I am doing a city scene with Victorian type houses on a cliff outside of town. I am building N scale models to get some forced perspective. I have never tried the etched brass type model. I seek hints, warnings and advice.
I have worked with some etched brass detail parts for HO diesels and steam. Train cat has some great tips on working with it. Scroll down the left side for how to. Other than that it is just bend glue and paint like any other material.
Pete
I bought a couple of their building kits years ago, but never got them built.
They are very well done, but I personally do not like them. While closer to scale relief than buildings made from other materials I feel that the shallow textures do not look right. The more exaggerated textures in wood, plastic, or resin look better to me . I found the one I started difficult to paint. It just did not look right.
Strangely many paper/card buildings (printed paper textures look better to me also. Even though they have less real texture.
Etched brass is great for representing steel structures like signal bridges, transmission towers, etc., and for locomotives and railroad cars.
Note this is my personal opinion. Your experience may be different.