Scratch building is the process of building a model from raw materials, rather than building it from a commercial kit, 'kit-bashing' or buying it pre-assembled.
Gough, Ron
Scratch Building 101: The Very Basics
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All of these you can then apply to future things such as scenery, kit bashing, or my favorite, scratch building. I started this by first measuring the area I had and finding out what height I needed. This was a minimum of 32 inches.
I want to do much, much more here. I want to add many step-by-step creative, kit bashing and scratch building projects. Also, step-by-step instruction of repairing and restoring large scale trains, online videos, stories, etc. You can help! ...
If you're working with larger scales, you can scratch build these items if you wish.
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Plastic model kits of building often have brick walls molded into surface and for scratch building there is embossed plastikard available.
Model builder has combined the best of the old scratch building days with new technology to make it much easier to achieve that custom built building look without having to spend countless hours gluing individual pieces together.
This was a time when modelers did a lot of designing and scratch building to create their locomotives. Wartime restrictions had practically eliminated the availability of any kits that were produced.
Free-lance - Modeling that does not closely follow a prototype railroad; Also called "scratch building".
Freight Yard - A group of tracks used for storage of freight cars.
Building Papers : Paper that has been printed to make it look like brickwork, roofing tiles etc. Very useful for scratch building or creating scenic details such as arches etc.
 See also: Scale, Train, Prototype, Layout, Special
  
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