HO scale cars & stuff

thaddeusthudpucker · 11-21-2007, 08:58 AM

I am going to start doing some card-modeling, not only because it seems like a really cool thing to do at 3 in the morning when i get tired of playing Railroad Tycoon 3, but because the basic premise of it sounds like I can do it on the cheap.

So: I am thinking I want to build stuff in HO scale, since I already have HO scale stuff. And it is a good size when you live in about 96 square feet. What I am most interested in building is train cars, freight and passenger. My media will probably be Manila file folder. I have built a couple truss bridges out of the stuff (and just might do another). i will probably build the carbody out of manila and use pennies (they're cheap :P ) and buy a set of truck and couplers for each car. Unless I figure out an ingenious way otherwise of course...

The point: Anybody have any suggestions as to where to start for some patterns? (I prefer North American-type stuff :P )

What computer software is there that I can design my own stuff?

Any pointers, suggestions, slaps in the face with a tuna are appreciated!!

BARX2 · 11-21-2007, 10:03 AM

Welcome to the fold, as we say. You're right, it's not very expensive, but can be additive!

Here's a link to some very nice HO scale houses.
Downloadseite

Search Google for card models and paper models and you'll find enough to keep you busy for a long, long time.

sakrison · 11-21-2007, 06:05 PM

Model railroad magazines offer scale drawings of freight and pax cars for scratchbuilders. You could scan those, color them in Photoshop, and turn them into kits--for your own use. Copying or scanning and distributing them is verboten.

--David

**RichBohlman** · 11-22-2007, 10:00 AM

Check out Scalescenes.com - Download and print realistic model railway buildings for some free buildings.

They have great models at a really good price.

Also check Model Train Software: Print Your Own! Scenic Details

I've used their software and have some of my projects posted in their photo gallery.

Hope this helps!

PhaseIIIGenesis · 11-22-2007, 06:03 PM

Yeah, the scalescenes' products are nice, easy to build and very realistic.

60103 · 11-26-2007, 10:34 PM

Model railroader used to print articles on building "dollar cars" -- you could buy everything for a dollar. But then MR only cost 50 cents. (1950s). I think there's a book collection of the articles.
You can often find old magazines at train shows or sometimes in hobby shops. The plans are still good, but the price is a lot less.

11-21-2007, 08:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
thaddeusthudpucker Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 7	HO scale cars & stuff I am going to start doing some card-modeling, not only because it seems like a really cool thing to do at 3 in the morning when i get tired of playing Railroad Tycoon 3, but because the basic premise of it sounds like I can do it on the cheap. So: I am thinking I want to build stuff in HO scale, since I already have HO scale stuff. And it is a good size when you live in about 96 square feet. What I am most interested in building is train cars, freight and passenger. My media will probably be Manila file folder. I have built a couple truss bridges out of the stuff (and just might do another). i will probably build the carbody out of manila and use pennies (they're cheap :P ) and buy a set of truck and couplers for each car. Unless I figure out an ingenious way otherwise of course... The point: Anybody have any suggestions as to where to start for some patterns? (I prefer North American-type stuff :P ) What computer software is there that I can design my own stuff? Any pointers, suggestions, slaps in the face with a tuna are appreciated!! __________________ Tell me, is it a sin to have an Amtrak locomotive pulling a freight train? Well its not often a day goes so perfectly to plan now is it? Just this morning I decided I'd go mad, and now, here I am, already, chasing a Chesterfield sofa, across the fields of Prehistoric Earth!!

11-21-2007, 06:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
sakrison Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ripon, Wisconsin USA -- 20 mi from Oshkosh Posts: 412	Model railroad magazines offer scale drawings of freight and pax cars for scratchbuilders. You could scan those, color them in Photoshop, and turn them into kits--for your own use. Copying or scanning and distributing them is verboten. --David __________________ sakrison@charter.net / www.ChasingtheGhostBirds.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge."- Albert Einstein Current Projects: RR Merlin 45 engine @ 1:16.5 scale and 1/72 U-Boat Type VII

11-22-2007, 10:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
RichBohlman Railroad Card Modaler Card Models Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 318	Check out Scalescenes.com - Download and print realistic model railway buildings for some free buildings. They have great models at a really good price. Also check Model Train Software: Print Your Own! Scenic Details I've used their software and have some of my projects posted in their photo gallery. Hope this helps! __________________ - The Power That Served The Nation - The Milwaukee Road The Milwaukee Road Historical Association

11-26-2007, 10:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
60103 Pooh Bah Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,957	Model railroader used to print articles on building "dollar cars" -- you could buy everything for a dollar. But then MR only cost 50 cents. (1950s). I think there's a book collection of the articles. You can often find old magazines at train shows or sometimes in hobby shops. The plans are still good, but the price is a lot less. __________________ David NMRA #010887; NARA #79 Perth & Exeter Railway Company Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway

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11-21-2007, 10:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
BARX2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 576	Welcome to the fold, as we say. You're right, it's not very expensive, but can be additive! Here's a link to some very nice HO scale houses. Downloadseite Search Google for card models and paper models and you'll find enough to keep you busy for a long, long time.

11-22-2007, 06:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
PhaseIIIGenesis Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 13	Yeah, the scalescenes' products are nice, easy to build and very realistic.

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