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​新ユーカリ駅

shin-yukari station

N-gauge Japanese-style Model Train
​nゲージ鉄道模型

Building of a construction material storage area (1)

21/1/2023

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Additional fences for the Tomix 5569 TCS Automatic Crossing System

30/12/2022

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Construction site (4)

28/12/2022

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​Working on the construction site this week.
First, new signboards and decals
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Then, the first tests of the moving crane. The servo motor (controlled by an Arduino Nano) is right below the board. The rotation is not super smooth, I'll have to work on that!
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Building of North Yard (2)

19/11/2022

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Construction site (3)

30/10/2022

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Construction site (2)

25/9/2022

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​I am continuing the work on the construction zone (next to the tower crane). This area is stuck between the train and the tram tracks, so it has a strange curved shape.
I have prepared more photo-etched parts this summer, for the scaffolding and the fence. The building frame is made of Evergreen styrene strips and beams.
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New 3D-printed detail parts

27/8/2022

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Building of North Yard (1)

13/8/2022

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First photo-etching project (4)

8/6/2022

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Construction area and tower crane (1)

29/5/2022

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Part of the first photo-etching project, I built a tower crane, which will be the focus point of the new construction area. The tower crane is largely inspired by a real crane, the JCL008II.
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First photo-etching project (2)

6/3/2022

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The workflow is as follows:
  1. Design 3D objects in Autodesk Fusion 360 using the Sheet Metal functions
  2. Generate a flat pattern and export it as a DXF file
  3. Convert the DXF files into SVG files
  4. Import the SVG files of the flat patterns and put them together into a single document, which is sent for photo-etching.
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This is the final document sent for photo-etching. The different layers are color-coded, with
  • Black meaning no etching
  • White meaning full etching (hole)
  • Red / blue meaning half-etching on front / back side
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First photo-etching project (1)

5/2/2022

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I am experimenting with photo-etching to make highly-detailed parts such as catenary poles or steel platforms. The parts are first modelled in 3D in Autodesk Fusion 360 using the Sheet Metal module. Fusion 360 is a powerful CAD/CAM/PCB professional tool available free of charge for personal use (check https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/personal).
These are a few examples of objects designed using this software.
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Trains, trams and buses on the Yukari layout

9/1/2022

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Steel bollard chain fence (2)

27/12/2021

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​Some progress here. I managed to build the fence as I imagined (I spent most of the afternoon of Christmas day trying to thread the 0.5mm chain through 0.7mm holes in 1mm styrene rods). The steel bollards are painted with 50% Tamiya XF11 JN Green + 50% Tamiya X1 Black. I am very happy with the result.
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​The pavement is made with TGW (Tsugawa) NDP-1 New Plastic Design Paper - Brick 50, airbrushed with Tamiya XF2 Flat White 96% + XF1 Flat Black 4%, then unevenly dry brushed with Tamiya XF66 Light Grey (which appears very blue), then weathered with AK-Interactive Neutral Grey Wash AK677 diluted in AK049 Odorless Thinner. That's not exactly what I was going for (I have tried many things, still learning here...). It looks darker and "older" than what I wanted, but I like the large tiles. Let's say it's a pedestrian shopping street that has been recently renovated using large "fancy" stones.
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Rebranding the truck terminal (5)

19/12/2021

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Rebranding the truck terminal (4)

28/11/2021

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The custom made decals are quite large and require a lot of patience!
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Steel bollard chain fence (1)

7/11/2021

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I have purchased and just received this CY700001 2set 1/700 Scale Model Ship 0.55mm Black Anchor Chain.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002942018738.html
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​It's meant for a model ship but I think I can use it to build a fence similar to this https://www.sunpole.co.jp/supply/post-8159/
The chain link diameter is 0.55mm = prototype 82mm. Maybe a bit large, but should be ok.
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​By the way, if you are looking for examples of different types of fences, there are 100 pages of photos in the landscape catalog here:
https://www.hokusei-kogyo.co.jp/catalog/
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Rebranding the truck terminal (3)

6/11/2021

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I have scratch built the sign board and other roof equipment using Evergreen styrene.
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Rebranding the truck terminal (2)

30/10/2021

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The trucks and vans are from
  • Tomytec The Truck Collection Sagawa Express Truck Set
  • Kato 23-651B Toyota Hiace Super Long
  • Tomytec The Car Collection Basic Set N2
The side door of one of the vans has been cut open and the vans have been fitted with custom made decals.
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Rebranding the truck terminal (1)

21/10/2021

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I decided to rebrand and expand the small truck terminal (Tomytec 069-2 Modern Truck Terminal). The expansion is done using Greenmax 2187 building kit, which is extremely flexible and easy to customise.
This is the first stage of the construction.
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Painting Tomix tram tracks

20/8/2021

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This shows how I painted the Tomix tram tracks to give them better look.
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East tram station v2 (3)

3/8/2021

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East tram station v2 (2): Canopy

29/7/2021

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Kiosk

18/7/2021

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Better looking vending machines

17/7/2021

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I decided to make a new set of vending machines for the east tram station (and other places in the city). They are build from multiple layers of styrene, transparent polyester and printed photo paper.
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The successive layers are:
  • Front printed on photo paper, with rectangle cut out for the product display (0.2mm thickness)
  • Transparent polyester sheet for the front glass (0.5mm thickness)
  • Product display printed on photo paper (0.2mm thickness)
  • Transparent polyester sheet for light transfer, above a 0402 white LED (0.5mm thickness)
  • Back support (1.5mm white styrene)
  • A layer of aluminium foil to block the light. The foil is cut large enough to cover to four sides of the vending machine
  • Back (1.5mm white styrene painted light grey)
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