Buying ready made model railroad shops is expensive. So much so, many model railway owners end up making their own shops out of cardboard, glue, colored paper and pencils.
The problem with this approach if they do not look particularly nice, and most do not look remotely authentic.
Thankfully, there is a way to buy and make your own model railroad shops. All you need to know is who sells them, and how to buy and assemble them.
Buying model railroad shops on the Internet -- Look for online model railway building suppliers that sell printable models.
Most of the suppliers that do have many different designs in stock, and sell every model railroad shop you will need.
Before you make a purchase, however, do make sure you compare shops from several suppliers as designs do vary markedly between suppliers.
Downloading your model railroad shops -- Once you have made your purchases, either from one online shop or several, you can download them to your computer, to a mobile phone, a tablet, an external hard drive or a USB stick.
The only thing you need to be sure of is that the PDF file of the shops is securely saved, so that it can be accessed every time you want to print out a new shop.
Assembling your own railroad shops -- Assembling the cardboard model railroad background buildings you buy on the Internet is also very easy, and only requires a few supplies.
You will need paper to print the shop design onto, cardboard to glue the paper to and scissors to cut around the design once it is dry. You will also need popsicle sticks or balsa wood in order to make the frame of each shop slightly more sturdy before you place it on your model railway.
