on the inside of the wall using HO scale 2x4s. I started the fire from the bottom of an inside corner and quickly put it out with a spritz bottle filled with water. The studs burned part way and gave a good effect of a fire that was brought under quick control. This is part two of a continuing series on the techniques of weathering wood models. The first part appeared in the May 2000 issue of the newsletter.