jmt99atsf

As shown in the video above, progress has been made in the construction of the main building portion of Union Station.  A few changes have been made along the way, namely, the elimination of the towers at the four corners plus I have decided to go with a flat roof versus the originally planned gabled roof.  The rear of the building, since it will be against the wall, will probably just be some plywood cut to fit in order to strengthen the structure since the lower floor will not be glued to the upper section for ease of removal.  There is still a lot of work to be done (adding the roof to the main building & the outside sections of the waiting room, some additional details, & final painting) but the overall look of the building meets what I wanted.  

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joef

Impressive

That's quite the impressive project and a great example of how to leverage 3D printing at home on your layout! It's fun to see it finally coming together - it looks fabulous. Looks like it took a lot of careful planning to get everything to finally fit. Thanks for posting this!

Joe Fugate​
Publisher, Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine

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jmt99atsf

My 3D Project

Joe,

Your comments are most appreciated.  The project has been a lot of work and fun to do. Along with documenting the project, I have hoped to show other model railroaders what could be done at home with a reasonably priced 3D printer (not a kit) that was usable right out of the box.  I still have lots of commercially made buildings on my layout but the printer allows me to make things, such as this particular version of Union Station, that are not available in stores.

I should add, that this building project was inspired by Nick Muff's Union Station that he built a few years ago and was featured in MRH (2011). 

John

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