@Craig - your structures are beautiful! Very inspiring.

@Richard - agree that high-end quality laser cutters are expensive. Some localities have a "Maker space" or sometimes a community college have machines that one can use. A free software package called Inkscape will export file formats used by many laser cutters. Corel Draw is also widely used.

Thanks for the reply Craig. I was hoping beyond all reason that maybe, Just maybe, You could etch acrylic.

I am familiar with the cut, glue, and stack method. I'm just not that good at it. I have Corel Draw for home and student but never used it. My main computer tool is Punch ViaCad Pro 9. It's a 2D/3D cad tool and it feeds directly to my laser interface So I'm ready for a 3D printer or a CNC Router. It's a one time purchase, no rent or lease program rights.

A T-Trak track spacer.

A sidewalk and base/locater for buildings.

Windows, doors,ect & the roundhouse.

N scale flex ties. Not prototypical. I glue the rails onto the ties. (Fast tracks style)

Constructing a billboard

I did say That I am NOT prototypical. Shown below are images of my helix. The trackbed is 4" X 1/8" basswood painted with Rust-Oleum grey stone paint. I think it closely resembles ballast. The ties are either 1/16" basswood or 1/16" taskboard painted Rust-oleum Camouflage Brown. The ties are vector cut and also groves are raster engraved to allow for easy placement of the rails, which are glued in place using Pliobond contact cement. Shown are a 20" length of triple track mainline and a 90 degree section of 14",16", & 18" radius mainline. Did I mention that this is N scale. I also made about a dozen track alignment tools to hold the rails in place while the glue sets.

Hi Rich

Firstly a big thank you to Rick Reimer aka On30guy for all his work which has inspired me and from which I have learned a lot thru his detailed photos and methods

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/user/21015

Back to the green buildings which are the shop fronts on the lower level of the main station

I cut out a "frame" (the lower piece) and then layered the window and door parts (upper 3 pieces) on this

windows glued

the cornice was made with a few layers of matt board and the blue diamonds from paper

Curtains and window dressings printed from the net after sizing

Paving cut from styrene on the lazer

Made this subway entrance and then the wrought iron fencing with brickwork, both are two layers and made from .45 lazerboard

As we own a hobby shop the laser does the occasional bit of work for the shop - Paint stand

Benches made from laserboard

Those look good