Model Builder PC Software for Windows - Make the Buildings You Cannot Buy
Use our paper building software to inexpensively add hundreds of buildings to your layout. For less than the cost of a single typical model train building, Model Builder is the one program you need.
Model Builder runs on Windows 7, 10, and 11
Create your ideal building, or start with one of ours
- Use the 6 projects in our included Project Idea Booklet,
- Start with the included sample buildings,
- Download some building ideas from the 250+ buildings other modelers have uploaded to our new Model Builder Sharing pages,
- Or just start building your structures using the 500 included textures in 34 categories.
Design your building right on the program design screen:
- Choose a brick or siding
- Add some windows and trim
- Choose a roofing material
- Print onto Matte Photo Paper
- Assemble! Our tips for assembling buildings
Design industrial buildings, residences, apartment buildings, track side depots, many other track side structures, your own ideas. Print realistic buildings or backdrops for your model train layout, diorama, war games, and many other miniature scenes..
Watch the design process!
Print Model Buildings in your scale
Choose from the list of common scales, or enter any custom scale you want between 1:10 and 1:480 on the setup screen.
When you open the program items you drop onto the design screen automatically default to your chosen scale
Print your model building ideas and assemble
Model Builder Add-ons
Our Model Builder Add-ons can be easily imported into Model Builder and used to build and design even more building styles.|
Brickyard - 20 brick patterns |
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Graffiti - over 50 graffiti images in all different styles |
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Stained Glass - over 60 stained glass patterns for your windows |
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Sign Creator - over 300 road signs and over 50 railroad signs |
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Or, just use the 500+ realistic Materials in Model Builder to add to your existing structures, or for building interiors and detail work. It's a welcome addition to your scratch-building toolbox
System Requirements: 280MB Hard disc space, minimum 1GB Ram.
Your Model Builder purchase comes with 2 years of free support.
We print all of our paper model designs with an ordinary $70 Inkjet Printer. Epson Photo printers are nice for printing finer details, but definitely not required. And we recommend Matte Photo Paper for the best image quality.
Read more reviews here for our Model Builder Software and other programs!
Customer Reviews
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I’ve been using Model Builder software for almost 15 years and really like it. I bought it mainly for N scale but later went into HO and O scale and used it extensively for those scales. It’s a great piece of software for creating great looking buildings that can be enhanced with further details. Highly recommend it for model railroad and diorama enthusiast. I bought a new computer win11 so I thought I would purchase the version for win11. My old version was for Vista 7. Thanks for a great piece of software for quick and easy card stock buildings and nice selection of LEDs for light effects. Highly recommend.
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It would be very helpful if your proprietary texture files could be color adjusted or given a common format (i.e. JPEG) so the colors could be matched using PhotoShop etc.
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Purchased a software upgrade. Process worked flawlessly. Thank you!
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Very easy to use and understand. I can go from an idea to a completed structure in very little time. Nice way of adding texture and detail to otherwise plain or outdated kits as well. Highly recommend this software!
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I really enjoy using Model Builder. It is versatile and provides accurate detailed printouts. A must have.
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The designs included don’t easily up-scale to 1/24 but I have been able to manipulate them satisfactorily. Not the most intuitive software but the HELP and instructions pretty well show what can be done. I’ve begun a second structure and think it will be another ok addition to the G Scale layout.
Hi Stan thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! Yes, for 1:24 scale, it is hard to fit much on an 8.5 x 11 inch page you can fit into your printer. You could select a larger page size and bring the completed file as a PDF to an office store to print larger sizes. Did you know we have video tutorials here? You have may find them helpful. You can find them at this link: https://evandesignsmodelbuilder.com/tutorials
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Saw this in narrow gauge and short lines. I like card board modelling so bought a copy. Download / payment all straight forward. I've only had a brief look at it so far though. Seems relatively straight forward to use and there are building tutorials included which is good. The interface is a little clunky in places but for a home grown piece of software its pretty good.
If you enjoy building in card (I think there is an awful lot you can do with this) I would recommend.
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No matter the scale, this software will help you create structures at a fraction of the price verses other options.
There is a learning curve to the software and you have to think 3D, but once you have that process in mind, you're set.
The folks over at Evan Designs are awesome, who provide great customer service!
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The designs really help make a project come to life! Will order more in the future for my N-Scale model RR. Thnxs.
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Model Builder is a great product for making model railroad and other mock-ups or finished buildings! It's easy to use and the support provided by Evans Designs is great! Every model railroader should have this in their e-toolbox.
Every time I use it, I find new ways to create more realistic structures.
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