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Mk2 Canal Side cranes. I have enough cranes now, so I will move on to something different. Printed on Ender3 Mars2/4 and designed in SketchUp

Mk2 Canal Side cranes. I have enough cranes now, so I will move on to something different. Printed on Ender3 Mars2/4 and designed in SketchUp

The story is EssexBrick MR required and ordered 2 cranes that were lightweight, have a long reach and moveable. Mainely for loading/unloading barrels from wagons/canal boats. The truth is I made the 2 green cranes and forgot why I made them and had no space for them!! Designed in SketchUp make (still completely free). Printed on Mars 2/4 and Ender 3. Confused Eddy

The story is EssexBrick MR required and ordered 2 cranes that were lightweight, have a long reach and moveable. Mainely for loading/unloading barrels from wagons/canal boats. The truth is I made the 2 green cranes and forgot why I made them and had no space for them!! Designed in SketchUp make (still completely free). Printed on Mars 2/4 and Ender 3. Confused Eddy

Need quiet a few cranes for my canal side. This first batch of 3 were all 3d printed in different ways to get the best orientation. A mix of FDM & Resin, Ender 3 & Mars 2/4. Designed in SketchUp(2017 Still FREE). They fix on the side of the canal with a dovetail type connector so they can be removed for transportation. Eddyr transportation. Eddy

Need quiet a few cranes for my canal side. This first batch of 3 were all 3d printed in different ways to get the best orientation. A mix of FDM & Resin, Ender 3 & Mars 2/4. Designed in SketchUp(2017 Still FREE). They fix on the side of the canal with a dovetail type connector so they can be removed for transportation. Eddy

Another part of my layout sorted. My dioramas have dowels on the bottom so they just plug into my layout. OO/HO ish everything 3d printed on Mars2/4 and Ender3.

Another part of my layout sorted. My dioramas have dowels on the bottom so they just plug into my layout. OO/HO ish everything 3d printed on Mars2/4 and Ender3.

My first outing at Basildon MRC show. EssexBrick starts at 3.30. Thanks to SP rail for the video. EssexBrick at Basildon MRC

Thanks Kevin. Hopefully on my next outing at Guildford in Jan, everything should be working. Just got to automate the canal barges.

Sorry about that, it was supposed to link to a playlist. Try this one. Realistic walls

This is a quick look at using JMRI and YAAT scripting to automate EssexBrick layout. The video is terrible quality as the layout is pushed up against the garage wall and I cannot film from the front. I have 11 locos and 9 pushers working together. Plus, 4 canal boats. Of the 32 SFY tracks I have used 23 so far, so a bit left for more train action. I have 16 YAAT individual scripts which I have paired up with the pushers, so there should always be 4 trains on the layout moving or about to move. The YAAT scripts, paired with pushers are set as a Timetable and these are arranged into the Master Timetable. This way I can set the order in the Master to suit. Eddy Click on link for video EssexBrick using YAAT

If you fancy a challenge, you can have a look at some of my videos on realistic walls. The videos are a bit dated but still usable. As monkeysarefun said, Blender is another level from SketchUp but if you can master a few techniques it is so satisfying to get a result. Realistic Walls in blender

This is a quick look at using JMRI and YAAT scripting to automate EssexBrick layout. The video is terrible quality as the layout is pushed up against the garage wall and I cannot film from the front. I have 11 locos and 9 pushers working together. Plus, 4 canal boats. Of the 32 SFY tracks I have used 23 so far, so a bit left for more train action. I have 16 YAAT individual scripts which I have paired up with the pushers, so there should always be 4 trains on the layout moving or about to move. The YAAT scripts, paired with pushers are set as a Timetable and these are arranged into the Master Timetable. This way I can set the order in the Master to suit. Eddy Video on my channel

Nearly everything 3d printed. EssexBrick maiden outing at Basildon MRC (UK) this weekend 28/10/23, come and say hello. Cheers Eddy

In my wisdom I decided to accept an invitation to show at Basildon MRC show on the 28th Oct. I have a layout that is not finished and a working canal with one test boat. The first pic is the underside of the boat and the second one is the weighted loco that runs on a track underneath the canal. In the future I will refine the boats but for now these will have to do.

New website under development which is open to everyone. It's work in progress and best viewed on desktop, mobile version to follow. http://www.3drailwaymodeller.org.uk/