100% agree on going paper modeling! Cheaper, faster, no risk of breaking and looks great on the table.
Dave Graffam Models are fantastic too, I have lots of them. I build them on 3/16" foam board for strength and use matte board for the roofs. Very sturdy.
I also make my own with a simple program for making model buildings called Evans Model Builder.
My friend wanted some buildings for his Walking Dead game, here is a simple paper farm house I made:
Only added some simple bass wood for porch pillars.
He then wanted a Police Station for his Walking Dead game which he said was set in Cynthiana, Kentucky. Well I thought rather then just build a generic police station I would build the REAL police department building in Cynthiana:
And with paper model and some wood bits, I did this:
Mounted and terrain
Check out Evans Model Builder here:
link
Once you go this method, you will never go back!
Kim