Anyone familiar with or have experience using Evan Designs' Model Train software? They claim their Model Builder can create cardstock buildings that are scaleable and customizable. Their Advertiser, Brickyard, Grafitti, Window Designer, Stained Glass Window maker and Sign Creator programs all look promising if they perform as advertised. Anyone with on-hands experience using them? Is it worthwhile to add any of these programs to one's collection of scratch building tools? What are your thoughts, comments, tips and advice?
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I have their advertiser and window maker and love them, I have no experience with the model builder but see some samples on their web site and it looks like they are hosting a trade of designs on another website,
Dave has great support, I think you will be pleased my first product of theirs was Graphic Depot on 3 1/2 floppy for windows 95/98 and i still use it so they have been in busines a long time, must be doing something right.
Jim Warren, Ohio
I have not made any cardstock items but I use it for building foundations, etc. here is a lally column cover that I made using the program.
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Is it worthwhile to add any of these programs to one's collection of scratch building tools? What are your thoughts, comments, tips and advice?
You do not have to make the plunge "blind" you can try a free O gauge building made using Model Builder here:
http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/freebuilding.html
Video showing step by step how the software works is here:
http://evandesignsmodelbuilder.com/tutorials.php
a pretty large gallery (around 200 pics) of customer-built buildings is here:
http://www.modeltrainsoftware....lder-buildings1.html
I have both the sign program and one that does buildings and various brick/stone sidings. Both work well.
I too have used Evan's software. I'm not the most creative guy, but his things do look good. Also, great service, just call if you have a problem. Nice LED selection also.
Ed