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Essex Brick Freelance Industrial Layout

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    Eddy

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    Hi, I started building a small portable freelance industrial layout Called Essex Brick. It's based on a brick works/storage facilities and serviced by rail, road and canal. All buildings will be 3D printed and are all based on how I remember buildings from my youth travelling into London on the Fenchurch line where all the buildings were dirty and well worn. Everything will be covered with plaster to represent concrete and cobbles. Track is flexi track with 3D printed turnouts and turntables. Underneath is another track with locos pulling canal boats around and through the layout. Locos and waggons are freelance, I have googled industrial locos and critters (USA small locos) and all are different, so anything goes. It is controlled by an Arduino Dcc++ and uses JMRI and CMRI Arduino Nodes.
     
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    Hi Eddy, I have just started viewing your layout videos, I must say IMO it is innovative, as a fan of industrial modelling, as can be seen in my cement works series of posts it really appeals to me.

    The idea of canal boats moved by an 'underground' railway' intrigues, and the whole project reminds me I really must fire up my 3D printer in earnest, as other members know I just can't seem to get to grips with the software tools despite my software and electronics background :facepalm:.

    I'll be back to watch another episode later.

    Jim :)
     
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    Just stunning Eddy :thumbup:
     
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    Thanks, for the nice comments.
    When I started this layout I did look around for something that not many people were modelling and this just evolved. I must admit I am not much of a planner/thinker, I am more, that sounds like a plan and get on with it.
    Canal boats running next after I have resigned my control box.
    Eddy
     
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    Finally got round to making a video of a prototype canal boat moving on my layout.
    I am nearly happy with the way it runs; I think it just needs a final tweak.
    Magnet size plays a big role so does the amount of weight needed to dampen the ride.
    Any suggestions to smooth the ride, much appreciated.
    If I have not tried them, I will give them a go.
    Proper boats and loads to design and print next, easy job as I know what I am doing (hopefully).
    Eddy
     
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    Hi its strikes me that some of the jerkiness is the two front wheels fighting each other on the corner and jumping sideways, are they on the same axle?

    May be better to just have a pad or maybe a single central wheel, but then that may cause the front to wobble? :scratchchin:

    Jim :)
     
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    Good call, might give a pad a try. Nothing to lose.
     
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    Needed some train crew. MakeHuman/Blender and a little bit of work. Job done. c01.png c02.png c03.png c04.png
     
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    Sorting out some cranes I printed ages ago. I have finally found a home for them on my layout. Elegoo Mars2 and Ender 3. 00 Gauge. IMG_20221209_172845.jpg Large Crane (1).jpg Large Crane (2).jpg Large Crane (3).jpg Large Crane (4).jpg Large Crane (5).jpg Large Crane (6).jpg Small Crane (1).jpg Small Crane (2).jpg Small Crane (3).jpg
     
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    C (8).jpg C (9).jpg C (10).jpg C (11).jpg C (12).jpg C (13).jpg C (14).jpg Few more pics.
     
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    its amazing what you spot happening in the scene so much detail
     
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    001.jpg IMG_20221215_185152 (Medium).jpg IMG_20221215_185306 (Medium).jpg IMG_20221215_185350 (Medium).jpg IMG_20221215_185447 (Medium).jpg IMG_20221215_185724 (Medium).jpg IMG_20221215_191112 (Medium).jpg IMG_20221215_191146 (Medium).jpg IMG_20221215_191212 (Medium).jpg IMG_20221215_191246 (Medium).jpg Mk2 printed and primed, still needs some tweaking. I think I will keep it this colour and it saves time messing with the air brush. 190mm long, 150mm high, designed in SketchUp, printed on a Mars2. 00 scale. Still needs glazing and all the chains/rope bits. Eddy
     
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