Wednesday 1 February 2017

Bob's Charity Shop Purchase

When Bob came over for a wargame he brought with him 2 new wooden 'toy' buildings that he had found in a local Charity shop.  



The buildings cost £1 each.  They slot together and don't look much until you give them a coat of paint.  They look good with my 25mm S range figures.






The mystery is why the door which you can see in the art work and on the model is upside down! 

6 comments:

  1. I've gone a different route for my S Range Franco Prussian War - I've bought up built German HO model railway kits, quite a big investment but with careful selection they give a very pleasing and consistent look

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  2. Hi I have seen the pictures on your blog and love the buildings. Did a search online to try to find them looked at Faher (?) but couldn't find them.

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  3. Hi. There are a few German makes for HO buildings. They are quite expensive new, but can be found on auction sites. The name you are looking for is probably Faller.

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  4. Mine are all either Vollmer or Kibri. Just search eBay for "Vollmer HO" or "Kibri HO" to avoid all the N gauge ones. Then choose the ones that look 19th Century. I've finished buying them now so there should be less competition!

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  5. I'm not sure if it was clear from my first post I buy them built - this saves the bother of putting them together and can be cheaper than new. Keep a careful eye on the shipping costs as the sellers can be from all over the world

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  6. Hi both, Many thanks for the tips, much appreciated and the correct spelling of the names.

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