MicroMimesis

Preparing to hook up a 6" exhaust system. This is the kind of thing that I love having a FDM printer for. Not Marvel figures but useful items such as these exhaust parts. The flange is 150mm dia which is ~2,4 mm smaller than the 6" dia exhaust ducting.

Venting my spray booth

This is part of a 6" exhaust port. The near side is where the exhaust ducts connects .. this is on the far side that clamps to the near duct and sandwiches the screen in between.

I scratchbuilt this O scale Oil Tank some years back and over time I managed to knock off the dome and vent tube I had installed. I 3D printed a new dome and access hatch. To hold them in place while the cement sets and ensure the flange fits tight against the body of the tank I made a simple clamp/jig.

This is the best way I have found to secure various structures to a layout or diorama. The structures can be easily removed but are very secure as Rare Earth magnets are so strong. I am currently using 8mm x 2mm magnets I picked up at Harbor Freight for $3 for 10ea. I like these so much that I have ordered additional Rare Earth magnets from Amazon in smaller sizes.

This was done for fun .. playing around to see how best to make a gluing jig for Evergreen tubing and a small printed fitting. No real reason .. just exploring CAD

Vetero Stains are great. They come in glass bottles that may tip over if someone such as myself manages to hit it. I am really good at doing this sort of thing. To alleviate this I created these stabilizers. To knock over a bottle in the stabilizer would require a lot of effort! STL download: https://www.micromimesis.com/product/vetero-stain-stabilizer/ Jason Jensen Trains: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwtCiywyxpf5ed785KbAAQA Vetero Stains: http://www.besttrains.com/vetero.html

an update on my 1:24 Beer Bottles and Crates. I talk about what I did wrong, what I might have done right and what I want to do to tweak the prints.

Completely re-worked the 1:24 Beer Bottle crates so the bottles fit much better. I also made a version with an open floor which allows a set of bottles to be inserted w/floor into the crate .. which allows painting the bottles and the crate separately.

Printed on my Prusa SL1S resin printer. A test printing with one crate printed horizontal with heavy supports only on the bottom and the other at 45° with heavy supports on the bottom and medium supports on the one side. Conclusion is too much support scaring on the 45° print. The other one is mostly ok .. but think it needs additional Light supports around the perimeter of the bottom. These were printed at 0.05 mm layers. I may try at 0.025 layers to see the difference if any.

Printed on my Prusa SL1S resin printer. A test printing with one crate printed horizontal with heavy supports only on the bottom and the other at 45° with heavy supports on the bottom and medium supports on the one side. Conclusion is too much support scaring on the 45° print. The other one is mostly ok .. but think it needs additional Light supports around the perimeter of the bottom. These were printed at 0.05 mm layers. I may try at 0.025 layers to see the difference if any.

This is look at my version of a Clever Models Cardstock model - Jukes Boat Storage. I cover installing the model on my layout. This is not a SBS on the build but an overview of emplacing the model on my Deep River Railroad.

I was concerned that I would knock over my bottles of super glue activator and remover so I created these 'stabilizers' to help prevent that. You can print your own as I made the STL files available on my MicroMimesis.com website store https://www.micromimesis.com/product/bottle-stabilizer-bob-smith-industries-un-cure-1oz-28g/ https://www.micromimesis.com/product/bottle-stabilizer-bsi-insta-set-1oz/

The bottles used for Vetero stain are great being glass flasks. The only downside is they are 'tippy'. To address this issue I created stabilizers to help prevent the bottles from being knocked over. You can download the STL file from my MicroMimesis.com store for free https://www.micromimesis.com/product/vetero-stain-stabilizer/

As clumsy as I am I am sure to tip over one of my bottles of Vetero weathering fluid. To help prevent that I made these stabilizers which should help stabilize, and prevent the bottles from tippling over. I have a download link at my Micromimesis.com store where you can download the STL file for these if you want to print them for yourself. https://www.micromimesis.com/product/vetero-stain-stabilizer/ I printed my stabilizers in PLA. I suggest primering and painting for long term use

I have had problems knocking over bottles of Super Glue, Paint, Accelerators and such. To help prevent this I created these stabilizers for Bob Smith Industries' de-Bonder and Accelerator

I want/need examples of all of the Evergreen Plastics tubing .. Square, Rectangular and Round handy to act as a gauge when needed in my modeling. I am calling this Version 3 Beta .. I .. think .. a few more tweaks and it will be good to go. This then is simply a status update for a work in progress.

A Greeble is detailing added to a larger object that makes it appear more complex. I am working with Foggy Mountain Models to sell these. https://foggymountainmodels.com/shop

Something new this morning on the way back

Just a quick update showing where I need to put in a dock for barge traffic, the missing rowboat and Widget Supply Co. ... influenced by watching Jason Jensen videos I want to add an extension to the right side for a water tower. I also weathered the structure .. also influenced by Jason's videos.

Quincy Mining Co. goes for a spin

Hopper Tees, aerator valves, 22-1/2° and 45° elbows for Evergreen No.225 tubing, 45° and 90° elbows for Evergreen No.228 tubing, 90° reducing elbow (No.228-No.225 Evergreen tubing) with valve, both No.228 and No.225 capping flanges. What you have are parts for a s scratch builder in 1:24 scale.