Early 20th century warehouse(s) in 15 mm???

[FifteensAway]

Been hunting about for any suitable 15 mm warehouse(s) - resin or 3D printed (no MDF, please) - without much success.  Something suitable for a backwater port - Central America, Africa, Southeast Asia - so fairly generic.  Wooden or perhaps metal of most use.  Brick too substantial - and definitely not concrete.

And, sure, I know I can scratch build, and will if push comes to shove, but hoping someone might have something already.

So, anyone know if a suitable 15 mm structure is on the market? 

Thanks!

[Rick]

That's odd because I found a 3d printed warehouse on my first try. Of course, I did cheat a little - I put in 'TT gauge' in the search rather than either 15mm or 1/100! 
I find railway models to be superb for 1/76th (ish) gaming and use them a lot. TT gauge should be 1/101 scale but can go down to 1/120 on occasion - but less of a big deal on large warehouses I should imagine.
If you find the results a bit too modern, try putting in 'barn warehouse' for a bit more rustic looking one?

[HerbertTarkel]

I was going to suggest railway type structures, so Rick beat me

[Fred Mills]

Maybe N scale RR items. The Walthers catalogue would be a good starting point.

[FifteensAway]

Rick, the thought on TT gauge is good - though you've confused me: from my first encounter with TT scale in the very early 1970s and the ensuing 50+ years it has always been 1:120 so curious where those other options come into play.  My experience is in the model railroading realm so perhaps there is some other realm???

Fred Mills, model railroading buildings are an option and I did try searching for HO which is a bit larger but might be workable.  But N scale is decidedly too small, considerably.  It has been my modeling scale of choice for railroading since 1968.  Not quite half of 1:100 but close enough.  So, while thanks for the thought, I don't see it working for what I have in mind.

And a clarification on 3D prints, only interested in pre-printed availability since I don't have a printer, don't plan to have one, and don't have a reliable service to use.

But do please keep the ideas coming - even something as simple as photographs of 'backwater' warehouses will be helpful.  Been harder to find than expected.  Time frame circa 1930s.

[HerbertTarkel]

1968 was four years before I was born 

Also the year of the Tet Offensive, and one year before Woodstock. Also one year before seminal movie, “Easy Rider”.

What a time to be alive!

[Rick]

Rick, the thought on TT gauge is good - though you've confused me: from my first encounter with TT scale in the very early 1970s and the ensuing 50+ years it has always been 1:120 so curious where those other options come into play.  My experience is in the model railroading realm so perhaps there is some other realm???

Fred Mills, model railroading buildings are an option and I did try searching for HO which is a bit larger but might be workable.  But N scale is decidedly too small, considerably.  It has been my modeling scale of choice for railroading since 1968.  Not quite half of 1:100 but close enough.  So, while thanks for the thought, I don't see it working for what I have in mind.

And a clarification on 3D prints, only interested in pre-printed availability since I don't have a printer, don't plan to have one, and don't have a reliable service to use.

But do please keep the ideas coming - even something as simple as photographs of 'backwater' warehouses will be helpful.  Been harder to find than expected.  Time frame circa 1930s.

American/Continental TT gauge is 1/120, British TT gauge (Tri-Ang) is 1/101 (point something, basically 1/100) so there can be a little bit of difference if you're going for something smaller, like passengers, cars, etc but for warehouses, the difference shouldn't be too noticeable. TT is definitely a bit more obscure than N, OO or HO but you should be able to find some examples.
Oh and 1968 was 2 years AFTER I was born! 

[Rick]

Hovels do an 'Industrial building' in their 15mm Battleground range - 5B5; brick built, victorian looking ish? Timecast do a largeish barn in their 15mm Western European range, rendered walls but could do for a very rural/colonial style warehouse?
Speaking of Timecast - take a look at their 15mm Vietnam range - you could repurpose the US Army barracks/offices into a small warehouse or adapt the Saigon garage building? They also do a small wooden barn and a garage/workshop with wooden roofs which might work, both in their eastern european buildings range? Beyond that, not sure what to suggest really.

[FifteensAway]

Thanks for the input folks but I think I'm going to have to turn to scratch building: I'm looking to do something along this line but with much simpler lines, model railroading image -


Oh, and I could not find any 15 Western Europe buildings at TimeCast, just Eastern Europe. 

[Rick]

That's interesting - I've seen those types of buildings when I've been looking but only ever in OO, not even close to TT.

Yeah, sorry about that, I think I might have been looking at an old Timecast site, oops.

[gamer Mac]

Is MDF an option? there are a few different ones

[FifteensAway]

Rick, no worries.  In model railroading, N, HO, O, craftsman kits are often made with a lot of roof lines to add 'interest' to the model - so often viewed from well above roof level.  I want much simpler warehouses - though I might include a few 'adds' for interest here and there.

gamer Mac,  I just don't get along with MDF though I know some people, with a fair amount of added effort, can make them look good.  I figure I'll just put that "added effort" into a scratch build.  Oh, and see OP.  But thanks.

[Rick]

About the only places I didn't bother looking were the ACW/Western buildings but most of those warehouses in the picture are weatherboarded, much like ACW or Western buildings. Hovels do a weatherboarded barn and Timecast does one as well as a bigger wagon shed, any of which might be good as a base to convert?

[FifteensAway]

Thanks, Rick.  It looks very much like a scratch build - using clapboard (same as weatherboard - hadn't heard that term before but makes good sense) sheeting and shingle roofing sheeting, both from model railroad sources.  So, now the 'biggest' challenge is creating warehouse doors which means next trip to the model railroad shop I'll be hunting through the HO scale windows and doors to try and find a 'small' door to use.  Or build myself if needed.  Crude will work.  Being a warehouse, may not have many - or any? - windows.

 

[Rick]

Well you certainly used to be able to buy N guage and OO door sets in plastic and not too much bother to shift up or down a guage to get the right size fit. Windows, though, I have only seen as photo-etched kits so I have little experience with those.
Having said that, I wonder if some enterprising printer has thought to do building components/accessories for scratchbuilders? I know a couple of sites used to do something like that for sci-fi so maybe?
I've built buildings out of patterned plastic sheet before now, it's fun but fiddly - I used to buy triangular plastic rod (right angled) to put inside corners as strengtheners and to keep the angle square! You can also get L strips to cover the join on the outside.

Anyway, have fun and be sure to post pics!