Tall city buildings

You mean like these???

 

Alan

 

Beautiful work Alan!

 

Cesar

I made these using clear plastic shapes, and then painted.  Russ

 

 

We cut some out of matt board and then built a skeleton for support   If you are coming to Trainstock I can give you some or send some home with somebody close by you if your not coming

You may find this background building we do useful, about 32" tall, so it makes a big impression in a small space.

 

 

Ameritown (OGR's company) has put together a very nice kit modeling a six story hotel building, very useful in tight, downtown space restrictions, yet the building is fully three dimensional, rather than a background type building flat.  Looks really nice around other 5 to 8 story buildings.

 

Paul Fischer

You mentioned inexpensive and not superdetailed.  

 

If you has access to a color printer, you could print up a pattern: brick wall with windows, then repeat it and print mul.tiple copies.  Glue it to foamboard, etc.  It would be cheap and from even three feet or more away look very good.  I used the technique on several buildings on my layout - none over three stories but it would work on any height.

ChiloquinRuss, in that photo you posted, is that an el structure in the background?

Do you have more photos of that layout?

It looks awesome!

 

I cannot think of a better source for information that will directly address what you want to do than leavingtracks-Alan (first post after yours). At the risk of offering his help without first consulting with him, I can assure you that if he has five of 10 minutes to spend on the phone with you, you will know exactly how to accomplish your objective.

 

Alan's layout is breath-taking, and his buildings and skyscrapers are simply magnificent. That having been said, each story of how Alan built each of his skyscrapers is just as impressive as the building themselves. His imagination to select the materials he used, and their sources, are inspiring. Better yet, once you learn his approach, you can apply it to other structures and enhancements for your layout.

 

If I were you, I would email him and try to arrange for a telephone conversation with him at a mutually convenient time.

 

Good luck!

 

Alex

Alex, I also agree with you post above reguarding a contact with Alan. His "City scape is as nice as any I have ever seen.

Cesar, Alex, and Bill...thank you very much for your kind words...they mean very much to me!!

 

Alan

alan, any chance you can post a few close-ups if the upper parts (i.e. top third or so) of your skyscrapers. I am looking for some ideas to make the upper parts of some square hi-rise buildings look a little different from each other. I model the 50s so modern wouldn't really work but your stuff looks so creative that it might give me a few new ideas. thank you.

jerrman

Hi Jerrman....I will try to take a few and post them.  Most of my buildings range from the 1930's on up to more modern....perhaps around the 1990's.

 

Thanks!

Alan

Thanks all, for the great suggestions.
The OGR Forum is always the place to go to get answers!
Happy Thanksgiving !!

Chipset - the only other el picture I could find in stash.  Russ

 

The layout is the o scale club layout in Pleasanton Calif.

http://www.accrs.org/

That looks so awesome Russ!

Pardon the crude illustration but here goes.  Russ