SEARCH FINESCALE.COM

Enter keywords or a search phrase below:

What scale are Train Buildings?

943 views
5 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
  • Member since
    November 2005
What scale are Train Buildings?
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 5, 2003 2:01 PM
I was thinking of doing a diorama, and one of the local hobby shops have a TON of already built (and fairly cheap) train buildings.

Of course, they are in handy scales like HO, H, N and whatnot.

The boxes didn't give true scale sizes, anyone know?

I was thinking of 1/72 for my 1st diorama.
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 5, 2003 2:44 PM
Z scale is 1/220
N scale is 1/160
HO scale is 1/87
O scale is 1/48
No. 1 scale is 1/32
G scale is 1/22.5

There also live steam trains in 1/16, 1/12 and 1/4 scales.
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, August 5, 2003 2:56 PM
Some HO buildings can 'do' for 1/72-1/76 dioramas. Older houses and buildings, particularly from Europe, would be a good start. People used to be smaller so doors were smaller too. It would not look too strange to combine those buildings with 20th Century armor. I would think more modern buildings would be a no-go.

The alternative is to make your own. You can use railway hobby shop stuff, such as plastic sheets of 'corrugated metal', of 'slates', trees, lamp posts, fences,... I use a product called foam board to create walls. The foam is sandwished between 2 thick sheets of paper. Once you remove the papers, you can 'engrave' the foam with a toothpick or else. Then paint with acrylics.
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 7:50 AM
Cool-

Thanks for the scales, I knew about the foam board (used to build some when I worked for a design firm) but I didn't know about how to paint them.
  • Member since
    June 2003
  • From: Rowland Heights, California
Posted by Duke Maddog on Thursday, August 7, 2003 7:29 PM
There is a rare and hard to find "S" scale in railroading that is 1/72 scale.
  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Thursday, August 7, 2003 7:32 PM
Claymore has it down.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

SEARCH FORUMS
FREE NEWSLETTER
By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy.