Nice!

Really good to hear you have found a fellow modeler in your new locale, and what a nice guy too!

Looks like the crews better get to work so the trucks lose that "spit shine" gloss or someone will accuse the CV crews of doing no MOW work at all!

Have you got a spot picked out for the new MOW building?

No location yet.....I want to

Looks great

 Nicely done. The brick work is very realistic.

Horace sez

MOW offices are where they keep the lawn care equipment ...

Horace Fithers

Charlie I wasn't expecting that comment from you

LOL and here all this time I thought MOW offices was where Larry & Curley went to pick up their pay checks.

Naw...

Larry and Curly go to the MOE office.

Horace

OOOH !!

Thanks for clearing that up Horace.

Nuk Nuk Nuk

Oh, Wise Guys, eh?

Oh, Wise Guys, eh?

Wise Guys!

It figures.  Birds of a Fither flock...etc.etc.

Only us stooges!

And now we return you to the

And now we return you to the regularly scheduled blog which is already in progress...

Printed stock buildings, huh?  They look pretty nice in the photos. Is the lack of 3d surface non-obvious in person?

Charlie

Lack of 3d

the brick surface is not really noticable as being "flat" due to the printing. What sells this is the fact that the structure is not flat; you can see the smaller door is inset, and their are corner columns that extend past.   This building is the free download from their website, I'd encourage folks to try it out for themselves.

I didn't notice

Looking at the pictures, I didn't notice it was a cardstock building until I read the text.   Very nice work.

ScaleScenes

They really are nice kits for paper and cardstock. The seawall on my layout is from ScaleScenes. My only reservation was how well they would hold up over time...........fading and the like. As an extra precaution, I spray the finished portions with artists matt sealer, which should help provide some extra UV protection. Here is an excellent example of what can be accomplished with printed cardstock kits.  http://scalescenes.com/southoakroad/

Converting OO to HO scales

 Originally Scalescenes were also produced with HO Modellers in mind, however I believe there was not a great deal of interest, so John now just produces in OO scale.

However, if you print at 87%, using the printer settings on your favoured machine, the printed result will be in HO scale.  

There is a similar conversion for US N Scale, which is different to UK N Scale.  Print at 93% to reduce it to 1:160.

I add 3D details like the grass (real grass seeds and crab grass from the UAE) around the doors and in the roof gutters, so that the eye fools the brain and it looks as though there is some depth rather than just flat paper.  The matt sealer also reduces the shine of the paper.

Whilst only a few of the Scalescenes models are suitable for international use, and then only in selected regions, but you may find something like the quay walls, oil tank farm, etc.  But I know there is a following of UK prototype in Canada and Australia......so enjoy!

Norman

Cardstock structures - references

@Scarpia - not sure if you saw my earlier post:

model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/3402

There is a reference to cardstock design software and Cooder's Place is a free download (may not be the style for your layout unless you are doing the backwoods of Vermont).

Rio Grande Dan has - as I recollect - purchased the software and I am awaiting a post from him on his experience with it.

More card stock Models

Hey folks,

I came across this one the other day they have a little bit more to chose from and more american style buildings.

http://clevermodels.squarespace.com/models-gallery/

Mark

Great fillers

I've done one Clever structure that I bashed into a cabin for the other side of the tracks. They are fun to build. I used foam core to give the building strength and added some facias to give some depth. Once the door frames and window frames are built up a bit they really aren't noticeable as paper structures from 2 or 3 feet.

Going to have to give the matte a try though. Makes sense.

Roy