Geoff started with a basic filament printer and was soon 'printing' cattle (see the herd leaving the bridge). He and Stephen were both able to create 3D CAD drawings and a host of models, accessories, bits and pieces were soon coming off the production line. The downside of filament models is the surface texture, which is finely ridged. The cows all needed to be filed to reduce the effect, but the potential for railway modelling was obvious.
Geoff then moved to a resin printer and things took off. There's a lot to learn to produce good models and Geoff built up the knowledge with every new print. When the Edwards building was planned, traditional plastic brick sheets were envisaged, but soon, we were using corrugated iron. A standard, to scale sheet was drawn using the manufacturers information, complete with bolts and overlap allowance. 2 x 5mm layers of foamboard formed the base and the CI sheets were glued on. Special sheets were a 'doddle'. Then the windows were 3D printed, then the gutters and downpipes. The cottage doors and windows were printed, together with the roof ridge tiles (Stephens favourites).
Where would be without a 3D printer now?
