Building A Laser Cut Street with the Creality Falcon 2! - Laser Cutting For Model Railways
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- How I built an entire street for my model railway using the Creality Falcon 2 laser cutter!
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As you may know, last year I took a dive into laser cutting for model railways. 3D printing has become so popular within the hobby but laser cutting is a bit of a sleeping giant in my opinion and while we've seen a few laser cut kits on the market, I don't really hear much about people making their own laser cut models for layouts.
So today I wanted to see just what I could achieve with the laser cutter. Creating an entire street of terraced houses was a perfect task for the Falcon 2 as I was able to cut multiples of each part and have each one be exactly the same. This would have been quite a tedious and repetitive build had I decided to scratchbuild these houses but with the laser cutter it was as easy as pressing a button!
The finishing touch was some nice working street lamps from Model Signs, which you can check out here: store.modelsigns.uk/products/...
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:57 - The Design
02:59 - Laser Cutting
03:56 - Assembling The Houses
08:49 - The Creality Falcon 2
10:30 - More Assembly
15:34 - The Final Result!
Thanks for watching 😃
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Great to see pickwick yard again, and the terrace houses look brilliant, really brings pickwick yard more to life 😀
They do bring some nice extra depth to the scene don't they! Thanks for watching 😃
A really superb job on these terraced homes. Like the drystone walls, these are iconic scenery items, found almost everywhere. Kudos for taking us through the entire building process, too. They certainly breathe new life into our favorite shunting layout!
Definitely - what I like about them as well is that they all look uniform. If I'd scratch built them by hand that definitely wouldn't have bee the case 😅 Thanks for watching 👍
Pickwick Yard ...my favourite layout.I still watch your old Pickwick videos,brilliant.😊
I think a lot of people like it because it's a really good example of how anyone can build an interesting layout in a small space with minimal resources. Thanks for watching 😃
Laser cutter is a great enhancement to the modelling tool box. Have made buildings, fountains, fencing, sidewalks, etc. with my machine. Well worth the investment if want to make your own models.
It definitely is, it's certainly changed the way I go about scratch-building models - if it can even be called that. Thanks for watching 😃
First non member! Love that you’re innovating the hobby!
I don't know how much I'm innovating the hobby but it's certainly nice to be able to make use of all these tools which we wouldn't have access to a few years ago. Thanks for watching 😃
Yes this is what I wanted to see
Glad to hear it! This was definitely a fun video to work on. Thanks for watching 😃
Looks really good, amazing what modern technology allows you to do
Yes certainly much better than my own scratch building attempts using more traditional methods! Thanks for watching 😃
Brilliant modelling👍 and with all that detail I was kind of waiting for the guttering and down pipes 😉
I think those would be better as 3D printed parts - perhaps a project for the future. Thanks for watching 😃
great to see pickwick yard again! Great video as always!
Glad you enjoyed it! I really must feature Pickwick Yard more often. Thanks for watching 😃
Upon reflection what a wonderful idea......
Laser cutting does open up a lot of interesting possibilities for modellers in my opinion. Thanks for watching 😃
This was a lovely video. It is great to see Pickwick Yard again. I remember watching your channel waaaay back then and getting inspired
Yeah it's crazy to think how far the channel has come since the days of Pickwick Yard! Thanks for watching 😃
Those turned out very nice. Wish I had the funds to get one of those cutters and the design knowledge to make them. Thanks for this build enjoyed it alot.
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They are expensive but definitely worth it for those that intend to use them a lot... and of course they're useful outside of the model railways too. Thanks for watching 😃
Very interesting. Have you ever thought of selling the template for those buildings so that people who are not good at computer aided design can laser print identical buildings for their own layouts? Print at home is already a popular system used with paper / this card buildings.
I wouldn't think the market of people who own a laser cutter but don't do any design work would be all that big. If I were to go down the route of selling anything it would probably be easier to just sell them as kits ready to build. Thanks for watching 😃
@@ThatModelRailwayGuy I am about to start on my "High Street" section of my coal mining town - meaning lots of row houses, and am cringing at the thought of laying out and hand cutting the project. I, for one, would be most grateful for the files of the very houses you have made with the Creality. At 79, I don't have much room left in my upper brain housing for rapidly learning new software.
@@ThatModelRailwayGuy but we'd looooooove to make a little section and would pay for files versus the without paying post for the UK to the USA - especially if we broke a little window and needed a replacement... Have you thought of a US partnership with someone to cut and ship in the US? I was considering such a partnership with large glass fibre car parts.
Wow!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😃
Looks great now with that update, I’m curious when we will here more about the new scale project you mentioned and what about any future plans to make Pickwick part of pitley
The new layout isn't too far away now, hopefully there should be more news before the end of the month!
Pickwick Yard can't be joined up to Pitley because it pre-dates my modular design. To get the two layouts to interface would require a complete redesign of Pickwick Yard at which point it would simply be easier to rebuild the layout again from scratch. Thanks for watching 😃
Looks superb! I’m amazed by what you achieve with the laser cutter. I don’t think I would be up to the design aspect though!
The design work is the longest part of the process although I would say it's probably not as hard as people think. You're essentially working in a 2D space using only lines so if you can draw sides of buildings using a pencil and paper then designing for a laser cutter isn't much different. Thanks for watching 🤩
An urban or industrial layout would be really cool
That's what Pickwick Yard is. Thanks for watching 😃
@@ThatModelRailwayGuy yeah it’s obvious to me now lol. I’ll have to go back and watch the older videos of it being built, I’m relatively new so I’ve a lot to catch up on.
Thanks for all the videos, they’re great!
Nice, but a terrace of that age would have chimneys. Perhaps a future upgrade? I like the mirror.
My cheat at the moment is that they're on the back side of the houses 😅 In reality I figured they would probably be better as a 3D printed part so perhaps a nice small project for the future. Thanks for watching 👍
👍Good job! Fascinating but I have so.o.o much work to do on my 1:1 scale house.😞
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It's definitely one of those things that's only really worth it if you're going to use it a lot - ie: those who prefer to create all their buildings and structures from scratch rather than using ready made buildings or kits. Thanks for watching 😃
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Really glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 🤩
Great stuff but it would be very helpful if you could do a video on creating the brickwork and pre laser prep. 🙂
I may well do a design tutorial in the future, but essentially it's no different than drawing side profiles using pencil and paper - you just do it on the computer instead. Thanks for watching 😃
@@ThatModelRailwayGuy that would be good mate, some of us are old and learning 😉
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Looks great - I tried the heavy card building approach but felt that weathering them wasn't as easy or as good as resin nor light wood structures. Each to their own....
Yes I tried something similar with scratchbuilding originally. The wood I used here I've found can be weathered really easily with different paints and powders and like I said in the video, the laser cutter produces much better results than my own scratch built attempts. Thanks for watching 😃
Cool little project, definitely turned out well! I love the idea of using the mirror, that’s an incredible idea!! Keep up the great work!
Also I see you added the sound decoder from PI to the victory and also gave it some etched plates and other little details. Will there be a video coming on that?
The mirror definitely isn't an original idea but it does work incredibly well and adds an extra amount of depth to the scene.
Regarding the Victory - I actually have a load of different sound fitting/loco upgrade videos filmed. I had a sponsor lined up for the series but then they started dragging their heels a bit so it's sort of in limbo at the moment until they make a decision. My focus is mostly on the "new layout" series at the moment though so once that's off the ground I'll hopefully have time to pick this up again. Thanks for watching 😃
@@ThatModelRailwayGuy ohhhh I’d never seen that technique before!
Can’t wait for the new series!!! 😃
Looks great. What design software do you use, and what control software does the Creality use? I'm also curious if you feel this work work well foe N Gauge.
Thanks! I use Affinity Designer 2 to create the designs and then import those designs to LightBurn to control the laser cutter. The Falcon 2 also has the ability to take designs straight from an SD card as well I think.
Laser cutting would definitely work for N Gauge. One of the great things about it is it's so precise so working in a smaller scale is no problem. Thanks for watching 😃
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Absolutely! Works very well in conjunction with Rule One too 😉 Thanks for watching 👍
Very interesting, thank you for posting.
A great follow up would be design process.
How you designed, software used.
How you prepared design printing.. eg layers, cutting, engraving etc.
I would think there be interest in purchasing your designs, ready to print...
Thank you
Andrew
I'd definitely like to do a video like this in the future - I just need to find a project simple enough that I could show the full process otherwise it would end up being a very long video. But it's good to know that there's interest in a video of that sort. Thanks for watching 😃
What a great result. I’m sure that if I got one and tried it would look like something out of blue Peter lol. I’m sure the design is the key element. How long did it take to cut each sheet? Longer on the brickwork sheets?. Entertaining stuff.
It definitely is all in the design but really it's no different to drawing out sides with pencil, paper and a ruler. I really would like to do some basic design videos at some point in the future to show how easy it can be.
The sections with the brickwork definitely do take a bit longer to cut, you can see in the video I was cutting 4 front facades in one go, which I believe took around 15 minutes. Of course if you need more, it's a 30 second job to replace the cut sheet with a blank one and run the same file again. Making multiples that you know are exactly the same really is one of the big strengths of laser cutting. Thanks for watching 😃
Would you consider or is there anywhere that the designs can be uploaded to be utilised by others. Love the style of these.
Probably not the designs but I am looking into making some kits available in the future. Thanks for watching 😃
Great informative video. Is the program you used in your design work included with the Creality laser cutter or a separate program? Thanks.
Hiya, so the software I show in the video is Lightburn. It's not a design program so to speak but it prepares the files and designs for cutting/engraving - ie: setting the power and speed of the laser, selecting the cutting order, controlling the air assist, etc. It's not included with the Falcon 2 as it's made by a separate company and is not required to run the laser cutter - it just makes things a lot easier.
While Lightburn does have some rudimentary design abilities, personally I design everything in Affinity Designer for greater control. You can use any vector based drawing program though such as Adobe Illustrator or even Inkscape if you want a free version. The completed designs are then brought over to Lightburn for cutting. Hope that helps and thanks for watching 😃
I would love to make this for my cousin, however is layout is N gauge, would it be possible to scale it down, and is your Lightburn file available?
With laser cutting you can scale the files down but you do have to make adjustments since the material thickness stays the same. My files aren't available at the moment but if that changes I'll let everyone know. Thanks for watching 😃
Great Video - im restricted for space does the laser cutters give off a lot of fumes
It depends on what material you're cutting but generally, yes they do. However, you might notice in the video I'm using an enclosure which vents everything out of the window. I have a air quality monitor in the room I use and the enclosure is really effective. There's also the new Falcon 2 Pro from Creality which has a built in enclosure (among other features) which might be worth looking at too. Thanks for watching 😃
@@ThatModelRailwayGuy Thank You
Great video... are you going to make your design available to buy...?
Glad you enjoyed it Dave. Probably not the designs, (as I mentioned in response to other comments it requires more support than I'm realistically able to offer) but I am possibly looking at making some kits available in the future. Thanks for watching 😃
great video, Does the laser cutter include the license for Lightburn?
No Lightburn is a separate product. You don't actually need it to control the laser it just makes things a lot easier and more convenient. Thanks for watching 😃
Love it what size bricks are you using ?
Hiya, the bricks are all laser engraved as part of the design file. In 00 gauge they scale out as roughly 3mm x 1mm each. Hope that helps and thanks for watching 😃
@@ThatModelRailwayGuy thanks is it very easy to lay the bricks out in affinity or is it done 1 by 1
Fairly easy - there's two ways:
1. Draw a box the size of the brick you want the copy paste into a line. Copy/paste the entire line, move it up and offset it slightly then keep copy/pasting everything to build up more lines.
2. Draw long horizontal lines with short vertical lines for each brick. This way takes longer in the design phase but is more efficient/quicker when it comes to cutting.
I really should do some videos on how I design things for the laser cutter though. Thanks for watching 😃
Cracking video! For exchange for cash would you print one for myself?
Glad you enjoyed it Matthew. I am looking into making some of my projects available in my shop as kits - although there would be a few alterations to make beforehand to make them more logical to put together now that I have the benefit of hindsight. If I do start selling any of these as kits I'll definitely be sure to let everyone know. Thanks for watching 😃
Are you using MDF?
In this video it was a mix of MDF and Plywood. Thanks for watching 😃
@@ThatModelRailwayGuy All the laser stuff I buy is MDF. I'm told it is easier to calibrate for since it is a uniform density, unlike ply.
I enjoyed it.
No chimneys ?
As I said in reply to another comment, I'm imagining they're round the back for the moment. I think they would be better made as 3D printed parts so perhaps a project for the future. Thanks for watching 😃
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Sorry about that, I'm looking into it so thanks for letting me know. If you use the second link and promo code listed in the description, that code is still active - plus it's actually cheaper to buy from that site too! Thanks for watching 😃