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Who wants a FREE storefront model?!? AND MORE!!

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Who wants a FREE storefront model?!? AND MORE!!
Posted by orsonroy on Thursday, March 8, 2007 3:09 PM

Well, in cardstock anyway:

http://www.illinoishistory.gov/ps/construct_mainstreet.htm

There are three on the site right now, and they're promising more. There's also three B&W fronts to color yourself, as well as eight that they've colored as an example of restoration color matches.

They're all in HO scale, and the site is promising more in the future. For those REALLY frugal modelers out there, this is a great way to add a few new building to your layout on the cheap. For the rest of us: look at these as at LEAST decent backdrop buildings!

Ray Breyer

Modeling the NKP's Peoria Division, circa 1943

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Posted by cnwfan2 on Thursday, March 8, 2007 3:17 PM
Thanks!!!!! I just printed out a few sheets on one building and it looks very nice.These will come in handy for phase 4 of my layout.It's nice to be able to put something together again.Thank you very much, from a 32 year model railroader!!!!!!!
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Posted by simon1966 on Thursday, March 8, 2007 3:21 PM
What a neat idea.  There are some definite candidates for background buildings here as well as photos for photo murals.  Thanks for the link.

Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum

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Posted by reklein on Thursday, March 8, 2007 3:44 PM
Hey Cool!!  Thanks
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Posted by mikelhh on Thursday, March 8, 2007 4:42 PM

 Great link! Thanks Ray.

 Mike 

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Posted by lvanhen on Thursday, March 8, 2007 9:40 PM

Sign - Ditto [#ditto]

Thanks for the link!Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 9, 2007 7:59 AM

N scalers can also use them if they have a little computer skill.

Adobe Acrobat (not the simple Reader) has a Select Graphic tool that you can copy and paste a graphic area into Paint or another drawing program, then resize.

If you just have the Reader, you could do a Print Screen to Clipboard and paste from there.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Friday, March 9, 2007 8:39 AM

Thanks for this one.  This is a great rainy-day project.  I think I'll build up the whole set, and just set up a portable diorama.  Then, when I take a photo where the background goes off-layout, I'll have something else besides a blue sky board to put up to block the wall.  I can make the diorama longer by making two or three of each building and using the side walls.

Take a look at the "roof" pieces, too.  These would be good roofs to put on a DPM model.

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Posted by loathar on Friday, March 9, 2007 10:24 AM

Those are cool. Thanks! I've seen things like this but they where European looking.

I wonder if you can put those black & white ones into Photoshop and color them?

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Posted by orsonroy on Friday, March 9, 2007 2:05 PM

Hi Guys,

I'm finding more online FREE paper buildings. In fact, there seems to be a snotload of them out there!

http://www.wurlington-bros.com/BuildYour/free.html

Who wants N scale elevated track? Or a 1960s era motel? Or the the Sun Times building? (be sure to check out the stuff they have for sale as well; it's worth it!)

http://www.sticksite.com/house/index.htm

Eight SIMPLE moderl house plans. No detail, but they'd make GREAT plans for scratchbuilders!

http://papertoys.com/

DOZENS of free paper cutouts. Anyone want Wrigley Field? (most are small, and will have to be played with to get to N or HO size)

 

 

 

Ray Breyer

Modeling the NKP's Peoria Division, circa 1943

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