Designing For Laser Cutting

[JimG]

I think it needs several small lights, haven't a clue how to wire it up though

Cynric,

Another method to light an interior might be to bounce a light off a matt, white interior ceiling with a reflector on the light source to prevent direct light from the source. It's a method in film lighting to give a soft, overall illumination with very soft shadows and sometimes easier to achieve than using direct lighting with soft filtering.

Jim.

 

[28ten]

Jim
that might work, because there is a 'room' behind the counter that could house a light.

 

[28ten]

Progress has slowed over the last couple of days with a combination of Easter Holidays and flu type bug courtesy of the kids, fingers crossed it should get moving again later this week, I just hate days when I havent 'done' anything

 

[28ten]

Before I get too carried away with other distractions, I had better get on with this

The brick overlay. there is quite a bit of moulding to add once it has been glued in place, which is the next stage after I have finalised the work around the main door, although as always, I keep making excuses to delay the final glue up

 

[28ten]

The entrance overlay and the new inner section with the logo




I need to get some more small clamps and Gorilla glue before assembly, so it might be time to start some painting experiments, the brick is a yellow/grey colour which will need a bit of thought, but im hoping my Afrika Korps selection will be appropriate.......

 

[28ten]

Mr Ploffy asked about track spacing gauges.... dead simple and they can be customised to any track spacing

 

[28ten]

Its been quiet on the bank front, but yesterday I managed the inital glue up and at 7.oo this morning I primed the inner sides. There is some fine sanding needed and a touch of filler. for anybody painting mdf buildings it is important to get a good coat of primer on to seal the surface, you can then sand any 'fluffy' bits with some very fine sandpaper

 

[28ten]

Glue up has started in earnest, the overlays are on, and I couldnt resist trying the windows the next stage involves making mouldings from odds and ends. The one major hurdle remaining is the parapet with its columns, the success or otherwise of my chair experiments may provide a solution....
One thing I am really pleased with is the flow of the roof from the walls, the combination of 3d CAD and Heyside sticky back plastic seems to have worked

 

[Dog Star]

Copenhagen Fields commemorates some of the builders of the model in the names of the shops.... Bob Essery did a similar thing with buildings and streets around his model of Dewsbury... giving in to public interest Adrian has written about a shop in The Rookery owned by Schrodinger (a quantum mechanics store) and so to the point of this missive.

On the assumption that Martin (see Cynric's photo above) is a member of the Heyside team, then what will happen in this model of a small part of "up north"?

Richard's Departmental Store maybe? What monicker will be emblazoned over the fish and chip shop?

No doubt the usual suspects will join in this small nod to frivolity.

regards, Graham

 

[Dikitriki]

Richard Shops?

There is no Martin in the Heyside Group.

Martins Bank Ltd was a major and innovative player in the UK banking system before being taken over by Barclays in 1969, The grasshopper, a traditional financial sign from Lombard Street was used as Martin's Bank emblem. Though nationwide, its focus was 'up north'.

See http://www.martinsbank.co.uk/

I must admit I am not a great fan of personalising layouts in this manner, and shall probably choose proper northern names, or the actual names of the buildings modelled - like the Hat and Feathers pub. I mean, who'd imagine a name like that!

Richard

 

[Eastsidepilot]

........ like the Hat and Feathers pub. I mean, who'd imagine a name like that!
Richard

One of my favourite pub names spotted many years ago was the "Frog and Radiator" somewhere around Woolich, S.E. London. The pub sign was an old cast iron rad with a little green fog sitting on it.

ATB, Col.

 

[28ten]

A mini update, I had to take two steps back and remove one of the brick overlays because I was unhappy with the alignment, and then the wet weather has precluded getting outside to prime it.
Anyway, I have started on the overlays for the entrance the corbels for the porch will be profiled in the laser and I really ought to glue the rest of the dentil moulding, then it is loads of fiddly little jobs, which is usually the point at which the shelf beckons

 

[28ten]

The torrential rain has stopped me getting the primer on the overlays of the bank, but it has given some time to experiment with brickwork, this is 1/32 scale, engraved on card, I might try and get some paint on it this evening.

 

[28ten]

Although the mortar colour is not right, the effect when painted is quite pleasing, but painting each brick is a little mind blowing

 

[Pugsley]

Although the mortar colour is not right, the effect when painted is quite pleasing, but painting each brick is a little mind blowing

I've fund crayons quite useful for adding hints of different colours to individual bricks in the past - you don't need to do too many to add enough variation to make it more realistic. The bonus is that it's a lot quicker than painting individual bricks. I'll see if I can find some photos, admittedly of 4mm scale stuff, that shows it well.

 

[28ten]

Strange you should mention that< I was looking a crayons this afternoon in Abergavenny, these were the ones recommended to me. Im pretty convinced that in 1/32 individually coloured brick is the way to go, id be less certain in 7mm though.

 

[Pugsley]

If you use the water colour crayons though, you could colour all over, then attack it with a gently moistened cosmetic sponge, removing some of the crayon - which might be a time saving alternative to individual brick painting.

If you put enough layers of colour on there, removing layers carefully should achieve the desired result.

 

[Simon Dunkley]

Although the mortar colour is not right, the effect when painted is quite pleasing, but painting each brick is a little mind blowing

Looks good, Cyrnric.

Apart from most of the "Lord Nelson", and the lower parts of the granary, all of the bricks, stones and flints on this layout were hand painted.

And hand scribed, too.

 

[Phill Dyson]

I've fund crayons quite useful for adding hints of different colours to individual bricks in the past - you don't need to do too many to add enough variation to make it more realistic. The bonus is that it's a lot quicker than painting individual bricks. I'll see if I can find some photos, admittedly of 4mm scale stuff, that shows it well.

Would you recomend any particular type of crayons?

 

[28ten]

Would you recomend any particular type of crayons?

These http://www.pullingers.com/?page_id=500188 seem to be the favoured ones. I have half a dozen on the way so we shall see

Looks good, Cyrnric.

Apart from most of the "Lord Nelson", and the lower parts of the granary, all of the bricks, stones and flints on this layout were hand painted.

And hand scribed, too.

You get a certain 'lightness' from hand painting and I think it shows there. As for hand scribing? bonkers if you screw up with a lasered part its just a question of pressing a button and repeating the part