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Work in Alternate Materials

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Various miniature groups have particular types of materials they work with on a regular basis. Styrene sheeting is widely used by railroad modelers.
Model railroad locomotive cab being built from styrene.

An 'In Progress' scratch built locomotive shows its styrene base.

Photo ©2007 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Here a club shows some of the stages in creating a scratch built engine from styrene sheeting. These are skills that are easily adaptable to other miniature areas.

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