Buildings by ?

[chinbeard]

Does anyone know who makes these buildings and where I might order some ?

[cteno4]

No other name on the box? Can you post a picture of the actual kit?

 

Jeff

[bill937ca]

Old T scale?

[katoftw]

I've seen them before online in pics and convos. From memory they were from the 90s. Not available now.

[railsquid]

Made by Takara (pre-Tomy merger). Can sometimes be found on Yahoo Auctions etc. The structures seem basically N scale and make nice background fillers.

[chinbeard]

No other name on the box? Can you post a picture of the actual kit?

 

Jeff

Sorry I saw these and some others on a Japanese blog, the translation was non-sense. It shows some lovely stuff,

[railsquid]

As always, if you post a link to the source, someone may be able to provide a better translation...

[Kabutoni]

Sorry I saw these and some others on a Japanese blog, the translation was non-sense. It shows some lovely stuff,

 

These buildings come from the first edition of the 'ALWAYS Sanchōme no Yūhi'  (ALWAYS三丁目の夕日)series as commissioned by 'Nihon Terebi Sābisu'. The building on the left is a tobacco shop, ran by an old sassy lady and the building on the right is a dagashi (candy) shop owned by one of the protagonists (Ryunosuke Chagawa). I always forget about this movie, but it's one of my favourites and a modern classic in regards to the shōwa boom of about a decade ago.

[Pspiropoulos]

Try this site. They produce both pdf versions of many buildings that can be downloaded, or laser cut if you live in Asia. I purchased and downloaded pdf versions and they are very good quality. And a great variety of structures. http://paperstructure.web.fc2.com/Download/download_TOP.html. I would use google chrome as it translates (quality varies but enough to complete an order). 

Edited February 24, 2017 by Pspiropoulos