Apartment 2 — Japanese N-scale

[b.nice2000]

My version of one of the Tomix buildings, with an extra level added.

 

3D stl files are available at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6376839

 

If you print this, please post a pic of the final.. and note any issues 🙂

 

I now have a backlog of things to print !! ☺️

 

ps, I hope the mods don't mind me posting all these buildings as I design the 3D files for them them... could be several more.

 

 

[cteno4]

Not at all! These are very fun and very nice of you to make the files available free to others to play with! 
 

Will look forward to picts of the printouts!
 

jeff

[b.nice2000]

Printout successful.  🙂

 

Needed to make a couple of minor adjustments to the top window and skylight.

 

 Skylight printed ok, with just a few loose strands from bridging on the top beam.

 

Still need to decide how to do the glass...

 

 might alter the doorway section.

 

Edited December 16, 2023 by b.nice2000

[cteno4]

Can you show some of the parts as printed and how they are all going together? Have you thought of printing them a floor at a time and stacking so you have floors? Or making floor inserts?

 

cheers

 

jeff

[b.nice2000]

Hi Jeff.

 

 I think the picture shows how it goes together quite well. because of the different colours

 Window frames press in from the back of the facade,  Entranceway and facade press fit into the main body, skylight fits on top.

 

At the stage in the picture above, only glue is the window frames to the facade, but not really needed as they were a tight fit.

 

 I could look at doing this a floor at a time so they can slide into the body.. but I'm trying to make them as easy to print as possible without using supports. 

 

Alternatively, I could make it so it can be built a floor at a time that can be stacked, with each floor a single printout.

 

I think I can see how it could be done.

[cteno4]

Wasn’t sure if you were printing vertically or walls flat and gluing walls together.

 

jeff