New layout project - factory bridge

I like unusual stuff.

@CSX Al posted:

I drew up this wall panel in Fusion 360 and saved it as an STL

Sweet level of detail in that panel Al.  How long did it take to draw in Fusion 360?

Mike

@Mellow Hudson Mike posted:

Sweet level of detail in that panel Al.  How long did it take to draw in Fusion 360?

Mike

Thanks Mike, maybe a couple of hrs.

You "THOUGHT" would be cool!?!?!?!..Its Brilliant!!

@Snkbittin posted:

You "THOUGHT" would be cool!?!?!?!..Its Brilliant!!

Thank you! I’m looking forward to seeing the finished prints. Right now it will finish at 5AM tomorrow.

Here is the successfully printed wall panel.

Wow, your idea is so cool! I saw a few of those factory bridges here in "rust belt" New Jersey.

Great start. Hope to see more of your project.

Looks great. Can't wait to see the rest of the project come together.

Now THAT is pretty cool! 

Still printing more panels. Trying to get a happy medium between supports that remove easily and enough support to keep it stuck to build plate.

Thats a pretty fancy prototype for a factory bridge. Most of the ones around me were just covered in corrugated tin. It will certainly be an eye catcher on the layout! Cant wait to see it finished!

I finished all the pieces I need for the layout. I wound up scaling down the wall sections to fit the building it going on better.

Got it painted and weathered up tonight

Keep us posted. This is going to be an eye catching addition to your layout

@John Sethian posted:

Keep us posted. This is going to be an eye catching addition to your layout

Will do John 👍🏻

This is so cool!  There was similar bridge at the old Packard plant in Detroit at West Grand Boulevard and Mount Elliot when I worked for Coca-Cola Enterprises.  Can’t to see more!

looks great.

Al, very nice work!  Looking forward to seeing more.

Awesome!

@CSX Al posted:

Will do John 👍🏻

Dear Al,

I wonder if you're having any problems with warping - these are very flat objects and I can imagine they tend to bend quite a lot. I am currently experimenting on similar stuff and have not yet really found a solution other than backing the part to something indeformable like brass profiles or the like.

Regards

Sarah

Magnificent!

Peter

Al is a great modeler.

I love those old industrial buildings. We are starting to see more in O these days, a bit too late for many. Seems we’ve been overloaded through the years with barns and old timey wooden western structures.

I built this one back in 2011. Maybe some day it will have a home?

WARPING:  easy rule... too thin it will warp.

So to avoid the warp but still have the thin, do what CSX AL , did

add vertical parts ( and/or horizontal parts) between the thin parts that are thicker.

ALSO since CSX AL's frames are actually 2D models with 3D reliefs;

you can add the thicker parts on the opposite side where it won't be seen.

This is a very impressive project and a clever idea to make use of space. I'm always interested in ways to hide the boundaries of a layout and this is great!

Im an FDM printer guy. I kind of assumed SLA prints didn't warp. Is warp a common issue for SLA?

Very cool project!

And it looks spectacular! 

George