All of the non-railway buildings along Chyandour Cliff behind Penzance station have now been 3D printed. That works out to about 625m of street frontage, with every building present and to the correct scale. There are some distortions, with the road and retaining wall curving differently to fit the available track pieces, but close enough.
The first two blocks of buildings along the street behind the station are taking shape. These are the raw prints, with cleanup, painting and detailing still to be done. Oh, for a simple row of terrace houses!
After spending the last several months on other projects, it is back to Penzance...
The entire goods yard was picked up and relaid about 15 scale yards further west, for a better but still imperfect match to the tight squeeze of the prototype even if it means more constricted (and hence realistic) operations. The track geometry is the main problem here: the wide track-to-track spacing means that things take up too much space. The sea wall and retaining walls are now in place, as are the platforms, and I have started work on the paved areas, road packing and footpaths. Rough sizing builds of the non-railway buildings are also under way. As an aid to doing the scenery, I have 3D printed a couple of tiny-scale models of the whole area, based off publicly available LIDAR mapping data. They really help with visualizing things, even if they are anachronistic by 100 years or so. This round of model-making experiments is finished, so it is back to Penzance.
Continuing the experiments with new scales and prototypes: Stephenson's Rocket on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway c1828 in 1:350 scale.
The 1:220 scale experiments are complete for now, with the G42 Garratt properly articulated and running, as well as versions of the NBH and NBHC carriages. They all run, so this scale and prototype is definitely an option for a future layout.
It has been a while since I have built any new trains, so here is the first of a few planned experiments: scaling up the Victorian Railways narrow gauge stock by 60% from 1:350 to 1:220 (Zn30). A few extra details on the 3D prints, a quick paint job, and they look reasonable. They do run, but this is about the maximum practicable size for the linear motor drive.
While waiting for the circuit boards for the new electronics to arrive, I have started work on the main structures. First is the station itself...
The stone and timber viaduct along the beach has been built and the track fitted. All 3D printed, as usual. Cleanup and painting still required. The first part of the sea wall has also been done.
The first batch of goods wagons is nearly ready. Like the passenger stock, these are paper sides stuck onto a 3D printed body. Some cleanup is still required, but they look quite reasonable at any normal viewing distance. As usual, the closeups (below the fold) are cruel.
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