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GRAND OPENING: (Victoria) 'Bridge over the Kitchen Sink'

Posted by Will J , 08 February 2010 - 22:14

Big event today, and in its own small way, well worth the wait!

First, a reminder of what I am trying to recreate, on a shelf, in N gauge:

Victoria Bridge, just south of Arley on the Severn Valley Railway, half an hour by bike from my front door...
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The Corel Draw file has now succesfully found its way into a laser cutter, and produced two main components, the structure from thin ply, and the detail layer from thin card.
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The detail layer was then, carefully, stuck on using thinned PVA... Which seemed immediately to capture some of the character of the structure :)
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The final model will comprise of four of these main structural members, the connecting bits in between will be the next challenge :blink:

And finally, bridging the yawning chasm of the kitchen sink, in the absence of a minature River Severn, some playing with the components.... that and some trains...

First passenger train..
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Viewed from the path from Trimpley Reservoir..
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Freight viewed from the other side of the valley, with some impromptu foliage....
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Right, time to pack away, and finish the washing up!!
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shanks522

08 February 2010 - 22:44
Very impressive, great stuff.

Graham.

nebnoswal

08 February 2010 - 22:47
THat is very impressive, can't wait to see it once it is finished. The more I see of other peoples work with laser cutting and etching the more I want to try for myself.

TomE

08 February 2010 - 22:53
Hi Will

That looks awesome! It's impressive how fine you can get the detail with the laser cutting process.

Tom.

Will J

08 February 2010 - 23:07

TomE, on 08 February 2010 - 23:53 , said:

Hi Will

That looks awesome! It's impressive how fine you can get the detail with the laser cutting process.

Tom.


It seems incredibly useful.. yet another technique to file under 'creative cheating' ;)

The other brilliant thing is that it is so easy to amend the design to 4mm scale, whatever scale takes your fancy,

...I like the idea of a T-gauge one B)

steammad

09 February 2010 - 01:21
that looks great. I use to live in Kidderminster with the SVR right across the road, just down the road from Arley.

are you looking at producing these as I would be interested in obtaining one.:D

great work

Ricky

Mikkel

09 February 2010 - 04:39
This looks fantastic Will, it's clear already now from the kitchen sink photos that some great views will come out of this. As you say the character of the prototype is already there. Would it be rude to ask what the laser cutting of the bridge has cost you?

BTW, I like how you measure distances in biking time :icon_thumbsup2:

cromptonnut

09 February 2010 - 08:41
Very nice. Although I can't see an opportunity for one on my layout, I'm sure that there are many who would consider buying one if it were available.

Pugsley

09 February 2010 - 18:11
Yes, seriously impressive indeed B) B) I need to investigate the potential of this technology a little more, I think.

Will J

09 February 2010 - 20:10
Thanks for all of the kind comments! Next step is to contrive a reasonably accurate representation of the internal framework and bracing. I will try and end up with pieces that interlock reasonably easily in case anybody else fancies building one.

Achieving the side panel has been a big step forward, it has changes from a 'nice idea' into something that I can see working now!!

Will J

09 February 2010 - 21:49

Mikkel, on 09 February 2010 - 05:39 , said:

Would it be rude to ask what the laser cutting of the bridge has cost you?



Not at all, it was free (a case of speaking nicely to somebody with the appropriate machinery!)

Will J

09 February 2010 - 21:51

steammad, on 09 February 2010 - 02:21 , said:

are you looking at producing these as I would be interested in obtaining one.:D


I am sure something could be worked out!Would you be looking at an N gauge one?

steammad

09 February 2010 - 23:59

Will J, on 09 February 2010 - 21:51 , said:

I am sure something could be worked out!Would you be looking at an N gauge one?


hi
yes it would be n gauge please
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