Brushs Laser Cutting and 3d Printing workbench

Osgood

Western Thunderer
Never mind portacabins - what's with the LNWR sheds on the website?
Is this the 'factory northlight wall panel'?
Do you have any complete buildings schemed out, or are these intended for use with bespoke designs?

Tony
 

BrushType4

Western Thunderer
Never mind portacabins - what's with the LNWR sheds on the website?
Is this the 'factory northlight wall panel'?
Do you have any complete buildings schemed out, or are these intended for use with bespoke designs?

Tony
Yes, it’s Northlight wall panel. No kits in stock but I can get some ready once my backlog is clear.
 

Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
Superb rendering of the brickwork.

Just one question, does the prototype bridge have the archring brickwork on a skew? It's very unusual for a bridge that is perpendicular to the railway to have such an arrangement - was the prototype bridge on a skew? If you've unskewed the bridge the archring needs unskewing.

(sorry, occupational hazard of being a civil engineer.) Happy to be corrected if this is per the prototype.
 

BrushType4

Western Thunderer
Superb rendering of the brickwork.

Just one question, does the prototype bridge have the archring brickwork on a skew? It's very unusual for a bridge that is perpendicular to the railway to have such an arrangement - was the prototype bridge on a skew? If you've unskewed the bridge the archring needs unskewing.

(sorry, occupational hazard of being a civil engineer.) Happy to be corrected if this is per the prototype.
Dunno, I stand corrected! :oops:
 

Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
A very worn red brick. Not as pink though. I have some pink ones coming up though, a trio of North Norfolk bridges are within spitting distance of the work bench.

A teaser.,,
View attachment 101911

That's an impressive (pink) structure!

The photo clearly shows what I was on about. On skew bridges the arch brickwork is arranged diagonally.

The photo also shows something I've never seen modelled. Note how the ends of the arch brick courses are inclined at the base of the arch which gives a stepped appearance. Whereas at the crown the ends are vertical. The transition between the two would be an absolute s*d to do properly. Thankfully not required on bridges without a skew.
 

parky

Western Thunderer
Very impressive and put me down for a structure on the skew as that is far more prototypical than the square on

We say that we are a world of technology nowadays, but those guys built these bridges by hand hundreds of years ago
 

BrushType4

Western Thunderer
The photo also shows something I've never seen modelled. Note how the ends of the arch brick courses are inclined at the base of the arch which gives a stepped appearance. Whereas at the crown the ends are vertical. The transition between the two would be an absolute s*d to do properly. Thankfully not required on bridges without a skew.

I think I have a plan on how to recreate that. This particular bridge is to be supplied built and painted so plenty of flexibility to get the scalpel out and do things old school.
 

Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
I've become quite mesmerised by the brickwork on skew arches - a nice example in cream brick is to be found on the bridge leading to Victoria Station, Norwich:

Bridge detail LNER Hall Road Railway Bridge

Detail of brickwork, LNERT Hall Road Railway Bridge

Absolutely fascinating the patterns that are created by various degrees of skew. Plain bridges crossing at 90deg are positively dull by comparison (but a load easier to build!).

The old brickes were a skilled bunch. They would have had to get the brick angle spot on to ensure the arch landed in the right place.
 
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