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jxtrrx
Member since
January 2005
From: Southern Colorado
752 posts
Cheap Structures
Posted by
jxtrrx
on Sunday, September 25, 2005 4:37 PM
In the "for what it's worth" department...
At this time of year Wal-Mart sells cheap undecorated plaster of paris buildings (for Christmas villages) in their crafts department. ($2.88 each). I have a bunch of them on my layout. They're a little cheesey "as-is," but I cut the base off (I just use a miter saw -- makes a mess but it's easy), and file off the trees, wreaths, misc. unwanted stuff. Although I've done no careful measuring, to my eye they are near HO scale (after the bases are removed), and HO scale people look just right at their doorways.,
Being plaster, they're great to light (no glowing walls), and easy to paint and weather. I get a kick out of 'em. Can't beat a building for under 3-bucks.
-Jack My shareware model railroad inventory software:
http://www.yardofficesoftware.com
My layout photos:
http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a33/jxtrrx/JacksLayout/
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loathar
Member since
August 2004
From: Amish country Tenn.
10,027 posts
Posted by
loathar
on Sunday, September 25, 2005 5:12 PM
Thanks for the tip. Those don't look bad at all.(you know you REALLY should be buying those at an LHS for $20 [:-^])
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AntonioFP45
Member since
December 2003
From: Good ol' USA
9,641 posts
Posted by
AntonioFP45
on Sunday, September 25, 2005 11:11 PM
My wife's cousin uses these types of structures on his layout. He gets them at the Dollar Store and at Wal-Mart during Christmas season. With some weathering they look decent.
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