A few photos of the Clever Models kits I've put together..
The kits are all cardstock, and most come in HO, S and O, with a few in N. These are the S scale versions. Once you buy and download them you can make as many as you wish. The house kit has several different siding and roof colors, along with the optional "distressed" parts. I print them out on an inkjet printer with 67 lb stock, glue together with white glue and glue stick.
They take a little time, but probably much less time (and a lot less $) than craftsman kits.
Brady
this model...
looks a lot like one of the little "alley houses" I am modeling in my Galveston residential district. The old section of Galveston has larger better houses facing the street and small houses- many originally servants' quarters- on the alley.
I would probably want to reinforce with wood or styrene inside aand add some non-paper detail parts.
Good find. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for posting Brady. Well done.
I love paper models of building and especially Clever Models kits. I plan to use paper model buildings almost exclusivey on my next model railroad. One nice thing about them is that they are easdy to modify and kitbash both by traditional means and by using a photo editing program.
Paper models are also easy to rescale. I am in N scale. Clever Models does not currently offer all their models in N scale. No problem, I buy the HO models and rescale them to N when printing.
Their DVD collections are a real bargain. but a lot of models have been added to the line since the disks were developed. There are also some models on disk that are not available by download.
Narrow gaugers should look at their Critters & Cars DVD.
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.
leighant this model... I would probably want to reinforce with wood or styrene inside aand add some non-paper detail parts. Good find. Thanks for sharing.
I have some cardboard (or heavy cardstock) structures that were build in the 60's by my father and I and have been on layouts ever since. No styrene or wood, just the cardboard gussets that came with them.
(OK, I know it's a crappy photo -- I took it!)
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"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." -- Henry Ford
Ihave also done the houses, and I really like them. I was inpressed with all the layers they give you tar paper, the old asphalt sideing that looked like brick. I just add my own wood stairs and railings and you can put them right up in the foreground. I do give them a good spray of dullcote before i even start to cut them out, helps seal the the paper.