Anyone who has put together a model railway knows one of the biggest expenses of the whole project is often the low relief model buildings you will need to buy. With many people needing fifty or more buildings to make their railway look authentic, the cost to buy all of those buildings is high.

 

That being said, you can buy realistic low relief model buildings for a very cheap price. You just need to know where to go online to be able to do that, and what you will have to do once you buy them.

 

Make your own low relief model buildings -- The easiest way to buy the low relief model buildings you need is to make them yourself. That does not mean making them from papier mache or wood, however, but instead buying printable buildings that you can print out onto paper,stick to cardboard and then cut around the outline and assemble.

 

How long does it take to make your own buildings? -- Some people will shy away from making their own low relief model buildings as they think it will take too long.

 

In reality, each building does not take more than about 20 minutes to print out, stick to cardboard, wait for it to dry and then cut around it and assemble it. Remember too, you only have to buy each building once, but you can print it out as many times as you like.

 

Are printable low relief model buildings authentic looking? -- These types of buildings have been designed so well, once you put them together and place them on your model railway, they will look just the same as any of the wood or plastic ones you have owned in the past.

 

In fact, they look so authentic, you have to get really close to them to see they are made of just paper and cardboard.