Anglia105E Posted April 28 Author Posted April 28 4 hours ago, Earl Marischal said: Hope it all goes well! steve Thanks Steve . . . I didn't expect to get this far with the roof structure, before I go away on holiday in 12 days time. Your continued interest is much appreciated . . David
Anglia105E Posted April 29 Author Posted April 29 The roof trusses are much more rigid now, so the eight roof sections were taped in place and the ceiling panel, roof structure baseboard could be placed onto the lower rooms assembly . . . This showed up an obvious area that required attention. At the lower edge of the tiled roof section, where it forms the apex of the gable end at the rear of the bungalow, there was some foam board material protruding beyond the eaves . . . Harold was soon up his ladder and swiftly removed this excessive material, satisfied that the roof section was now fitting correctly . . . The chimney stack that you can see in the following test fit photos was 3D printed and painted by myself, after I had designed the chimney stack using FreeCAD software, probably around two years ago, before my 3D printer exploded in a blinding flash of blue ! . . . The chimney stack has been removed from the garage model it was intended for, as I want to use the part for this bungalow build. The length of shaped wood for the gulley was also test fitted at this stage, and I think this should work quite well . . . David 2
David G. Posted May 4 Posted May 4 Seeing all this just brings a smile to my face David. You've made excellent progress with the whole roof structure. Sorry to learn of the printer, I hope that there was no harm done other than just its own failure. I'm guessing that the old gent in the photos wearing the cap has become your scale avatar? David G.
Anglia105E Posted May 4 Author Posted May 4 2 hours ago, David G. said: Seeing all this just brings a smile to my face David. You've made excellent progress with the whole roof structure. Sorry to learn of the printer, I hope that there was no harm done other than just its own failure. I'm guessing that the old gent in the photos wearing the cap has become your scale avatar? David G. Hello David G. . . . Always good to make someone happy ! Yes, I really miss that cheap 3D printer, which in spite of it's limited spec, did an excellent job. There was no fire at the time fortunately, which would have been bad for my loft room . . . The old gent who appears from time to time in my photos is Harold, and he is the best 1:43 scale figure that I have, in terms of detailed painting ( not painted by myself, I hasten to add ). The roof of the bungalow should be almost fully tiled during the next day or two, although I shall run out of tiles before completion. Once I return from my holiday trip I shall order some ridge tiles, and a further pack of the roof tiles . . . David W.
PHPaul Posted May 5 Posted May 5 Sorry to hear about your printer! I'm in the market for a new one myself. The Creality is still working fine and produces nice prints, but sufferin' succotash (from Sylvester the Cat cartoons for those of you across the Pond that may not recognize it) that thing is s...l...o...w... I've got some stuff I want to print that would take over 12 hours! The intended replacement is 3x to 5x as fast and has the capability to print multiple colors (if I spring for the attachment) and is still fairly reasonably priced. Like most things, technology has improved over the last 5 years.
Anglia105E Posted May 5 Author Posted May 5 6 hours ago, PHPaul said: Sorry to hear about your printer! I'm in the market for a new one myself. The Creality is still working fine and produces nice prints, but sufferin' succotash (from Sylvester the Cat cartoons for those of you across the Pond that may not recognize it) that thing is s...l...o...w... I've got some stuff I want to print that would take over 12 hours! The intended replacement is 3x to 5x as fast and has the capability to print multiple colors (if I spring for the attachment) and is still fairly reasonably priced. Like most things, technology has improved over the last 5 years. That was something that always surprised me Paul, when I would allow the software to calculate the estimated print time and this would quite often come up with 10 hours, 12 hours, 20 hours plus . . . Leaving the printer running in my loft room, much of the time unattended, and even sometimes with nobody at home was a constant worry . . . The fire risk was probably the only downside of 3D printing I would say. As you say, the prices are coming down, as we all knew they would, so at some point I may take another look at getting a 3D printer. My best model to date is the O-gauge ( 1:48 ) Pannier Tank steam loco, which was a completely free download and I printed 26 parts for the assembly. Once printed, assembled and painted this produced a really nice model . . . ( see following photos ) David
Anglia105E Posted May 7 Author Posted May 7 Seven of the eight roof section panels have now been fully tiled, so there is only one remaining . . . I began to apply some strips of tiles today, and having done an accurate estimate, this large roof section will need 16 strips of tiles . . . There are still three sheets of tiles in the pack, which means that I have 33 strips available, This is more than enough to complete the roof . . . This following photo shows the bungalow model outdoors in natural daylight, taken on the patio table . . . Only one day before I leave for Cornwall, so not much model building will happen. David
David G. Posted May 8 Posted May 8 Everything looks good. The roof is coming together quite nicely. It does feel good to be making steady progress on a project like this, doesn't it David? Enjoy your holiday, we ourselves are leaving for a week in the mountains on Monday. Safe travels! David G.
Anglia105E Posted May 8 Author Posted May 8 4 hours ago, David G. said: Everything looks good. The roof is coming together quite nicely. It does feel good to be making steady progress on a project like this, doesn't it David? Enjoy your holiday, we ourselves are leaving for a week in the mountains on Monday. Safe travels! David G. Have a good vacation in the mountains David, and model building will resume around two weeks from now . . . David W.
David G. Posted May 8 Posted May 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, Anglia105E said: Have a good vacation in the mountains David, and model building will resume around two weeks from now . . . David W. Thank you. Fair winds and following seas for you. Edited May 8 by David G.
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