Excellent bit of scratch building John. Even without all the smaller details the building certainly does justice to the real thing. I can appreciate the amount of time it will have taken you so far in building a low relief structure of this quality. Looking forward to seeing the finished article 😊. Cheers Euan
When I was modeling a railway about 50 years ago. I had to relay on books & magazines photos as well as pictures I took. Today we have Google Earth and 3D printing. But I did the best I could with what I had available and had a good time doing it. Today, I'm in my 70's don't have a railway layout. But, not love watching others like you, and Tony Northeastern do your layout builds. Bill and Janet from California
I don’t live anywhere close to Hadfield so if I rely on books and magazines the build would be impossible, so I am very grateful for Google Earth and alike
@piccadillymodelrailways I agree that Google Earth is great, especially if you are modeling a structure many miles from your home or have limited time because of "life". If I was modeling I would use Google Earth. Bill and Janet from California
Hi John, You make it look so easy this 3D printing but your results are super this looks great so far and another great scene in the making well done. Enjoy your time off and we can do the same with your video's. Cheers Robert.
Hi Robert, the 3d printing isn't that hard, honestly. Yes there is a steep learning curve, no doubt but definitely do-able. You learn how to use itrain with automated running, I admire you for that.
Hi John, Hadfield station looks very good, you must have spent some time designing, printing it and painting it, especially with the taper! Looking forward to more, cheers John, John
Hi John! That's a very nice little scratch build! You must have spent a fair few hours both designing the building and testing the prints! I really like the roof tiles, and am not too bothered whether they're slightly overscale! As they say, if it looks right, it is right! Cheers, Ian.
Hi Ian, the whole building has taken 2-3 days all told so far. Tinkercad is really easy to use and designs can be created tweaked quickly. In reality it longer as I did a tiny bit here and another there.
The station is coming along very well John. It is astonishing how much effort was put into the station buildings almost anywhere along a railway line. Not long until you can devote more time to modelling. Stephen
I don't know if you remember me, but I've been watching for months!!! I have no trains, but I would still love you to put "MC" as a bit of graffii somewhere? ;-) Thank you for your content Sir. I love it.
100% accurate is never my goal. I want to create a compressed, fairly accurate representation of the protype. If people recognize the huilding, area that is wonderful but not required to make me happy, which is why I built a layout! I ultimately have artists license to modify as I see fit. Take care mate!
Not having a 3D printer this is asked from ignorance: could you (if you wanted to) file the windows or would they break? It's a fascinating watch by the way
Hi, just noticed your comment, forgive the delay. I know what you mean, sometimes the windows do produce strings across the panes which is frustrating. Ive tried chopping them out with a scapel but the sections are around 1mm across and easily broken. I always print more than I need and choose the best, but some will get through.
