The Railway in the Valley of the Mill

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Re: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill

Post by ge_rik » Sun Apr 05, 2026 11:14 am

Trevor Thompson wrote: Sun Apr 05, 2026 10:23 am .....The files for the fencing will be in the 3 D printing section shortly.
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That'll be handy. I noticed on my latest video that the fencing behind the platform at Peckforton is looking decidedly sorry for itself.

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Re: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill

Post by Tropic Blunder » Mon Apr 06, 2026 12:10 am

Looking great Trevor I love to see the buildings and fences it makes it look lived in and not just a railway on a hill, Bravo!

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Re: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill

Post by Trevor Thompson » Mon Apr 06, 2026 9:19 am

ge_rik wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 6:15 pm I do love your 3D printed buildings, Trevor.
I wish I had the courage to try ABS printing but my past experience has been unsuccessful.

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The enclosed printer is the key. The Bambu Labs P1S is the best I have had.

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Re: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill

Post by Old Man Aaron » Sun Apr 19, 2026 4:13 pm

Looks phenomenal, Trevor.

I just hope the red point sleepers don't show up if/when the ballast chips/wears..
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Re: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill

Post by nlc1072 » Fri May 01, 2026 12:23 am

Trevor Thompson wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:16 pm The station building is now finished and installed on the railway:

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The goods shed is temporarily in place to mark its footprint in the station area. All three buildings are set in dry mortar and levelled. I am looking for a damp night tonight. and from the other end:

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I made the tunnel yesterday, and you can see the its mouth in the distance. The tunnel is made from old bricks, with paving slabs for a roof. I am going to hide the bricks by cladding the entrances with stonework , and extending that to edge the cutting each side of the trackbed.

Finally a low level photo which shows some of the detail:

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The adverts were printed onto self adhesive photographic paper, mounted on a printed backing, and varnished. Just need some customers to occupy the seats under the veranda.

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I know it's a while back, but do you have any photos or talks on how you designed and built these station buildings? They're quite incredible.

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