These 13 old wild west model buildings are extremely quick and easy to download, print and build. If you are using them for your model railroad, then adjusting the print size to the right scale takes only seconds (see below for details). They can also be easily adapted as buildings for a country town scene from the 1930’s or possibly the 1950’s. It’s easy to download the printable paper models and construct them into a wild western town scene using cardstock, or recycle card from old cereal boxes.
How to Make the Old Wild Western Town Paper Models
Easy and Fun! You just glue the printed-out plans to cardboard (e.g. a used cornflake box can be recycled for this purpose), or you could glue the paper plans to corflute or foam board (you decide). Use a sharp Xacto craft knife to cut the plans out ready for sticking together with adhesive. Super glue or clear craft glue works well. The whole process is surprisingly simple and these scale models of Old Wild West buildings are super strong and realistic when built.
The plans for these paper models also include ideas for adding a porch and steps to these old wild west buildings. These are easily made from balsa wood or popsicle sticks (about $2 from a discount store). This will add even more character these old western town buildings. Details on how to construct the printable plans to HO scale / OO gauge / or N scale is explained below.
How to Download and Print the Printable Paper Model Plans
At the checkout you will be asked to select the size you want your downloaded plans to be. OO HO scale is the most popular scale, and if you select this option the PDF paper plans can be printed same size if you model in OO gauge. Many HO scale modelers print the plans to OO scale and some reduce the printed size to 87% to more closely resemble HO scale sizing. Adjusting the print settings on a home printer is easy. For rail modelers constructing their railroad layout to N scale they just select N scale at the checkout and can then access the plans for the PDF paper models in N scale.
After completing your purchase you will be directed to your download page. The paper plans are PDF files so they are very quick and simple to download. You have the option to save them on your computer hard drive or on a disk or memory stick. The good thing about it is that by saving the files you can print out multiple copies without needing to purchase a second download of each wild western building you purchase. You can build as many of these old wild west buildings as you want. You can even adapt them for a more modern small town scene. That is what makes these paper printable models so versatile and such good value for money.
Print as many copies of these old wild west buildings as you like*.
*There is no limit to how many copies of the paper models you print. The only condition is that the copies you print must be for your personal & private (non-commercial) use.
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