Designing a shadowbox diorama

[Ray Dunakin]

I'm looking forward to seeing more progress on this!

[Hauk]

I'm looking forward to seeing more progress on this!

Me too! 

But one of the problems with long breaks with no modelling is that it takes some time to get back in gear.
I takes som sessions at the workbench before I get back in shape. 

Not to mention picking up some strangly shaped piece of brass thinking "what the heck did i make this for?"

[Peter_T1958]

But one of the problems with long breaks with no modelling is that it takes some time to get back in gear.

Hi Håvard
I'm very happy to see an update from you! Even if you point out that you haven't spent a lot of time at the workbench last summer, these bogie sides look highly promising to me.
I told you once, how much I love your project no matter how long I have to wait for an update. Indeed, one needs to take a long breath to to pursue such challenges to the end!!!

But I am also alarmed by the fact how perishable modelling skills are. I have become very rusty with my modelling skills too, and had been shocked recently, while trying to restart a new project on my desk: I had not been aware how my hands are shaking after that long absence...

Keep up your inspiring work!
Cheers, Peter

[Bernhard]

For parts that are just lying around as decoration, the truck sides look really good.

Bernhard

[Hauk]

For parts that are just lying around as decoration, the truck sides look really good.

Bernhard

They are indeed built for laying around looking gorgeous in the workshop, but as I have revealed in another thread building this is also a way of tricking myself into building the last of the three engines of this tyoe that the Thamshavn Railway operated. So all stops will be pulled for building the engine parts!

[Hauk]

As usual, things are not moving fast, but there is at least some progress.

I need a couple of machines for the workshop, mainly a Radial drilling machine. and a wheeel lathe.
A lot of time has been spent researcing the machines, and for the drilling machine there is almost too much information.

But after a lot of headscratching the 3D model is getting close to completion:




The prototype:




A lot of time is spent learning my ways around Fusion360, and hopfully this is an investment that will pay off in a while!

[finescalerr]

Gorgeous rendering. It will be challenging to reproduce the polished pedestal. Please post progress photos of this inspirational little project. -- Russ

[Lawrence@NZFinescale]

Gorgeous rendering. It will be challenging to reproduce the polished pedestal. Please post progress photos of this inspirational little project. -- Russ

I cannot remember the scale here, but fairly large I think.  If I were doing the dill press I would make the column a separate part from metal tube or rod.  Relatively easy to get the right finish then, easier to paint the rest and cylinders are always tricky to print and/or cast anyway.

[Chuck Doan]

Agreed about the separate column.

[Ray Dunakin]

Nice!

[Bernhard]

Nice little project, Hauk. The drive motor for the drill spindle seems a bit undersized to me, though. It should be a bit bigger.

Bernhard

[Barney]

Looking good - nice detail - drive motor requires a slight rethink
Barney

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Hi Hauk.
Always a plesure to follow along.
Cheers Kim

[Hauk]

Just a little bump of the thread to prove that i am still at it!

[Bill Gill]

Even a little progress is still progress. Looks good.