Quote from: Janbouli on April 23, 2024, 11:37:12 AMAmazing , what a great build , the details are to die for.

Thanks Jan;

Hope everything is well on your side of the pond. It sure was a fun project to build, now time to think of what next.

Jim

Came out great. Love the roof and the wall signs.

Jim

Looks like I get to open two days in a row. Deb is driving me to center to get this procedure done, I'm glad it is morning. She is also cooking up pot roast as a special treat for tonight so all is well.

Yesterday I 3D printed HO scale steam heat radiators for the building interior, is that nuts or what? Well hope everyone has a great day.

Jim

I agree, absolutely amazing workmanship.

Jim

Good Morning Looks like I am opening the clubhouse today. I am on food restriction today for tomorrow's operation so lots of bathroom time in my future. Everything else is well here, hope everyone has a great day.

Jim

And that completes this building journey along with the information of how tools like 3D printing and laser cutter helped make this building possible, I leave you with a photo showing the scene. The smaller building on the other side of the siding is the second craftsman kit I ever made, starting life as Deckers Tar Soap produced
 by FOS, my version is named after a friend Tom Schwarz. For those of you that know of Deckers it provides a good gauge as to the size difference of the two structures. 

You will notice the back warehouse area is an add-on made of wood to an existing brick building much like early factories looked at the turn of the century. I wanted to show the difference of marketing (the front) and production (the back). (There is a non-printable joke that goes with that which is how I got the idea). Thanks for coming along on this journey, I hope you found it interesting.

The third floor was where the fabric was cut using scissors and templates. Offices for the managers were provided by the bay windows. Once cut to shape the material would be sent to the second floor for sewing then to the first floor for packaging and shipping.


The 3D printer made the wall cabinets from files found on-line at Thingiverse as well as the crates. The table was made like those found on the second floor. Not seen in the photo are the desks and chairs located within each of the bay window offices.

The Grand Opening sign as well as the USA buntings hung on the front of the building for the soon to be 'Grand Opening' were made using the Cameo 3,  2D paper printer/cutter. The designs are first printed to a inkjet printer having registration marks included. The Cameo can then read the registration marks to make exact cuts as well as creasing on the bunting to make a more realistic looking 3D banner.

The second floor is where the actual sewing is done for the clothing. While early factories did make some fancy clothing the majority was basic pants, dresses and underwear sold in large quantities to companies like Sears and Woolworths, thus the need for a railroad siding. The fancy dresses made a splash while the work pants paid the bills.

I used the laser cutter and 3 mill plywood to produce the tables. The legs are made from the legs originally designed for Singer Sewing tables. You can't see them in the photos but they are there. The laser cut them out of thin metal sheeting. The 3D printer made copies of the Singer Sewing Machine I found a free 3D file on the Thingverse.com website. The Windsor Chairs are also files I found free at this ever growing site. In the following photos you can see a few workers have stopped by to check out the new factory as well as catch up on local gossip concerning the owner Mrs. D. This early factory had employees using the outside staircases to get to the second and third floors so more space was available inside for production. Bathrooms were in outhouses.

The first floor of the building is the store and office on the front and a wedge shaped shipping area is located in the back. I will eventually fill the floor space with mannequins, clothing, more people and such but for now it is done enough for the grand opening.

In order to have electric lighting to each floor I had to make a compromise with the wiring. I ran the main lines to the outside controllers through a straw painted to look like a power pole. I will be capping the top of the pole once I am sure how much slake wire is needed for the floors to be seperated and their interiors seen. You can see the pole and wiring in this photo, it is located in the back of building so as not to draw attention. I have painted the wires using Delta Charcoal Black. The truck in front is an Inter-Action kit I made over the course of a year. Very fidgety to make with a lot of detail. It was made in 1908 and was electric powered.

The roof top billboard sign was made using the laser to cut out the lady silhouette, which is from free on line clip art. The lettering was also cut cut using the laser. Scale basswood stripwood was used to make the rest of the billboard. Using Tinkercad I created a water tower for the roof.

Well we have come to the final installment of building Debra D's Designs of Distinction. While there will be additional interior items I will be adding as time goes on, the structure itself is complete. I thought I would simply start with photos of how the building looks with scenery, outside people and vehicles in place. I will then show specific items of interest added to complete the project.

Quote from: ReadingBob on April 17, 2024, 07:09:01 AMWow!  That's really impressive!  Thanks for sharing the journey. 

Thank you Bob;

Glad you like, I should be able to finish up tonight.

Jim

Quote from: Vietnam Seabee on April 16, 2024, 09:49:39 PMJim....you done good, buddy
Terry

Thanks Terry, appreciate it.

Jim

Quote from: nycjeff on March 21, 2024, 02:01:55 PMHello Jim, that's one impressive structure. I particularly like the level of detail that you can achieve with the advanced equipment that you are using. Again, congratulations.

Thanks Jeff, hopefully my final additions will add to the realism.

Jim