HO scale furniiture

[ChuckC]

Need some help from scratch builders or "Detailers". I'm looking for HO scale office furniture, ie: desks, file cabinets, chairs. I'm building the new Michigan GERN plant and will have one wall open at the edge of the layout to show inside details. Need office stuff for the girls on the 3 floor. I found 1 desk @ Walthers, but at $6.+ for one desk is a little steep for this Scot. I need about 20 or so work stations. Any help will be appreciated.

[shortliner]

Put in cubicles/work areasWoirk-stations with an occasional head seen walking between two - That way will cut down the actual amounts of furniture needed to be visible. Print suitable cubicles on computer paper, and stick them to plasticard cross shapes There are some kits available from one of the German firms, including lit computer monitors, desks and filing cabinets, and also the naughty secretary/boss scenes from Noch.

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The illuminated monitors are from Busch - these have 7 days to run as I type Item number: 390534645975 or here
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Hope they help

Edit to add - these are home-made in N scale using plastic extrusions or Plastruct shapes, but might provide ideas for HO versions

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[teejay]

I would look at doing a couple of things , Chuck .

1. Go to your nearest office supply store and get some cardstock paper . The stuff I bought is 8 1/2 X 11 and is called 110 lb. paper . I don't know what the the 110 lb means . Get both single edged razor blades ( I buy them in a box of 100 ) and some white glue . If you haven't done this kind of thing , you'll make some mistakes , but the materials are cheap and you just start over again . Making furniture will require tweezers and an opti-visor ....and steady hands .

2. Rather than make all 20 , I would look into placing a couple of mirrors strategically in the room to make it look like numerous desks and chairs ....the old John Allen " parking lot " trick .

T

[Charlie B]

Don't forget MR. Tudball and Mrs. Awiggins.
Charlie

[FiatFan]

And WALLY!

Tom

[shortliner]

BTW, if you go for cubicles, to make some of the ones facing away seem "occupied", put an LED in them below sight-line fo give a glow from a monitor
Kibri also do sets of portable office cabins 1 and 2 stories with steps, if your offices are still under construction

[Sumpter250]

The stuff I bought is 8 1/2 X 11 and is called 110 lb. paper . I don't know what the the 110 lb means
T

http://www.paper-paper.com/weight.html
Might help answer that, if you are interested in knowing.

[teejay]

Geez , after reading " let's end the confusion " , I'm even more confused

T

[tomustang]

Geez , after reading " let's end the confusion " , I'm even more confused

T

T, when I worked in the plastics industry we had many different types of stock that would go into huge cardboard gaylord boxes (several feet big) which they would be based off of strength or "weight", based on the mass/density/volume of plastic a certain galyord would be strong enough to hold it without bursting open. It looks like paper does the same thing

[Sumpter250]

" Who knows what confusion lurks in the minds of men" - - - The "Shwado" knows...

[pacbelt]

Those are some great links! Very helpful!!