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Back with a Back Scene.


Bryn

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Finally some progress on the layout! I've finally got on with trying out CNC cut ply wood, as previously done by Missy on her excellent fiddle yard. The top beam is designed to turn the single sheet back scene into a structural support for the forth coming lighting rig, a sketch of the possible design is shown below. I am very impressed with this machined ply, accurate and a clean cut :good: The above photos show a dry run, tape and airbrush boxes arn't in the final design...

 

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That's very neat Bryn

 

And an impressive cantilever too once completed.

 

How much of it will be a permanent fixture and how much demountable? I am thinking portability as well as access to work on the layout.

 

Good to see CBG back again.

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Thanks Pete,

 

The back scene and top beam will be permanent, what I loose in weight and size I gain in protection. I hope to make the lighting rig removeable, but it depends if I can make a strong enough mount to keep the rig level. If not I'll have to just make it one piece.

 

In short, I'm makin it up as I go along!

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Blimey Bryn, I thought you'd built a combined backscene and cd storage rack there!

 

Currently doodling some ideas for CNC-cut baseboards, so I'm interested to see your backscene/lighting rig ideas. Can I ask where you got the bits made?

 

Andy

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Granted, it looks huge! But it will be hidden in the end behind the rig. I'm half tempted to cut slots in the back scene to make some storage space.

 

I got it done here, delivered to my front door http://cncrouting.co.uk/

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Crikey Bryn, where did you find that spurt of enthusiasm!! :-p

 

Looking good though, makes the layout look tiny!!

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Hi Bryn, this looks excellent! Would it be very rude to ask how much you paid for the CNCing? I'm very tempted to chuck away my own feeble attempts at woodwork and just go down this route ... Its hard to get an idea of whats a reasonable price and whats not though ...

 

Justin

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No change out of a £100 for a 8x4 sheet of birch face 9mm ply, sadly. The quality is worth it IMHO, I would only use it for complex shapes.

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That's not a bad price - an 8x4 sheet of decent ply is the wrong side of £40 anyway, and the time (and swearbox contributions) saved make it worthwhile considering ,especially for awkward shapes. I presume the £100 cost included the ply, or was that just for the machining?

 

Anyway, nice to see you modelling again!

 

Andy

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To make that top beam, the 3 back scene panels and have it posted half way across the country came to £160. Not cheap, but I don't have room for any wood working at the moment. It was quite reasonable in the grand scheme of things.

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Pretty much what I thought - I was quoted "around" £100 (plus VAT) by a company based in London Fields for a single sheet with geometric shapes and cuts all the way through, rather than engraving etc. Should be able to pick it up from there :) £39 (+ VAT) was the quote for the 9mm grade BB ply.

 

As you say Andy, I think its worth it relative to the swear-box contributions! I have in mind a few T-Trak modules (I've found it difficult to cut the small sizes accurately), and also a circular layout Mini-MSW style, if I can find a way to cramm it all on to a single sheet, all the better!

 

Justin

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What type of lighting are you thinking of using? If you go with LEDs the front pelmet could be reduced to suit?

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I've got some miniature tubes to try, designed for under cupboard kitchen lighting. I'll hopefully have some shots of them shortly.

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