Houses for villages or streets (1 Viewer)

[redsoldiercollector]

Where is a good place to buy inexpensive houses for street or village scenes. I am on a tight budget, but I need something that will fit well with 54mm figures.

 

[theBaron]

One place I would try is WalMart, and the Michael's craft store chain, or similar stores, for lines of Christmas display items. You can find some that are roughly equivalent in scale, and you can also watch for discounts and sales.

Prost!
Brad

 

[redsoldiercollector]

Thank you. That helps. I am thinking of some type of early 19th century scene of marching through a town.

 

[theBaron]

One of the Christmas set lines, it might have been Dept 56, made street surfaces, in either brick or cobblestone, sold in rolls, I forget the lengths. It was a soft, vinyl-like plastic. They also had sections of iron fencing with brick posts, very Victorian-looking, and street lamps, etc. All of it could pass for a street in London, Paris or Berlin around 1900, perfect for a display.

I like the trees and other greenery that those Christmas lines have, too. Much cheaper than some made specifically for dioramas, or for model railroading, and they could be enhanced as the modeler pleases. I've seen things like that most recently at Michael's.

Good hunting, prost!
Brad