Tan-y-Grisiau Station Building

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Re: Tan-y-Grisiau Station Building

Post by SimonWood » Wed Jan 18, 2023 8:18 pm

It's already looking absolutely magnificent!

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Re: Tan-y-Grisiau Station Building

Post by Trevor Thompson » Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:41 am

SimonWood wrote: Wed Jan 18, 2023 8:18 pm It's already looking absolutely magnificent!
Thanks Simon. It feels like it has been a long time in the making - but it is exciting to be coming to the end.

I am looking forward to fitting it into position permanently!

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Re: Tan-y-Grisiau Station Building

Post by Trevor Thompson » Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:56 pm

The chimneys and ridge tiles are now fitted:
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And I have started the painting.

As an aside I should say something about the printing of the chimneys. As you will know by now I work exclusively in ABS - and I am getting perfect distortion free prints - every time. I now understand the cause of the distortion I was suffering - it was caused by the print cooling too quickly. I now have a thick layer of wool insulation enclosing the printer cabinet - and the distortion has gone away - even in UK winter conditions. The chimneys were an 18 hour overnight print run when the outside temperature was -3C, in a workshop which was unheated apart from the woodburner which ran out of wood at 1800!

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Re: Tan-y-Grisiau Station Building

Post by Red Star » Fri Jan 20, 2023 11:01 pm

Wow! That's quite a build, look forward to seeing the pictures when it's fitted in place. I'm thinking of having another go with ABS (after several years avoiding it) to print out one of the quarry workers cottages later this year - I'll bear in mind your comment about the print cooling too quickly

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Re: Tan-y-Grisiau Station Building

Post by Trevor Thompson » Sat Jan 21, 2023 1:55 pm

I can understand you avoiding ABS. I have wondered again and again if I was being stupid persevering with it. There have been a number of times when I thought I had the distortion issues sorted only to find that I hadn't really.

This time I am convinced I have actually got it fixed. For example the chimneys are perfect, and the ridge tiles which were printed on edge have really smooth surfaces.

A photo of the insulation around the printer to show you just what I have done.
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1inch of wool allround and 2 inches on the top. And one part raised so you can see what is underneath:
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Re: Tan-y-Grisiau Station Building

Post by Red Star » Sun Jan 22, 2023 4:09 pm

Hmmm, that seems like a fairly simple solution to implement. I'll start off with a few small parts to test first - with small things it used to be hit and miss, even the same file would sometimes work then fail the next time :dontknow: .

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Re: Tan-y-Grisiau Station Building

Post by Trevor Thompson » Sat Jan 28, 2023 8:39 pm

I have transferred the station building to the kitchen for painting, which is now complete:
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(long suffering wife)! Since the railway depicts the Ffestiniog in the 1870's (and the real station was built in 1879) I have not attempted any weathering. The climate here will sort that out for me quite quickly!

I have just the guttering to make, and then it can go into place.

The next building for this station - the goods shed - is printing.

The next post has to have it in position permanently on the railway.

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Re: Tan-y-Grisiau Station Building

Post by Peter Butler » Sat Jan 28, 2023 9:54 pm

That looks truly amazing Trevor, I will be able to see it on site soon.
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Re: Tan-y-Grisiau Station Building

Post by philipy » Sun Jan 29, 2023 7:06 am

That looks superb!
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Re: Tan-y-Grisiau Station Building

Post by ge_rik » Sun Jan 29, 2023 8:53 am

Excellent!!

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Re: Tan-y-Grisiau Station Building

Post by Trevor Thompson » Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:22 pm

The final photos of the station building are now on the "Railway in the Valley of the Mill" thread.

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Re: Tan-y-Grisiau Station Building

Post by gilfachphil » Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:24 pm

Having had the great pleasure of another visit yesterday, and seen this building in situ, I can say it really is magnificent,

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Re: Tan-y-Grisiau Station Building

Post by ge_rik » Wed Mar 01, 2023 11:33 am

gilfachphil wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:24 pm Having had the great pleasure of another visit yesterday, and seen this building in situ, I can say it really is magnificent,

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It certainly looks it!

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