EDDY100 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Hi, started building a small portable freelance industrial layout Called Essex Brick. Its based on a brick works/storage facilities and serviced by rail, road and canal. All buildings will be 3D printed and are all based on how I remember buildings from my youth travelling into London on the Fenchurch line where all the buildings were dirty and well worn. Everything will be covered with plaster to represent concrete and cobbles. Track is flexi track with 3D printed turnouts and turntables. Underneath is another track with locos pulling canal boats around and through the layout. Locos and waggons are freelance, I have googled industrial locos and critters (USA small locos) and all are different so anything goes. I have started on the low relief buildings for the back scene where locos will disappear into to the buildings and onto the the sliding fiddle yard. The sliding fiddle yard has 32 tracks but is quiet shallow so only trains of 3 units can be stored but empty waggons can be picked up if required. Indexing the fiddle yard has worked well on the principle of using stepper drivers and motors used in 3D printers. The layout has been stored in garage overwinter and fiddle yard indexing is still spot on with an accuracy of 80 steps per mm. Control is DCC++, JMRI/CMRI, and Arduinos. Enough waffle som pics attached. Eddy 15 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I love these micro layouts! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multigauge Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Crikey, that's gonna be interesting to watch developments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY100 Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 Got cracking on the base board. Takes a bit of effort to make it look rough I found out air dry clay shrinks a lot but in the end I think it came together??? All the electronics are up and running just got to Sort out all the routes Lighting Make lots of buildings Make lots of figures Locos and bodies Wagons galore ETC ETC I still have lots and lots to do 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY100 Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 Working on the back scene. 11 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barclay Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Looking terrific - how big is it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY100 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Barclay, 1600 x 900 the max size I can fit in my campervan (hopefully). There is scope to add extra boards either side at a later date. Docks and similar always seemed to be surrounded by brick walls so perhaps a high street with trams !! Still lots to do to finish this this board first. I am at present getting the canal boats to run nice and smooth. I am using magnet on magnet and getting a slight juddering and it is just not right. Tried plenty of magnet combos but still not 100%, but i will probably get it acceptable in the end. Hayfield "interesting" good or bad? I am looking for feedback as am not sure if I am on the right track as I can't find many layouts of a similar style. Also I am trying to scratch build everything because it's a challenge. Most structures are 3D printed so no restriction on what I can build just what is in my imagination Eddy 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted August 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 23, 2021 I'd completely forgotten how huge this layout is. Awesome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY100 Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 Finished basic paint job on back scene and tried a test fit and to my surprise it all aligns with the tracks. Still need to add all the extras, signage etc etc. Need a change so going to work on the canal. 8 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY100 Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 Done bit of work on canal. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multigauge Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Looking great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kevin Johnson Posted August 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 31, 2021 Your modelling is very good, I like the different tones and colours of the warehouses and canal sides. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY100 Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 Been trying to get better prints and working on figures. 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY100 Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 Having a go at making own locos and wagons to go with my diy chassis and stay alive wagon. 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY100 Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) Been trying some new techniques with wagon covers. Edited December 21, 2021 by EDDY100 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY100 Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Couple of different loco bodies. 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_holmes Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Fantastic work again Eddy look forward to seeing more of your impressive workmanship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY100 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 What to do with wagon failures. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY100 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 New Small Loco. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY100 Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Few more makes, must paint next. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY100 Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) I don't know if anyone is interested but I have started putting tutorial videos on YouTube to show how easy it is to make the buildings shown on my layout. Video 1 has some dodgy audio but I improved my setup and the others seem ok, audio wise. I use SketchUp Make as it has some great plugins for brickwork and most other textures we use in our modelling. I am open to request if there is a method you would like to see a demo of. My YouTube Ch Eddy Edited February 14, 2022 by EDDY100 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Andrew D Posted February 16, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2022 This is in incredible Eddy. The YouTube content is great for a noob to 3D printing like me. I don’t have a machine myself but a friend does so I have access to one. I’d love to see a demo of how you paint the brickwork etc as you’ve done a cracking job. Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDDY100 Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 Good call Andrew. I will put it on my to do list and get around to making a quick video on my workflow. Like all my modelling it is fairly quick and cheap method. Eddy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyh20 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 What's on you work flow now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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