High Wycombe Broad Gauge Station 1854-64
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david bigcheeseplant
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Some more work this time on the Sun class locomotive Lance that was at Wycombe in July 1862 with bogie class Homer.
david bigcheeseplant
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Two years on from my last post decided to make a start on making the station as I have now brought myself a laser cutter. Trying to get the flint infill I have gone for printed flint on textured paper glued to 1mm wood then inlaid into the laser cut brickwork, as the flint is flush with the brickwork.
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david bigcheeseplant
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I have been experimenting with the best way to paint laser cut brick, I had used water colour pencils but I was still not 100 per cent happy, So brought some very cheep acrylic paint in tubes £10 for 30 tubes from the works and used these to build up the colour by dry brushing a mix of bright orange and burnt sienna, I thick the result look ok, photo of the real thing and my model which is 4mm scale.
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david bigcheeseplant
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I have now 3D printed the main office as one piece, and laser cut the flint infill, The brickwork has the correct queen closers around the corners.
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david bigcheeseplant
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The flint infill is a photo of the real flint on the building then printed on textured paper, this is then glued to 1mm ply and laser cut. None of it has been glued yet.
Searching for "textured paper" looks like it could send me down another large rabbit hole! Can you be specific with the exact product, so I have some idea where to start?
john lewsey
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Really interesting project.
david bigcheeseplant
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I think this is the paper I used. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Netuno-cardstock-11-7x16-5in-Decorative-Invitations/dp/B07Y2CMVBM?th=1
Thanks. I'll look into it, and see what my printer can handle.
david bigcheeseplant
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A bit more work on the build, the roof is temporary and the windows are just pushed in with no glazing so that's why they are bowed. The camera is a bit cruel.
Mike Walker
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Cruel? In what way? That's absolutely stunning work, David. Looking forward to seeing it "complete" in November.
john lewsey
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Really nice work David. The Broad guage is fascinating.
John
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david bigcheeseplant
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Being a brickwork nerd this is the arched walls to the trainshed, again a 3D print with all the correct brickwork patten.
Yorkshire Dave
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It always is. Has the camera cruelly picked up the joints between the flint infill and brick and will you be applying 'mortar' to these? Or it is a combination of the trick of the light, shadow and camera?
david bigcheeseplant
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Have you seen James Walters brickit video on Templot or Bexhill West ? Yes it looks good for laser cutting although as I am using it for 3D printing using Fusion the process is slightly different, although I can adjust both the mortar depth and width which is really useful.
It always is. Has the camera cruelly picked up the joints between the flint infill and brick and will you be applying 'mortar' to these? Or it is a combination of the trick of the light, shadow and camera? The joint is not that visible to the eye but I can recut the flint infill to be a tighter fit which might improve it as none of the infill is glued in and is just pushed in.
It always is. Has the camera cruelly picked up the joints between the flint infill and brick and will you be applying 'mortar' to these? Or it is a combination of the trick of the light, shadow and camera? The joint is not that visible to the eye but I can recut the flint infill to be a tighter fit which might improve it as none of the infill is glued in and is just pushed in.