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Hi Liz, Styrene can be purchased at most hobby shops. I have even found some at Hobby Town. A dremel is recommended for custom projects. These aren`t too expensive. I have a cordless and plug in and I like the plug in better,which are cheaper. Dremels are also easy to use. Painting and weathering can also be done to improve box-structures if you aren`t already involved in this endeavor. Yes you can add to existing buildings. There is an article in the Oct.2001 MR magazine that could give you a good idea of what you can do to add on to existing structures. Back issues can be purchased on this site if you don`t have one. Lights can also be installed in your buildings which adds a whole new perspective. Walthers is one of the distributors for lighting products. Interior lights are cheap,street lights cost more,but are affordable if bought a little at a time. Painting is the most effective project you can do to vary the color of structures for realism and weathering. There are also how to books on scratch building structures. Kalmbach publishing have a couple. Building and painting is an artform and results will get better and better the more practice you get. I`ve repainted some of my earlier jobs because I got better and then wasn`t satisfied with earlier results. Layers of paint is one of the good ways to get the results your after. You`ll love this part of model railroading,nothing like seeing one of your masterpieces on a layout! Have fun, Gerald
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