[stevedenver]

i have mixed pola and piko, and full size piko with the xmas village small stuff-

all work, but you have to use some sense in mixing and placement-the small ones are great for tight sapces, and can also help with forced perspective whem moved to the back of a scene- i try not to place a pola full size next to a xmas village-unless i wish to emphasize the difference in size-they can be used in transitions between areas quite nicely

they can also give a one horse town town feel as well- i mix these with tom muellas extraorindary g scale 1;24 buildings -

these inexpensive piko xmas village-sized buildings are possibly the best for a tight indoor US layout-they are about 1/3 the size of a pola or piko footprint US flatfront type building-much more shallow in depth as well as narrower and lower -plastic is not as thick or robust but i have had no problems

i happen to think the piko x mas village buildings offer great potential and value with a little add on by you with details and most importantly-paint

 

[stevedenver]

mik very nice indeed

-and your layout demonstrates how wonderful these small buildings are for giving the feel of a town or shop area without the huge area similar full sized offerings would require-

love the trees too-while obviously not final (still bundeld in sack cloth) -the size and overhang gives the feel of many more trees surrounding the town area just by the overhang and enclosed feeling

these small piko buildings are used in a very similar fashion by my local shop-caboose hobbites in a overlapping loop rr-about 8x10-with the feel of an entire town and station as well as a river gorge, mine and tunnel- all in a very compact space, but creating a fell of distance and proportion

-i think disney used the same aspect in the main street and other town areas at both DWorld and Disneyland-all the builidngs there are 75% scale, with the second floors being compressed as well--but they give the feel of the real deal in much less space-