Im building a 1/35 dio of a bombed out house in the ww2 era, and need help on how to make the ballisters for the staircase. If you have any ideas that could help me out I would be great.
Thanks

One thing I've seen is people using RailRoad fences as a 1/35 substitute. Be creative and see if you can find something inthe RR section

get yourself to a model train store and pick up some 'O' scale railings.

Model Railroading works out like this:

HO - 1:87
O - 1:48
G - 1:22

Thanks for your help. You had great ideas. I will go to the RR section and see what I can find.
Thanks again.

I asked my uncle, a master wood carver what he would do. He said buy some round or square tooth picks, if you want some design in them mount them in a drill and sand a matching shape in each one. Sounds like alot of work but may look more accurate. Hope this helped.

mkctanker

Good hobby shops have a series of balsa wood in all different thicknesses and shapes. They usually carry a range of already carved bannisters and items like this. I have a set bought in Panduro hobby near me, and although they are a bigger scale they can be cut to show at least some detail in them.
It could depend on the building also. If it was an elegant house it would need some shaped bannisters but it could be made with just 1mm x 1mm balsa as well.

Try the dollhouse section...

Thanks for all the great tips. I might try the toothpick idea, although it might be alot of work.
but it might be worth all the work in the end. :-)

I just completed a similar project... I'll post pictures of "The Farmhouse" soon as I clean 'em up. I used balso wood for the banister itself, wooden dowels for the stair support post, and as mentioned earlier, I went to the local doll house shop in Dallas (so EMBARRASING with all those old ladies running around!) and purchase some 1:48th scale (or 1:4 inch) staircase ballister rungs. I intenetionally got a little longer version and they look great! Since they are wood, they stain just like the bannister and support post, and the overall effect is really nice. Keep an eye out for this 100% scratchbuilt project.

I'd try to make ONE nice vertical piece (toothpicks sound like a good way to start), and then copy it in resin till I have enough to make a whole ballister.