materials for exterior models (Buildings, Houses, and More) - Small foam church

What Are Materials for Exterior Scale Models? 

Materials for exterior scale models are composed of multiple structures, which can be governmental such as city halls and police stations; we also find public buildings such as shopping malls and airports, or private structures like houses (which can be urban or rural), and buildings of different sizes and styles.  

Each building has its key pieces or objects that meet the characteristics of the structure, which makes it very complicated to fabricate each building found on the streets piece by piece. For this reason, we present a list of all the exterior locations for scale models that you can buy here at Panafargo. 

• Farm:

  Made of cardboard, the farm measures 3.5 cm high, 3.3 cm wide, the base of the farm is chipboard, it measures 6.4 cm long, 5.8 cm wide, and it has a wooden tractor 2.5 cm wide and 1.7 cm high with 1 cm wheels made of foam.

   
• Airport:It is a two-story building with different corridors, it has 7 different entrances, and on the top of the roof is the observation tower floor, a bridge under the second floor to get to the side of the airport where the plane is located.

Measurements: 9cm wide, 11cm long, and 7.3cm high. 

• City Hall:

• Country House:

• Medium House:

• Prefabricated Medium House:

• Small House:Two-story house with balconies and beautiful windows. Measurements: Width 3cm, Height 3cm, Length 3.5cm.

 

• Mini House:

• Shopping Mall:Building with 2 floors, it has large windows all around, and entrances on all sides, with one entrance for parking. Trees can also be seen around.Measurements: 6.2cm wide, 8cm long, and 4.3cm high.

 

• Giant Hut:

• School:

• 2-Tower Building:

• L-Shaped Building:

• Giant Building (2 Towers):

• Simple Building:

• Gas Station:

Made of cardstock with highly detailed stone-finish twin towers, where the gas pump is attached. Large roof with decorations and signs of the main gas station brands.Measurements: 5 wide, 9cm long, and 6cm high 

• Police Station:

• Factory:It is a building with large entrances, 2 main ones and one for a warehouse, it is 4 stories high.Measurements: 6.1cm wide, 8.1cm long, and 4.5cm high.

 

• Hospital:

 

• Large Church with High Roof:

Made of cardboard with a foam base, it features a main door, a back door, glass windows with floral designs, and four stained-glass windows with religious images at the back; it has two parts, the taller one measures 6 cm high and 2.1 cm wide, the smaller one measures 2.3 cm high and 2.3 cm wide. 

The complete church measures 4.7 cm wide, 7.7 cm long, the foam base measures 8.3 cm long, and 5.1 cm wide.

 

• Medium Church with Tower:

Made of cardboard with a base of the same material, it has stained-glass windows with religious images and a tower with a stained-glass cross and bells on the sides. The tower measures 6.6 cm high, 1.5 cm wide, and the base measures 6.9 cm long and 4.9 cm wide.

• Fire Station:

What is the History of Scale Model Materials?  

A scale model is a scaled-down representation of an object, construction, or artifact. Depending on the piece, multiple materials are used to add functions, volume, texture, or any appearance that visually approximates the original model.

Its origins date back hundreds of years, primarily used for warfare. Groups of soldiers using a map (which can be considered a model) used pieces representing their troops, enemy troops, settlements, and more. Over time, it has been perfected and transformed into an art, but it is also used in professional fields such as architecture. 

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