Sean brought by part two to the Great western sugar mill in Longont, Colorado. While to bones of both the Mill main building and the warehouse are made from acrylic the brick is paper the door are from Tichy Train Group, The window are cut by me on the laser. You can see this is a vary large model that is over 7 feet long. Last  part with be the Boiler house and Steffens house this have a foot print of 8.25" x 30".

Here is part 2

Hope you enjoy it.

Mike

So you are interested in getting a laser cutter-engraver, and you are wondering about what dose it take to scratch build a building. Here is the first in a series of videos that I show how I do it. I am not an expert but have built a few buildings. The first part of the video is on researching buildings and a look at drawing one out to be cut.

Part two will be about engraving textures and how the laser understands the drawing.

Part three will be on what I learned about the laser and what I would look for in buying one. I will also show how to set up for a cut. 

Hope this is helpful for someone looking at this subject and I share what I have learned so far.

New Laser and Organizing your layout room-------What? This months video even has a Sear and Roebuck scratch build house.

Hope you enjoy

Mike

So can a paper scratch build paper model look like a prototype sugar mill? Sean Glavin one of the crew members finished one part of the Longmont sugar mill.....the warehouse and loading dock this is made from paper not only paper but the out side brick and awning and concrete dock is made from printed paper. I have never work with this media till the 2016 NMRA convention the shed in front of the loading dock is also paper. Sean have done quite a few for his layout. Next time you look at a project you might give paper a try.

Thanks Sean great job.

Mike

Here is where we are in January on getting the layout done. Look at a SD-9 with a TCS WOW 101 Decoder and a Look at the Western Foundries in Longmont and some trains running. Hope you enjoy this update 

Mike

Here is the video up date for November 2017 hope you enjoy it.

Mike

Sorry about the delay on the updates here is August 2017 update. Hope you enjoy the video.

Mike

This month update We got a new laser and starting the learning process of building models. So you seen the Chinese laser cutters and you say is it worth it want will it take to make it work. I give and overview of what I did and my thoughts on one of these $400 tools. For this month update.

Hope you enjoy the video.

Mike

We are finishing up the Sugar Mill tracks and an over view of some of the operation that will be done at the mill. Some new tool review. We will start scenery in April for this area. Hope you enjoy this months update.

Mike