TTJohn Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Hi Steve what a great idea I wish you every success the size you have chosen of 36 x 15 suits my need very well I would like 1 when you are ready to go to market. Any idea of timing yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
switcher 1 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Just to address a couple of points from the Gnatterbox thread. ...... I'm not sure what he means about bolting together/leaving gaps? Adding carrying handles and such is left to the user. ....... I'm thinking they were refering to being able to carry them by the frame of the box, so perhaps some cut out hand holds on the ends would be suitable(?), just a thought. Edit: Regarding gaps, some members use bridging pieces between boxes, but I don't see that as being any different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steve Purves Posted October 22, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2014 Hi Steve what a great idea I wish you every success the size you have chosen of 36 x 15 suits my need very well I would like 1 when you are ready to go to market. Any idea of timing yet? Hopefully won't be too long now... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTJohn Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Steve could you give me an idea of what the overall height of the proposed box will be? Just thinking about ensuring I can put one into my storage area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
switcher 1 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Just looking through your Apagele thread made me wonder if the module for the fiddle yard is reversable. By that I mean, can it face backwards for the exhibition people, & forwards for the home user(?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steve Purves Posted October 23, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2014 yes, the ends have standard fittings sou you would just need to cut the extra exit hole in the side sheet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted October 23, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2014 If the layout board has ends, there is no need for the FY board to have fully boarded ends - either just an outside frame or a full height but only partial width ( an inch or two ) to provide support for the backboard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted October 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2014 Steve, Do you have any more dimensions available ? Overall height is one, also the height of the baseboard top from the table ? Thanks Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steve Purves Posted October 27, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2014 Hi Stu Overall height is 16 ins. Baseboard is 4.5 ins above floor level. Stece Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof Klyzlr Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Dear RMWebbers, For those who cannot obtain the laser-cut wood versions shown, I'm just going to say 1 word... Foamcore... Happy Modelling,Aim to Improve,Prof Klyzlr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 47137 Posted November 4, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 4, 2014 Two of the 3 ft modules end to end would make for a compact layout with two viewing scenes. If one scene was more shallow (with an artificial back) the fiddle yard could be behind it, and the front fascias would remove the need to make an angled, or angular back scene. Or, one fascia could be blanked off inside to make a very neat display to describe the layout. Do the ends have holes which match at each end, to let the purchaser fit dowels for alignment? - Richard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steve Purves Posted November 4, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 4, 2014 Yes richard. See post 10 for the photo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibuchan Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Hi Steve, Any more news about when these will be available? Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Russ (mines a pint) Posted November 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 11, 2014 Excellent idea - particularly the light construction and end alignment well thought out!Good luck with this venture Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steve Purves Posted November 11, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 11, 2014 Sorry guys, still waiting on the final price! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific231G Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Just looking through your Apagele thread made me wonder if the module for the fiddle yard is reversable. By that I mean, can it face backwards for the exhibition people, & forwards for the home user(?). You may find this useful. http://littorail76.chez.com/modu3000.htm It's in French but I think the details make it fairly self evident. This is a modular proscenium diorama system designed by the Littorail76 club in Dieppe. I've seen these modules and the idea of a series of boxed "sets" does work far better than the usual open type where different scenes are simply butted together. They use a short 400mm long reversed box to separate each scene and there are options for when a longer scene such as a station is needed. I think the lower height of the Boxhorn module should make it more transportable than the rather tall Dieppe design though I think I'd prefer their length of 1metre. For track planning in 00/H0 the extra few inches does seem to make things quite a lot easier. The wider Boxhorn width of sixteen inches also seems more useful for a practical layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Excellent idea. I want one. The edging strip along the front would be an ideal place for a strip of white LEDs to provide illumination. Something like this would be cheap and easy to fit. ebay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium richierich Posted December 22, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2014 I like this concept. Any more news on the sizes available and pricing? I have been looking at Tim's laser cut baseboards for a project. But either have to buy 6x 3' x 1' boards or 2x 4' x 3' boards, and scale the track plan up for the latter! I prefer birch ply to MDF. MDF is a bit of a false economy to my mind (from past experience) because it can warp if it gets damp or disintegrate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steve Purves Posted January 7, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2015 Work on this layout has halted with focus moving to my new 'New Street' inspired layout. An update on details of the boxes are on the new thread in the link. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/93508-essence-of-new-street/page-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubber Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I suggest that if there was such a thing as an industry standard CAD/Cut file format that one could take to, say, a boat yard or furniture factory using laser cutting, there would be good cause for a downloadable programme or series of programmes in the way that John Wiffen can send Building files anywhere on earth. Think..... I want a 'box' file...[see what I did there, teehee...] I browse the online file catalogue and send off the Scottish Laughing Water tokens [money] I receive a download and put it on a USB stick... I take the USB stick to a laser cutting company and Robert is your father's brother! Doug Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siltec Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Thanks David, our ideas run more similar than you think, I was thinking about adding a couple of roads with OHL on this one (a la Dysearth Road) as I keep finding it hard to resist reasonably priced Dapol 86s! not sure what kind of protection we could have on the design, or for its value whether it would be worth it. Will look into it, unless anyone has any off the shelf advice? It is some time since I was into patents and registered designs but from what I can see the best you could possibly get is a registered design. Basically you are making a quick assembly display case much the same as many others. If you think there is something it it worth patenting then see a specialist, but that costs real money. Unless you have aspirations to compete with Ikea then specialising towards the model railway fraternity will probably be you best bet. Obviously it is laser cut which does permit a good bepoke element so best to utilise that. Good luck but the cost of lazer cutters is faling, 3D printing is about to take off. Actually a good time to be a small manufacturing specialist. Selling the plans to those with access to a machine is another option. I think this is what they call the 'knowledge industry'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brookers Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Any more news on these boxes yet? Brookers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steve Purves Posted January 27, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2015 Any more news on these boxes yet? Brookers Yes, seem my other thread in post #45 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siltec Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 A minor point when making something to sell. Make sure that there is no patent on any means of assembly that you are using. Remember James Watt invented the planet and sun system to get around the fact someone had a patent on the crank! Doubt if it was original enough to be patented but those were early days of patent law. What you do not want is someone coming lawyered up after you have gone into production. Happened with a British company making sail boards. US company had a patent on the universal joint between mast and board. Happy ending, they lost. Turned out that a lad had actually fitted the device to an home made board sailed in Poole Harbour. There was a film and a witness. UK patent law requires no prior published data on the patent before patenting (why the crank patent scam would not work today). Some countries though, and I think the US is one, generally work on first patent. Obviously lawyers thought that one up. Back to railways, Frank Hornby protected his Meccano patents vigourously around the world while they still valid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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