| Ravenasri | 29 Jan 2016 3:46 a.m. PST |
Hope someone can help me make up my mind out there.
Looking at getting buildings for my 15mm figs but want nicer buildings & terrin than battlefronts. Being trying to do some research on going either HO or N guage scales but am looking to get some nice up close pics of figures beside buildings or in buildings before I start forking out cash or do I simply go to hell with it and stick with the Battlefront range of buildings or even paperbuildings that are available.
Thanks for help in advance. |
| MajorB | 29 Jan 2016 4:05 a.m. PST |
It is common practice to use buildings that are a slightly smaller scale than the figures. I would therefore recommend N scale – or even smaller. |
| McWong73 | 29 Jan 2016 5:06 a.m. PST |
Wish we could have a sticky function here, as I've mentioned these many many times when this very discussion comes up, but there is a German railway model company called Auhagen that do a wide range of HO and TT scale buildings. But the cool thing is that they do a wide range of 70s and 80s German buildings, as well as ones from early C20th in a scale called HO/TT, which is 1/100 scale.
So it's spot on for 15mm.
Find out more on their website, though you'll need to click on the EN language option. Reasonably priced, and while it's a niche line I know it's sold worldwide (inc down under). Auhagen link:
link Great blog post about using with FoW
link And from the Brothers at War blog
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| McWong73 | 29 Jan 2016 5:15 a.m. PST |
Their building and street accesories range is also worth a look in. They sell things like external aircon units and satellite dishes, which would be a simple addition to the BF range to make them look more in period for TY. |
| gunnerphil | 29 Jan 2016 6:57 a.m. PST |
They look good, thanks for the tip. |
| MajorB | 29 Jan 2016 7:05 a.m. PST |
HO/TT?? I've never heard of such a railway modelling scale. HO is 1/87 and TT is 1/120. No idea how they make either of them to be 1/100. |
| McWong73 | 29 Jan 2016 7:21 a.m. PST |
It's their own house scale for railway buildings, and isn't an actual guage of model railway. On various parts of their website they explain their design philosophy if you're so inclined. Me, I'm just grateful the range is out there. Postage is a bitch to Australia, but there are a couple of EU based ebay sellers who have offered to do a good price on postage for bulk orders. |
| Ravenasri | 29 Jan 2016 8:01 a.m. PST |
Guys thaks for all the info, this has been a great breakthrough.
Though TT did come up in my searches it wasn't what I was after as I want to get as close to the 15mm(1/100) as possibile, i.e. the difference to 1/87 being closer to 1/100 than 1/120 also, the range for TT I was finding wasn't great hence why I put in N guage.
Anyways, all that aside and reading down through the Brothers at war link and then links from inside thase pages too, it's almost like you can mix the HO and TT to a degree.
It seems to be a manufacturer thing like with lots of other companies for other projects am into the same scales can be different sizes which can be really infuriating.
I just want this to look right in the end but that 2nd link you posted McWong was what I had in mind myself to do.
Auhagen now bookmarked, will be buying various kits from these people me thinks.
Big thanks again folks. |
| MajorB | 29 Jan 2016 8:41 a.m. PST |
On various parts of their website they explain their design philosophy if you're so inclined. Oh I see:
"This 1:100 scale is especially popular as a background design for H0 layouts. "
link In other words the idea is that HO railway modellers use the 1/100 models in the backgrund as a form of forced perspective. Not quite sure how they would work with TT scale models though as they'd be a bit on the big side. |
| John Treadaway | 29 Jan 2016 8:55 a.m. PST |
If you're choosy about what buildings you pick, N guage works quite well, especially for big buildings. John T |
| Joerg Bender | 29 Jan 2016 9:16 a.m. PST |
As far as I know TT (1:100 scale) was very popular in the former German Democratic Republic. In the western part of Germany H/0 (1:87) and N (1:160 scale) was and is predominantly used.
Auhagen was located in the former German Democratic Republic. After the reunification of the two Germanys they obviously decided to stay in that now more uncommon TT scale. Probably a smart move! |
| MajorB | 29 Jan 2016 9:31 a.m. PST |
As far as I know TT (1:100 scale) was very popular in the former German Democratic Republic TT for European outline is 1/120 not 1/100. |
| Joerg Bender | 29 Jan 2016 10:26 a.m. PST |
MajorB, you're right.
Auhagen has TT (1:120) AND H0/TT (1:100). |
| McWong73 | 29 Jan 2016 3:01 p.m. PST |
Do a google search for "auhagen 15mm" and there are a bunch of links showing other folks work in getting Auhagen's HO, TT and HO/TT ranges onto the table for 15mm gaming. From what I've seen, Auhagen is widely used in Europe for 15mm gaming. The appeal for me is that they make second half C20th buildings that help making a TY table set up. Though I love my WW2 terrain collection, they never worked for me as suburban Germany circa 85. |
| carne68 | 29 Jan 2016 5:40 p.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 30 Jan 2016 12:57 a.m. PST |
Crazy prices for those German ones. At least with the ones above, you get five buildings, which is much more reasonable. The N scale prices seem to be about the same, if not more, which is rather shocking too, on the German website. |
| McWong73 | 30 Jan 2016 4:55 a.m. PST |
Check out eBay, there are a few sellers with price points below the Auhagen shop.
auction Postage to Australia being the real killer however! |
begins to think about terrain for Team Yankee.
