a big mini idea... display

sunhuntin · 2019-02-18T13:34:33+00:00

so, i have been between work contracts for a week or so, and have been organising my masses of track in the attic. today, while sorting, i was pulling out l...

Nigels

Ok, just a progress update, the base is printed (see below) as is a full size 'shelf', it works out that you can fit 6 mini's per shelf perfectly. The base may look a bit ragged round the edges, but that is purely because it was printed on a 'raft' which is a method you can use to ensure it sticks to the build plate during printing. The raft can be removed without too much trouble, or left in place to act as a bit more protection for the base.

I am now currently printing the side uprights and want to tweak the shelf just a little more to make it perfect, then I will all I will need is to print the middle supports and a full set of shelves 🙂

sunhuntin

that looks brilliant! i love your work, nigel. incredible!

Nigels

Hi Sun,

Well I'm guessing you thought I'd forgotten this little project? Well truth is I have been prototyping and tweaking the original idea until I got to this;

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https://i.postimg.cc/c4yyJJfq/IMG-20190315-173933305-2.jpg[/img]

This was only 'dry fitted' together to make sure the sockets etc... work (they gave me a lot of grief) and to see how it all looks assembled. I would suggest when you get it that you glue it together as it the sockets are deliberately a little loose - I find that UHU glue (if you get that out there) works very well after trying various other types. You'll also see the last uprights look a bit skewy, that's because I'm still printing the last shelf for you lol!!

The mini's fit on nicely, if a little snug to start with, but this will just make them more difficult for little hands to walk off with them 😉

If it looks like what you've hoped for pm me and we can arrange the shipping etc...

Cheers, N...

sunhuntin

this just arrived this morning, thanks so much nigel! i am away this weekend, but will assemble and test on monday.

i love the butterfly, very, very cool!

Nigels

Good to know it got there ok sun, let me know how it goes once it's assembled :-)

Super

I am anxious to see this totally put to use.

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