iL Dottore Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hi iD, Thank you, I've done everything from the drawing to the laser cutting. One of the drawings for part of the wall section is below. Cheers Tim Bromley North Shunters Bothy with extra door v2 pic TJH01 Copyright Tim Horn copy.jpg Many thanks Tim. Very useful A question though, how do you differentiate between the lines that just need to be etched (e.g. the mortar courses) and those which need to be cut through entirely (e.g. door openings)? iD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Horn Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Many thanks Tim. Very useful A question though, how do you differentiate between the lines that just need to be etched (e.g. the mortar courses) and those which need to be cut through entirely (e.g. door openings)? iD You just choose another colour. The different colours will come up on the laser software and you just tell the software what you want to do with the colours. So black is half cut (mortar courses) and I choose yellow lines to cut through. You have a couple of variables to play with, the speed of the cut and the power of the laser. It takes time to get the cut right, and lots of messing about until the mortar line looks good. Too much laser power will burn too wide, and too much speed will give you thicker lines at the beginning and end of the mortar line. Below is a 7mm wall segment I've been playing with for a commission build. Cheers Tim 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg710 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hi Paul, That's very interesting- what sort of 3D printing did he use? And how many components did he break it down into? I'm currently getting reasonably good with solidworks (just been designing this, for what it's worth-) And whilst I will never pretend to have the patience or the skill to make something like that out of clay, old bits of tube, and whatever other rubbish I can find in the cupboard under the stairs, when it comes to designing it on the computer, I'm a perfectionist and will quite happily spend an hour making sure that a bolt is the right size and in the right place... even though it will just appear as a small dot when it's printed in 1/87 scale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJBambrick Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hi nrg710 I have been badgering my colleague Richard Chetland to post the details of how it was all plotted out in the 3D section of RM web. I will see him at the weekend and pester him more! Cheers .......Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg710 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 There's a 3D section? Doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) I have finished the 3/4 terraced cottages for the awkward corner behind The Brunel Pub. It's OK as a place holder, but I really am not happy with it so will probably bin it when I have time to do something better (which probably won't be until I fit the whole structure to the final location and have the final, true, dimensions for this awkward corner). Anyway, some pictures to amuse you... Forgive the "holiday snap" photography iD Edited January 9, 2014 by iL Dottore 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 10, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2014 I like the ironwork on the gate, veey ornate yet very apt. The house is equally and correctly mundane beside it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alderson.eric.j Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Indeed the gate looks really great. I guess it's in photoetched metal, right ? Also really love the stone paved "street". Is it handcarved ? I use to handcarve my own cobblestone paved streets in Depron foam sheets (quite realistic when painted, and easy to create an uneven surface by rubbing and banging it a bit with an old used toothbrush...) Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJBambrick Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Plastikard Metropolitan Railway structures (photos by David Lane) Timber Met Signalbox. A few of these still survive, at Chorleywood & Great Missenden, The Chesham box had to be built on a brick plinth because of the steep slope of White Hill opposite the station, it also had a sun blind, a feature not often seen. A few wobbly lines on the painting here! I would do this Allan's way now and fit the contrasting parts after painting them. Signal wires still need to be added as well. The handpainted name board would definitely get done on a computer now, but that odd position in front of the door is where the Met put them at the shorter stations. Bit of a gap underneath, and the lamps are a bit overscale, these were all done quite some time ago now. Anybody going to take up the 2014 diorama challenge? 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Hi PJBambrick, I love the signal box, was it constructed from plasticard or card? Not sure if you are aware that I started a Signal box portfolio thread on permanent way......etc in Structures thread for anyone who has built a signal box to contribute to create interest, no pressure :-). cheers Peter A L:. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJBambrick Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Hi Gravy Train All done in laminated plastikard. Thanks, will post a view on the signalbox portfolio thread I also have a photo of Kevin"s Bucks Hill GWR box built by Peter Squibb, so I'll put that in as well. Cheers......Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Indeed the gate looks really great. I guess it's in photoetched metal, right ?... Actually, no. It's from a Faller kit for factory railings and gates. Although it's plastic and very fine the railing are fairly robust (except for the spears which break off easily). iD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Hi Paul, cheers, saw Peter's bucks hill box at York, lovely model, I think Barry Norman was helping out that day too, I remember it well as I was delivering the Coaling tower to Robin Whittle ( Bristol barrow road ) who was placed just behind Bucks Hill, if memory serves me well, the box appeared in the MRJ too ;-) cheers Peter A Leyland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 18, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) A Great Northern (Eastern Region) Shed Office, design influenced by Gravy Train: Edited January 26, 2014 by Stubby47 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) Hi stubby, very nice job on the building there, did you paint the brickwork, most effective? Peter Edited January 19, 2014 by Gravy Train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi folks St Marys GWR 7mm scale cheers Peter 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi stubby, very nice job on the building there, did you paint the brickwork, most effective? Peter Hi Peter, No, I wish I could paint like that. It's Scalescene's Dark Brown Brick paper. Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Indeed the gate looks really great. I guess it's in photoetched metal, right ? Also really love the stone paved "street". Is it handcarved ? I use to handcarve my own cobblestone paved streets in Depron foam sheets (quite realistic when painted, and easy to create an uneven surface by rubbing and banging it a bit with an old used toothbrush...) Eric. Sorry, forgot to answer your second question. The cobblestones are South Eastern Finecast embossed sheet (the SEF sheets are very nicely done, almost or at scale I'd say, but are thin so need a really good support [40thou minimum] if used to clad a building or other structure) iD Edited January 20, 2014 by iL Dottore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Goods Shed in (very dirty) stone hand scribed stonework individually cut and applied tiles about 2 ½ months' work on and off *edit* the odd little green wire in the doorway is the wiring for the office lamp - just tucked in the doorway, but has a hole in the base where it should slip through... Edited January 20, 2014 by freebs 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaman Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Not sure if I have put this up or not. Card and paper construction apart from the windows and wires round the windows. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted January 21, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2014 That's Utterley Butterly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Horn Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) Waltham on the Wolds farm bridge under construction in 7mm, and 4mm, Cheers Tim Edited January 21, 2014 by Tim Horn 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Absolutely smack on Tim - superb ! How did you do the brickwork, it's stunning ? Cheers. Allan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Horn Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Thanks Allan, It's laser cut into MDF with some woodwork to get the angles. I've copied the bridge more or less brick for brick after measuring and photographing it last month. Cheers Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Hi Freebs. Your Goods shed looks superb and hand scribed to boot, you must be well chuffed with the results. cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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