Low relief building for the entrance to where the two modules join. 
Was thinking of buying one but the prices are ridiculous, £32.99 from Bachmann. 
2 hours work and some card and plastic. 

Now that really does look good and, apart from the cost of the tooth brushes, almost free.  You could use the tooth brushes for wind turbines ………………………..or even brushing your teeth……….

Thanks peter it turned out better than I expected. 

Looks great 


Ed

Ed said

Looks great 


Ed

From “Post #291,620”, 27th February 2025, 9:41 am

Thanks Ed 

Nice one Grayham. (yeah I'm late, i'm still playing catch up !)

remind me, is this n scale ?  Did you work out a size to scale or just free hand it ? it LOOKS right 

Barchester said

Nice one Grayham. (yeah I'm late, i'm still playing catch up !)

remind me, is this n scale ?  Did you work out a size to scale or just free hand it ? it LOOKS right 

From “Post #291,723”, 8th March 2025, 10:50 am

hi, it’s n scale. 
The box I made it from was the right width and depth, I just chopped it down to get the roof height of about 55 mm. And the width is 135 mm depth 15 mm. I didn’t scale it but it looks right. 

Another low relief building. 

You seem to be finding just the right size carboard boxes for your available spaces Gray 

Hi Ed, I’d rather make something if I can do it myself. The boxes are just random but like you say some are just the right size. 
The prices of some of the buildings are ridiculous from eBay etc. saying that I’ve had some good Metcalfe buildings for under a tenner on my other layout. 

I quite like the Metcalfe offerings, the only problem is you end with the same buildings everyone else has on their layouts.

I've made downloadable kit buildings and retaining walls from the likes of Scalescenes in the past, which are very good, but do require a lot of work, although you can sometimes adapt them to make some variations.

Looking around, there appears to be very little for TT 120 scale at the moment, so I'm not sure what I'll do on my shunting puzzle plank, if I ever get as far as buildings.

 

On a plank you’re better off with low relief I think. I’ve achieved some good results with small boxes and brick paper, and printed out signs I made in word, just got the signs from google and insert into a word document and scale down by eye. I got them printed on a gloss paper ( not photo paper) then backed them onto card and weathered them a bit. 

Ed said

I quite like the Metcalfe offerings, the only problem is you end with the same buildings everyone else has on their layouts.

I've made downloadable kit buildings and retaining walls from the likes of Scalescenes in the past, which are very good, but do require a lot of work, although you can sometimes adapt them to make some variations.

Looking around, there appears to be very little for TT 120 scale at the moment, so I'm not sure what I'll do on my shunting puzzle plank, if I ever get as far as buildings.

 

From “Post #291,815”, 16th March 2025, 4:56 pm

Ed, You can scale down the Scalescenes buildings on your home printer.

Nice buildings Graham.  

Terry

Thanks

col.stephens said

Ed said

I quite like the Metcalfe offerings, the only problem is you end with the same buildings everyone else has on their layouts.

I've made downloadable kit buildings and retaining walls from the likes of Scalescenes in the past, which are very good, but do require a lot of work, although you can sometimes adapt them to make some variations.

Looking around, there appears to be very little for TT 120 scale at the moment, so I'm not sure what I'll do on my shunting puzzle plank, if I ever get as far as buildings.

 

From “Post #291,815”, 16th March 2025, 4:56 pm

Ed, You can scale down the Scalescenes buildings on your home printer.

Nice buildings Graham.  

Terry

From “Post #291,824”, 16th March 2025, 7:47 pm

It's an option Terry, or I might just go for something similar to what Gray does, and find some boxes about the right size.

After all, if it looks right, it is right.


Ed

IMHO there's absolutely no comparison between a Metcalfe building and a well made Scalescenes building……………

For me, the only advantage Metcalfe have over Scalescenes is that they're quick and easy to construct.

Yes, there's a lot of work involved with Scalescenes but worth every hour !  They're also not particularly cheap - the download fee is probably the minor part of the final bill - you then need to add the cost of printing, the cost of card stock, half a girder's worth of scalpel blades and the glue but my word, once done properly and carefully, they're absolute stunners.

Additionally, they're very adaptable, the only limiting factor being one's ability to kit-bash.

Petermac said

IMHO there's absolutely no comparison between a Metcalfe building and a well made Scalescenes building……………

For me, the only advantage Metcalfe have over Scalescenes is that they're quick and easy to construct.

Yes, there's a lot of work involved with Scalescenes but worth every hour !  They're also not particularly cheap - the download fee is probably the minor part of the final bill - you then need to add the cost of printing, the cost of card stock, half a girder's worth of scalpel blades and the glue but my word, once done properly and carefully, they're absolute stunners.

Additionally, they're very adaptable, the only limiting factor being one's ability to kit-bash.

From “Post #291,835”, 17th March 2025, 6:09 pm

Metcalfe buildings are fine if they are towards the back, Near the front, you definitely want Scalescenes. The take some time to build but the outcome is very good and detailed.

Cheers,
Claus

Definitely agree about the cost of printing.

Another low relief project. OO gauge for a shelf layout when I get my new shed. Theme is Eddie Stobart and Royal Mail. Just made from cardboard and printed signs. Probably be about 7/8 feet long. 

The mail.