I downloaded the Main Street buildings. Then I bought cardstock (250 sheets) in Staples for around $13.00. I tried printing with my HP Ink Jet printer it works fine it makes great buildings.
Doc
Nice cardstock website! Cardstock is an overlooked potential asset for the modeler.
What are your thoughts about using cardstock structures? - from two years ago also fits in nicely with this thread...
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/903355/ShowPost.aspx
Conemaugh Road & Traction circa 1956
Its a great site!! i downloaded the alton tire sales frount just to try seem its big to me on my page it printed up 8 inches long by about 3-1/2 inches tall is that about right for HO???
hobojim
Thanks for sharing, need mor of this.
sleeper
Nice find!M
Good site. I was on it last week downloading a couple buildings that were added recently.
I have a photo program that lets me chose the size of the print. I print HO buildings at 54% or 55% for N Scale. 87/160=.5437
I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.
I don't have a leg to stand on.
dsmith wrote: Hello,I came accross this website of Illinois historic buildings that are scaled to HO size. They are meant to be printed on cardstock, cut out and glued together. They look great, are free to download and the site says there are more to come. If you are into N scale, you might be able to downsize the files by half. I have any of these yet, but I have built a few cardstock buildings and they are a lot of fun, although it does require some patience and dexterity to get them assembled accurately.http://www.illinoishistory.gov/ps/construct_mainstreet.htm
Hello,
I came accross this website of Illinois historic buildings that are scaled to HO size. They are meant to be printed on cardstock, cut out and glued together. They look great, are free to download and the site says there are more to come. If you are into N scale, you might be able to downsize the files by half. I have any of these yet, but I have built a few cardstock buildings and they are a lot of fun, although it does require some patience and dexterity to get them assembled accurately.
http://www.illinoishistory.gov/ps/construct_mainstreet.htm
You also need to look past the surface on these:
They're more period specific than region specific, so they will fit just about anywhere in the country, not just Illinois.
Individual walls can be used for backdrop or backdrop relief modelling.
Then there's the potential for kitbashing (think modular).
This historical society should be commended for these efforts. Their historic buildings will be preserved, in HO scale, all over the country, possibly the world.