"Paper Pre-Printed Paper Buildings--Verdict?" Topic
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| Desert Fox | 20 Jan 2015 1:39 p.m. PST |
Title says it all…. Anyone using pre-painted buildings, any scale? What do you think? I like the option of having some very cool looking cheap and colorful buildings, but how do paper pre-printed buildings hold up to normal gaming wear and tear? Will I be printing and assembling new building for the next game because the first run could not withstand the rigors of gaming (and storage)? How are they to assemble? Easy? Fiddly? I remember trying fit together paper buildings long ago in my youth without much success. I am especially interested in hearing about the smaller scales, 3mm and 6mm. |
| alan L | 20 Jan 2015 4:26 p.m. PST |
I have some 6mm paper buildings which I have been using for some35 years and they have all held up well. Paper buildings, printed on card are in fact quite sturdy, with careful use of course. I have no experience of constructing 3mm but, with care and experience, you should not have any problems with 6mm. I also have cardstock buildings in 10, 20 and 28mm from Paper Terrain and TVAG and recommend them highly. Alan |
 War Artisan  | 21 Jan 2015 3:08 a.m. PST |
Like Alan, I have been using the same cardstock buildings, in 1:300, 1:160 and 25mm, for many years. They have traveled around across half a continent to various conventions and gaming venues with only a few casualties (and those are easily repaired or replaced). It's not really necessary, but they can be made even sturdier by reinforcing the inside. They come in all levels of complexity, but most of the ones produced for wargamers fall on the easy end of the scale. In general, it takes less manual dexterity to do a decent assembly job on a cardstock building than it does to do a decent paint job on a cast building. |
| Ethanjt21 | 21 Jan 2015 9:59 a.m. PST |
I use Dave Graffam Models a lot in 28mm for WW2. I just put the paper on a foamcore backing to give it more dimension. It looks great. If you go to this link you see a two pic of them with my 28s from HAVOC XXX. link link
Photo credit : The Epic Gamer
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