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Hey All!

I'm building some shacks for the fallout wasteland warfare game. I've made some wooden ones but they need a roof still, plus I want to make some that have the corrugated walls also.

Should I buy the Evergreen corrugated plasticard or some corrugated sheets from a craft store. The Craft store variant will need some reinforcing probably with stir sticks or popsicle sticks.

I guess it just boils down to quantity over quality. What would be better to you?

Plasticard is always nice because it will hold up to paint with no problems. If the second stuff is porous you will have to watch how it absorbs paint. When I am making different terrain I try to go for different types of materials so the look is different.

Plasticard Is a lot solider.

If you're on a tight budget, cardboard will be fine.

Plasticard will look better and last longer, but be a lot more expensive.

 Clang wrote:
If you're on a tight budget, cardboard will be fine.

Plasticard will look better and last longer, but be a lot more expensive.

You have to compare the entry costs of each material with how it lasts, however.

I was leaning more towards the plasticard anyway, maybe I'll pick up both, since the craft stuff is super cheap. Thanks for the replies everyone!