I had thought that most of the modular brick situation had been
addressed by both the Pine Canyon and the NASG modular building kits,
not to mention another prior series--I've forgotten the name but they
had a hobby shop, drug store, bank building, Woolworths etc. I mixed
those buildings in with some Banta false fronts that he sold as 'the
block' to make a whole small city downtown.
Earlier I had built several of the DPM Ho buildings, and indeed spent
much time in handpainting all the little details. I was also happy to
replace them when the similar Pine Canyon buildings came on the scene.
The big give-away is the size of the people doors!
I don't know what eventually happened to the molds for the NASG project
and I know the project had many twists and turns, but the original idea
of a modular system was a really great idea. I passed on it because on
how limited it's usage had become.
Bob Werre
--- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, Ed
Kozlowsky <soldado7264@...> wrote:
>
> DPM modulars sections can also be useful if you're into brick
structures. By the way, there are plenty of standard gauge locations
that major in wood structures, which in most cases are just as easy to
kitbash as styrene.
Instead of looking for HO buildings to modify I'd look for components
to build S scale buildings. Many hobby shops stock plastic windows
that can be made to work with most S building plans, doors are easy to
build from cardboard or plastic, roofs from paper shingles or paper
roll roofing, etc. Find some simulated brick or metal wall material or
scribe or plank up wooden walls and you are good to go. Building from
you own plans gets you a building exactly suited to your layout's
needs instead of a compromise plus it is probably as fast as trying to
modify something designed for another scale or purpose....DaveBranum
