Brushs Laser Cutting and 3d Printing workbench

[BrushType4]

I've just picked up the book `Bright Underground Spaces; The railway stations of Charles Holden', by David Lawrence, f0r £12 off eBay. Looks like that will be an interesting read too.

 

[BrushType4]

It is important to capture the 1930's look of the steel window frames for Art Deco signal box.

First test cut looks promising.

 

[BrushType4]

Waiting for my customer to sign off the signal box drawings but I couldn't resist cutting out the name plate.

 

[Compton castle]

Superb mate, love Art Deco

 

[BrushType4]

A bit of a cruel close up of my lamp hut building, but the brickwork looks good though. Probably needs a bit of repointing!

 

[BrushType4]

Back to the Southern Signal Box. An isometric view just so I can visualise how I'll put the kit together. Some people use Sketch Up but I don't bother as for my needs I can work with a simple drawing to work out where the parts all link together.



It is actually quite a simple box, the tricky part being the curved sections and effectively hiding the joins. There is a rain water pipe at each end of the Glasshouse section that will hide a join. The Glasshouse will be a separate unit and I'll be using my tried and tested method of using a base to hold the walls square. This base will be larger than the walls of the ground floor, but again I'm fortunate that the render of the building will cover this join.

 

[BrushType4]

Playing around with a fan and vent. Its flat as its laser cut, but I think from 6 feet away it looks ok...

 

[BrushType4]

Been a long while coming but my GER 1865 style Railway station is nearly ready. Pictured in the sunshine this morning.

At the point, no glue has been used.

 

[BrushType4]

The distinctive 1865 brickwork is being added.

 

[Locomodels]

Well what a difference that brickwork makes,it suddenly makes it so three dimensional.
Brilliant.

Paul.

 

[BrushType4]

Certainly starts to bring the building to life.

interior fireplace.

 

[BrushType4]

I'm often asked how to deal with the interlocking corners when painting. They also go on to say that is because they found there is extra work needed to blend them in to get a more realistic finish with laser cut models.

I take a lot of trouble to ensure my building kits use methods of interlocking that for example; take into account the kerf of the laser, and then are cut as accurately as the technology will allow. In most of kits if I can, I utilise the base and roof as jigs to help keep the walls and the corners square. Usually no extra work is needed.

I know that sometime it can still be tricky so I also cut the mortar courses extra deep so if needed, a little rubbing with fine wet and dry paper will square off the corners without rubbing away the engraving.

Before

and after painting.

 

[simond]

Nice, Phil.

I need more practice!

Best
Simon

 

[jonte]

Wow!

 

[BrushType4]

A while ago now @Peter Insole and I went and surveyed some railway buildings in Essex. A very nice day too if I remember correctly. Anyway moving forward several months, I've finally from the photographs and also using the plans downloaded from the GERS, I've produced a representation of Cressing Station.

Again I've made use of the technique to produce angled bricks to faithfully mirror the prototype.

I hope that I'll be able to get some of the columns that were used on Love Lane to finish this off. I also need to add a chimney stack and maybe some extra details to the valence.

 

[BrushType4]

Chimney stack now added.

 

[Overseer]

Phil, looks very nice. One question though, shouldn't the doors be half glazed as in the prototype photo? I would expect waiting rooms to have glazed upper panels so passengers can see out and for light.

 

[BrushType4]

Phil, looks very nice. One question though, shouldn't the doors be half glazed as in the prototype photo? I would expect waiting rooms to have glazed upper panels so passengers can see out and for light.

Yes! I noticed that earlier The kit will allow for glazed or solid doors.

I've noticed a couple other little tweaks I need to do as well....

 

[adrian]

Nice one - the valancing looks spot on as well, although it needs the beading along the middle to break up the slab sided appearance - no doubt in hand. Will you be doing the decorative filigree on the support columns on the laser cutter?

 

[BrushType4]

Nice one - the valancing looks spot on as well, although it needs the beading along the middle to break up the slab sided appearance - no doubt in hand. Will you be doing the decorative filigree on the support columns on the laser cutter?

Not perfect but I think will do....