Hi everyone, I am looking to populate my new layout with buildings and I need some ideas. So what are your favorites?
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Come on. Someone's got to have building they like!
rattler21 posted:Might want to give some direction. Farm and country buildings? Downtown skyscrapers? Urban houses? Urban retail? Urban office? Heavy industry? Scratch built? Kit? Ready built? John
...toy-like, hi-rail, realistic? Budget? Place-on or permanent? Static or operating?
Cpdaly posted:Hi everyone, I am looking to populate my new layout with buildings and I need some ideas. So what are your favorites?
Why don't you just go for whatever you like, which is available to you and within budget? I've picked up many different structures for model railroads (in different scales) with new kits and inexpensive second-hand items from train shows and "junk shops".
There is plenty to choose from, Woodland Scenics buildings are all good. Lionel has made some great buildings in the past. Lionel's Rico Station is a classic and appears on many layouts. Check out the forum sponsors to see what they have.
If cost is a problem watch the "for sale" forum and save money.
Douglas
Advanced kits.
BTS Orbisonia Station.
BTS Cabin Creek Coal Tipple.
Lionel Grain elevator.
Ertl farm set detailed.
A Walters Cornerstone Kit Krazy Ken's Kar Town.
Small kit from Forum member MWB, Martin
Korber models has a large selection. Roundhouse kit.
They're all good. It's just that some are better than others.....LOL
And, of course, check out the structures from Menards....and though the O scale selection is a fraction of the HO one, you can kit-BASH! the heck out of many of the ready built ones, or boldly build your own kit structures, as many of those above.
