Porch Trim in HO scale.

[DaKra]

Something I've been working on a while.   Always liked the looks of decorative carpentry in 1/1 scale, the HO scale selection was very limited and not what I wanted, so I made my own.  Will offer an assortment online shortly, meanwhile I'll have the parts sets available at CSS this week.         

For Russ, its made of a sort of paper!         

Dave

[lab-dad]

Very nice!
Seems like a natural item for you.
-Marty

[JohnP]

Don't forget folks this is 1:87.1. We look at all sorts of larger scale stuff on the forum but not much HO. This is not Burn 'n Box like so many others sell these days. This is art.

Dave sent me a couple of color photos of this model recently. I put one up as my work computer desktop. Various co-workers, men and women, asked me if it was my house and what a nice home it is. I had to tell them it's a model that can fit in your hand.

Dave, how about something in the photo for scale?

John

[DaKra]

The Giant Hand of Doom 

[Ray Dunakin]

Holy moly, that is one sweet model! The trim is a great detail and the whole thing is very well done!

I like the lawn and shrubs too. Nice to see grass that isn't bright green.

[Chuck Doan]

Very nice detail! Does your laser ever get to cool down?

[gin sot]

Lasercutting is a natural fit for gingerbread trim.

Is the house itself scratchbuilt, or is it something VectorCut will be releasing?  It looks very relevant to my interests, I might even sell some plasma.


(But it'd be a lot cooler if that gable window was a funky shape-- I'm thinking hexagonal-- and maybe one of the rooflines could have an asymmetrical angle and some extra vents and chimneys to add some interest (just stick 'em anywhere, there's a prototype for everything, y'know), an open window with curtains hanging out is always a hit, and would it kill ya to add nail holes and broken siding, and some bird poop on the roof?)

[finescalerr]

The house kit and separate packages of trim would make excellent products in several scales. -- Russ

[BKLN]

Dave, I don't know where you find a prototype like that...  You must think we are stupid.
A house like that should have some weathered wood and a watertower. A little covered stairwell on the side would be neat, too.

[DaKra]

I guess Walther's has some 'splainin' to do!

http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-3601

Because that's what I used, I just fixed it up some.    No oil barrels or spare tires in the box either     

But wait 'till I get that three-speed motorized pounce wheel for Christmas.   

Dave

[Mobilgas]

Dave,   I'm impressed you took a Walthers plastic model and turned it into a jewel    Craig

[gin sot]

It's pretty rare that I fail to recognize a mass-market plastic kit, even a well-assembled one-- I blame the awesome porch trim.  Well done, sir.

[Frederic Testard]

I love the delicacy of your work, Dave. You always seem to push a little farther the limits of what can be done believably in HO scale.

[gin sot]

I don't know about the feasibility of laser cutting styrene sheet, but if its workable, you could glue the trim on with regular liquid cement.  No weak, potentially messy white glue bonds!  No disappointment when the last bottle of CA on hand is dry and frosted!

[DaKra]

Styrene will laser cut but not to the degree of precision and sharpness I need.  The material I use for details like this is a .0145" thick resin impregnated cardstock, its actually much stronger than styrene of the same thickness.  Takes paint very nicely and glues really well with CA, the glue is absorbed a little, so smears disappear.  Proving once again, Russ's point about the versatility of paper!   

Dave