DINTING STATION in N GAUGE - Scratch building the Main station building

[@banggotyoujunctioncarlbraund]

Looking good, great work as always. May see you at GETS? Bye for now, take care, stay safe, and have fun.

[@roystudds1944]

That station building looks fantastic. Well done John. A very relaxing and concise video. Roy.

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@keithshayle7027]

Excellent model of the station building, thats as good as any commercial ready made or kit.

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Thank you, Im not sure about that though, lol. I guess I know where the faults are. Ha ha ha

[@onnomulder9775]

Awesome build of the station John!! Thanks for sharing this video! Cheers Onno.

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Thanks Onno, glad you like it

[@ngaugefouroaksstreetstatio6932]

The building look great John

[@Pixie586]

Great job on the station building. Looks ace!

[@janetlewis7145]

Great build! The sash windows turned out great. I enjoyed watching your engineering of the roof. You overcame the challenges of the roof build and made it work and look good. Bill from California, USA

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Thank you, the roof was a challenge, as I needed to model tiles what seemed quite far apart for the printer to indicate any gap.

[@robertstrainset6556]

Hi John, Its great you can now get back to what you like best and must say this build looks super and that roof detail everyone will want it so well done. Keep well and modelling. Cheers Robert.

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Thanks Robert, I’m loving not having to think about school, planning, searching for endless activities online, making PowerPoints, printing masters, photocopying cutting up resources, distributing resources and give it to the children, who in the main will enjoy it, bar the one who says ‘this is boring’ aaarrrrggggggggghhhhhhhh, lol. I almost started on a rant lol. Calm, peace, relaxation. Ooooh just remembered IM ON HOLIDAY! Yay

[@steverileyretired]

Looks great well done

[@thegrowler-blackwoodngauge]

Hi John - excellent bit of scratch building - up to your usual standard. Even in its unfinished state Dinting station looks believable. Cheers Euan

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Bless you Euan thank you

[@ianjeffery4773]

Inspiring.

[@iansngauge]

Nicely done John! A great bit of scratch building, really well explained! I love it when something is created out of nothing! I really like the 3D printed roof tiles! They definitely look the business! All the best, Ian.

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Thanks Ian, the 3d printer has really opened a whole new avenue for modelling, it’s amazing what can be produced. In fact a large proportion of Manchester Piccadilly was 3d printed.

[@ChobertonJunction]

Just popped up in my suggested. Always so impressed with anyone scratch building in N gauge. I struggle with 00 so your modelling is amazing. Will catch up on some of you earlier videos now.

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Hi, great thank you. Any questions just say.

[@Elvenhome]

Very impressive scratch build of the station John. The station looks the part even without the other things you need to do. Stephen

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Thanks Stephen, bit by bit itll get done. The 3d printing takes time, but I think well worth it.

[@exehavenharbour]

Hi John, good work on the scratch build, it’s good to see you back at it mate! Cheers John, John

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Thanks John, I certainly am for the holiday, not sure about September, but will be reluctant to return to the level of work and the hours. Time will tell.

[@peterjackson-cheadleheath1182]

Hi John I think its a very good representation of Dinting, as always we have to make allowances for space etc, great work sir. Thanks

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Thank you Peter, TBH the decision was made after the return loop was installed, but it gives another stopping point en-route.

[@stephenriley9084]

That's a great rendition of a station building! The roof slates have turned out very well, along with the verandah.

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Thank you, Glad you liked it!

[@medwaypeninsulaMR]

Hi John Excellent work as always and the mix of “ traditional “ methods and the use of 3D printing has resulted in a really nice building . The whole station area looks really good . Cheers Kev

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Thanks Kev, building each element bit by bit, hopefully it won’t take too long. Thanks for watching.

[@stuart-hayes]

Looking good John....This is my hometown area and I see the similarities

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Oh ok, thank you. It’ll only be similar due, at best, due to space as discussed in the video. Thank you for taking the time to watch

[@jacko9759]

THE STATION LOKS GRET😮

[@davidrauger]

It looks amazing, John. I don't know the station but it looks visually interesting. If you do do the other platforms maybe you could ha e them mostly overgrown with vegetation and trees so you don't need to see the full width. But maybe that is what you intend to do anyway!😊

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Hi, thank you, that’s kind of what I’ve got in mind. Any building would be quite sketchy due to images available. I’ll do what I can

[@wheezypalacemodels7726]

Hi John, great job on that as always.. Been a while and just catching up now.. Great to see you back my friend..👏🏻👌🏻..Chris

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Thanks Chris, much appreciated. How are you keeping?

[@normanrowe2831]

Beautiful scratch build John. The roof is really magnificent. Well done.

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Thanks Norm, it was one of those ‘I wonder…’ moments.

[@daveharriman2756]

Wow, that's just amazing John! I especially love the 3D printed parts, especially the doors and roof tiles. The chimney pots look great too, I find it hard to make mine that detailed, as I don't have a printer, I noticed when you cut the paper for the windows, you needed a new blade in your scalpel lol, yes, I really like the results you got, and yes go for the other buildings on the other side of the platforms, nice one John, cheers Dave

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Thanks Dave, glad you liked it. Keeping fresh scalpel blades is a wise move. I use swann morten blades no 11, you can buy them in bulk, dirt cheap on eBay. I usually get couple of hundred at a time. I’m currently thinking how to go about the extra platforms and buildings. It’s the mainline side, requiring extra thinking power, lol. Thanks for your support.

[@daveharriman2756]

@@piccadillymodelrailways No worries, I use No.10 blades, buy in bulk, same as!

[@theangelsmodellingandrailways]

You made that station fit nicely in that space, looks great, very nice scratchbuilt structure. I'm always amazed at what you can create in that scale John, Kudos. All the best, your layout is looking fab. Brian @ The Angels

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Bless you Brian, thank you. I do understand what you mean about N gauge, although I have found some aspects of OO just as fiddly as N. That building was a nice size to work on. Honestly lol

[@vincenthuying98]

Dear John, very cool build. Interesting how you added the valley gutter flashing. Such complex roof structures and connections always need a lot of attention. Love the different 3D printed parts. Awesome sash windows, paneled doors, chimneys, platform pillars. Cool how you printed the roof tiles, although I humbly think they look a bit big for N scale. Nevertheless, they definitely look their part. Absolutely agree on creating the tree sight line. Think it will visually tie the different scenes and angles together. That reminds me of previous comment I made, on the scenic divider at the edge of Piccadilly. Although I definitely like the effect of the painted skyline and sky, I’m still looking and wondering how the divider could add to the illusion of perspective from both scenic sides when the sky part would not be there. From the Manchester side it would give the impression of looking into the ‘hinterland’ and from the scenic side it would give the impression of a cityscape beyond the horizon of the dales. Also, it would assist in tying the scenes beyond the ‘edges,’ where your planned bridge over the station throat will cross the divider. But, as I said, really like the backdrop divider as it is. Just trying to think along, no offense. After all it’s your layout. Just attempt to think along the sight lines from my point of view! Cheerio

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Hi, thank you for your thoughts. Whilst I’m trying to omit backscenes in every part of the layout, some areas require it. Man Pic has a very specific skyline, which doesn’t link to any other area of the layout. If I remove the sky building shapes would be visible from the main line being way out of scale and look wrong. Not s You mention roof slates, I do believe some items need to be slight over scale to recognise them. Otherwise we end up with plain boxes we call buildings. It’s the fine details that feed the eyes. Hope that helps understand my thinking

[@vincenthuying98]

@@piccadillymodelrailways yep, got it!

[@PeckhamHall]

Have you thought of getting the road bus moving? Small kids' bike chain held with 4+ small plastic gears with a magnet attached underneath and on top of the roadway with a motor driving a gear. This looks a cheaper and quieter way of maybe doing it than the monstrosities that you can get on the market. Just an idea, I know you might not have time for that, but I'm just putting it out there as one idea of many you probably get. All the best.

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Hi, I do love the idea, but sorting a believable route which does not take away my access space is really difficult. Yes I agree the magnorail. System is very good. Secondly the bus is made from card with fixed wheels, why? Apart from modern coaches or the new London routmaster (Boris bus), no-one has made any N gauge modern buses. Loads in OO, none in N. Thank you the bus is believable enough. You can download a net which you fold up, I couldn’t leave it there lol. There are 4-5 on the layout.

[@PeckhamHall]

@piccadillymodelrailways tomytec moving bus system, one more idea, but I know it's not your cup of tea.

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Thank you James, but as you say its not something for me at the moment. Space is my issue and creating a believable road that would cross at least two zones, destroying the idea each zone is miles apart, whilst being next to each other in model form.

[@MrVinnyh]

Impressed with what you done so far John, for me as a ex-S&T maintainance manager are you going to fit in the signal box, & also repersent the viaduct? not depth but as a out line!

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Hi, I’m debating the signal box. As there are only two points remaining. I’ve move the electrical box to track level, hoping to install everything as far as possible, it’s just space and practicality tbh. I am going to do version of the viaduct, maybe in a few weeks.

[@tonyhancock8479]

Brilliant John. BUT you're missing a signal box. Do you need any photos of Hadfield or more f Glossop?

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Hi Tony, thank you glad you like it. I debating the signal box. It might be tad smaller as the whole station is very short. We’ll see. Google earth has suddenly become amazing, I can pretty much see everything I need. Goes all along the platforms, inside too and not forgetting the satellite view too. Wish I had so many camera angles when I make Piccadilly. Thank you though Tony I do appreciate your support.

[@StewartBarnard]

Very impressive john, will their be colour light signals or stop 🛑 boards at the end of the platform ?

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Hi, probably got to see where they are. Although much of the station is a compromise I do want it to be recognisable and believable.

[@Mav_at_Pwll-Y-Ddraig]

Did you think Id not done anything this week?' you say. By your normal standards I would say no, not a lot lol ;) This is quite a diddy little projct for you isn't it? But still you provide an excellent video full of detail and explaination as always! A quick question if i may? Regarding your 3D printer...it looks like you're using resin now? If so what do you do about ventalation and i understand the fumes are quite bad and somewhat dangerous? Do you have a fume cupboard or something? I watched your 3D printing video from some time ago but I believe you were using filament back then? I jsut wondered what your set up is now and any tips that you haVE. Also what design software do you use now? Thanks again for the video John and take care. Mav

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

Hi Mav, all the hardware is the same, ie Creality Ender 3v2. I still use Tinkercad, the big difference is the latest version of Cura 5.4. With each incarnation, the g-code is becoming more and more accurate. For me I really dont like resin printers for the reasons you gave, along with the need for a curing chamber, endless amounts of IPA etc etc. The creality, although not silent, is easy to do and relatively quick. Hope that helps.

[@Mav_at_Pwll-Y-Ddraig]

@@piccadillymodelrailways Thanks John. I have a Creality Ender 3 S1 I believe. TBH I have been struggling a bit with it, getting it level even though it is supposed to have an auto leveler!. I didn't know Cura was up to 5.4 I have been using Pura 2.6 but i see now that Cura has treesupports so I might give it a go again. What amazes me with your prints is just how smooth they are, no lines visible at all. You must have yours set up really well :) Anyway, Thanks again John and happy modelling!

[@piccadillymodelrailways]

The results can vary depending on the setting of the machine. Move away from heat spots and draughty as they can severely affect the print. I put Cura onto to finest settings ( super quality), 0.8mm layer height, with a speed of 25 for outer & inner walls. Retraction is enabled set at 5, with speed of 45mm/s. Cooling is enabled. Really fine prints are always done on a raft set at 2mm, 0.3mm air gap. Prints over 20mm in each direction no raft straight into the bed. I’ve upgraded my machine so much, with direct drive, glass bed, creality auto leveller. Our machine are fairly similar. The S1 was the base ender with extra mods added. Pl say if I can help. KZbin is amazing for ender series inc problems. That’s where I learnt.

[@Mav_at_Pwll-Y-Ddraig]

@@piccadillymodelrailways I have just tried my hand at Tinkercad for the first time. Considering I have a degree in Computer design using Maya, I have been finding It nearly impossible to use the other free software. But this is so intuitive! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction John. Very much appreciated! ❤👍