intrizic Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 Is hobbying with balsa wood looked down upon? Is there many cons? I don't see it very much, or as much as I would expect, it makes me suspicious about some negatives that I am unaware of. Also this question reminds me of Fierce Beer Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 I've used it before but it is soft. Biggest con is durability, easy to shape means it loses shape or breaks easily. Wouldn't say it is looked down upon so much as it is hard to travel safely with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherbert Posted March 4, 2017 Report Share Posted March 4, 2017 ive used balsa wood for both model conversion and a bunch of the terrain in the shop. like VonVikee said its pretty soft, but as long as you baby the model and protect it it will be fine. All of my orc and goblin warmachines are built from balsa wood. I assume your curious about building stuff for your skaven to which i would say go for it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Bass wood comes in allot of the same sizes. It is harder to work with but will be sturdier. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrizic Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Yep, getting models second hands means that sometimes all the bits don't make the trip. It's my first time using balsa wood for this application. Thanks for the feedback guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonVilkee Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Should work, use pins to connect to the metal, super glue does not work well... best luck I had was using elmers glue all (Not school glue) for balsa to balsa. Then applying a smoothed out spot of the elmers where it would meet metal, letting it dry over night, and super gluing the elmers spot to the metal. Prolly work well for plastic as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathonicus Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 What are you making? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrizic Posted March 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 My skaven are all second hand so many pieces didn't make the transition. I am using the balsa to complete larger models. I will need to fabricate some models from scratch as well. And Movement trays, OH MY [big bad swear word]ING GOD MOVEMENT TRAYS......SO MANY RATS I plan on using the bass wood for the movement trays 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMGraham Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Bass wood movement trays are totally the way to go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherbert Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 2 hours ago, JMGraham said: Bass wood movement trays are totally the way to go! agreed, I recently bought some bass wood on Jims recommendation and I will never go back to what I was doing before. its really sturdy and pretty cheap. I wouldnt use it for modeling so stick with balsa wood for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathonicus Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 I am so stoked you are doing 9th age! If you ever want to come over and hobby together, I have a bunch of green stuff work I need to do for my lizardmen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrizic Posted March 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 ok, for the next dimension of movement trays...magnetizing When I want to texture a large piece of terrain I'll often just put the sand and pebbles into a thick paint and use that as the base coat, two birds... Has anyone tried using steel iron shavings like this: https://www.etsy.com/listing/242125491/steel-iron-shavings-filings-cuttings?&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_b-craft_supplies_and_tools-other&utm_custom1=1d0073f1-bf3e-4030-9783-132fa3c90268&gclid=CPDDpeOH69ICFVBhfgodmyUPBg mixed with thick paint, like maybe latex, and painted that as a base coat of the movement tray to get a ferrus layer down for magnets? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrizic Posted March 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 On 3/16/2017 at 0:32 PM, nathonicus said: I am so stoked you are doing 9th age! If you ever want to come over and hobby together, I have a bunch of green stuff work I need to do for my lizardmen. Thank you so much :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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