Laser guided, computer controlled model railroad

Craigdhepburn's picture

First attempt at a laser building and posting a picture

 

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trainmaster247's picture

Nice, job looks great

Nice, job looks great

Craigdhepburn's picture

Laser

hi all

that seemed to work so here are a few more

Main station to go over 6 tracks still covered in the brown paper Perspex comes protected with

Score lines are for painting masks

 

 

This one after painting and peeling

the lighter lower window sections are white paper behind the blue Perspex 

 

 

 

Craig Hepburn

 Perth Australia

Craigdhepburn's picture

Building 3

made this one in n scale for a friend for all the help with my bench work 

Craig Hepburn

 Perth Australia

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Laser in action

Laser in action cutting the lower lever window masks for the main station

Craig Hepburn

 Perth Australia

trainmaster247's picture

Wow, those are amazing, looks

Wow, those are amazing, looks like Bill may have a bit of competition now for the title of Mr. Laser

Jim at BSME's picture

System?

So what Laser system do you use?

- Jim B.
Baltimore Society of Model Engineers, Estd. 1932
O & HO Scale model railroading
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Trainmaster, there's now five of us who have lasers here, and I think I may be missing a few; Michael has been prolific, as too has been Rick Riemer.  Save your money because when the times comes in about five-ten years, you'll be in a good position to have one yourself.  While you are in school, though, keep your eyes out for classes with access to a laser or 3D printing, the skills will pay dividends for years to come.

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trainmaster247's picture

Yeah,

my highschool next year has a 3d printer ;)

Marc's picture

Hope to have one on my workbench in the coming years

Sure this is one of the best investment a modeler could do for a long time project like building a model railroad  whit numerous buildings and small pieces to custom do.

Sure by the long way, it safe money and you could imagine your own building.

One thing I 'm afraid of is the necessity to have some good knowledge of a design computer program like CAD or any one of the same category.

These programs are not so easy to learn and use whithout a small cursus; 3D printer have the same issue to use them.

But this is just my opinion.

On the run whith my Maclau River RR in Nscale

rickwade's picture

I have something better than a laser!

A friend (Michael Rose) that said he will laser cut anything for which I provide the CAD drawing!wink

Rick

The Richlawn Railroad Website - Featuring the L&N in HO  / MRH Blog  / MRM #123

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