scroll saw material for holiday train

[JRay8]

i am going to build houses for my holiday train layout. i am kicking around using 1/8 inch baltic birch or 1/8 inch hard board. which will cut cleaner on the scroll saw?

 

[paintspill]

baltic birch for sure. hardboard always ends up looking like you made it out of scraps. with the birch ply you have 2 good sides. that would be my first choice

 

[Fibonacci]

Hardboard tears out pretty badly on the bottom. If you plan on putting that side in, you should be okay.

I would still recommend the baltic birch. In my experience (reasonably limited), hardboard seems to dull blades quite a bit faster than the birch ply or solid wood.