Buildings from the UK

One of my discoveries on my trip to Gaugemaster in the UK last Fall was the line of various buildings and accessories produced in that market.  Despite the 1:148 scale of N Gauge in the UK, I can't find any discernible issues with using these buildings along with normal 1:160 (the reality is, the degree of accuracy of scale seems to vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, from model to model, and depending on the time period).

So here's a quick post of a few neat little buildings I picked up.

 The Hornby Corner Terrace Pub.  Can always use a pub, right?

 Hornby Modern Petrol Station:

Graham Farish "Low Relief Factory"(behind the Petrol Station there!):

 

And this two-story office building from Graham Farish:

The interesting thing about these buildings (which all come in the 'finished state' you see above) is that they are made out of some ceramic type of material.  I'd think it makes it impossible to kit bash these structures, but it does also give them a nice patina as well.  I did find that you'll still need to put a coat of paint on the interior walls to stop light bleed-through if you care about that sort of thing.

Here's a view of how I used a couple of these (plus a scratchbuilt 'false front' 'Michelin' warehouse):

That's it for today! The slow hobby days of summer have struck, so little to talk about on the layout at the moment.