AVBCW buildings

[ciaphas]

Hi, i was wondering what buildings people were using in their AVBCW games

cheers
jon

[toxicpixie]

A variety of printed paper ones, some already in N scale or 10mm-ish, some resized in Paint then printed. Some ruins from other scales up or down, as once it's knocked down into rubble it doens't really look different, and some bought from various places bits & bobs like TimeCast & Pendraken/Minibits

[Hertsblue]

Surely you could use anything that's vaguely British? There are loads of card buildings available for the price of printing paper and stout card on the web. This is one of the best IMHI.

http://www.wordsworthmodelrailway.co.uk/townscene.html

[ciaphas]

I have never used card buildings, so I have a few questions

what is the best method to affix these to an mdf base?

do these require further strengthening (or is this personal preference) ?

jon

[Fenton]

Have a look here

http://www.davesgames.net/papercraft/pdf/Paper-Modeling-Guide-DGMPMG01.pdf

The buildings are all fantasy but the free paper modelling guide at the top of the page  is worth a read for getting the basics right

[toxicpixie]

I have never used card buildings, so I have a few questions

what is the best method to affix these to an mdf base?

do these require further strengthening (or is this personal preference) ?

jon

Depends on how sturdy they are and how well glued! I've some on heavy card that don't need any extra reinforcement, and others where match sticks or balsa reinforcement inside would be a great idea, and big tabs on the bottom edges to fold over and glue to a base are necessary.

It's a bit "suck it and see", really - until you find a card weight you're happy with combined with the inherent complexity & stability of the model, you won't really know...

[Orcs]

I use a combination of the card Metcalf Buildings and Kestrel Models in N Gauge.

For the card you can get a fast dring PVA which sets in about 5 mins, I found this really good. THe Metcalf kits seem t be the easiest of card buildings to assemble.  I used colouring pencils to hide the white fold lines on the models


Kestrel Kits are avaliable from load of Railway shops and on line. the site below shows a lot of them. the brick is well detailed and drybrushes easily

http://www.modeltrainsuk.co.uk/kestrel-n-gauge-model-railway-kits-62-c.asp

[Sunray]

Kestrel are very good, I also have some old Graham Farish- with plastic block fillers - they are very tough. 

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hello ciaphas

If you're looking at card buildings, the old Kellogs UK village models are good:-

http://papermau.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/kelloggs-uk-paper-village-church-by-toy.html






Here's a model of the Seaforth Police Station which can be used as any number of other institutions:-

http://www.armadamodels.co.uk/seaglam/police_station/police_station.htm



It's always handy to keep an eye out for the porcelain, resin, plaster, etc little cottages at pound stores etc. For a rural setting they can usually be found at sizes that hover between 6mm and 15mm sizes. Sometimes have a look at the craft areas that have unpainted types.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[Sandinista]

Kestrel for me mainly plus odd bits picked up off ebay and shows. The Square is a good place to visit if he is at a show