The WH Smith (or John Menzies in Scotland) bookstalls were, at one time, to be found on any station which served a town of reasonable size (small country stations included ,not just city stations).
They came in all shapes and sizes and this offering is based upon a 1937 drawing (stamped Southern Railway, Eastleigh) for a W H Smith "sub-bookstall" at Bournemouth Central Station, to be situated by the booking office.
There are five files for each of the four sides plus roof:
http://gauge3.info/openscad/WHSmith/front.scad
http://gauge3.info/openscad/WHSmith/back.scad
http://gauge3.info/openscad/WHSmith/end_1.scad
http://gauge3.info/openscad/WHSmith/end_2.scad
http://gauge3.info/openscad/WHSmith/roof.scad
The first example is currently printing.
The counter/display section and other internal detail to follow.
John
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Is this the point where I remind someone that they said;
" no-one will ever need a 3d printer and very few people will use them".
Regards
Ralph
I can add to what Ralph has said above:
The cost to me of printing (in materials and electricity) items which would have cost around 1000+ GBP in commercial kits, has been less than 100GBP.
The Snapmaker 2 A350 has not yet been used for laser cutting or CNC milling and it has almost covered the capital cost of 1600GBP.
I still have not unwapped the resin printer equipment (Elegoo Mars2 Pro and the Elegoo Mercury washer/ UV curer) and they will offer a new level of opportunity.
You don't need to write the code .... we have supplied you with a good selection of projects....just buy a printer and "give it a go"!
Regards,
John
Completed and awaiting finishing.
The next conundrum is what colour to paint it.
Most models I have seen have been green but my (now fading and possibly unreliable) memories of the SR(Western Section)/Waterloo/Wimbledon, etc. suggest varnished wood was common in the 50's.
The drawing shows just a small display shelf on the counter and that is included in the file
http://gauge3.info/openscad/WHSmith/counter.scad (http://gauge3.info/openscad/WHSmith/counter.scad)
The news "flyers" will be transfers positioned in the panels on the front and at one end (the retaining wire mesh will be printed onto the transfers).
Other decoration (mainly newspapers and mags.) will be copied from photos.
A cash register would be a useful addition, when I find a suitable early C20th drawing.
John.
(https://i.ibb.co/0yPxVbJ/whs1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0yPxVbJ)
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A Blast from the Past!
The WH Smith bookstall plainly sets the period ........ the main story is the destruction of Crystal Palace.
Perhaps a touch of irony, in that the Radio Times is also announcing its new television service.
Although the BBC transmissions were from Alexandra Palace, the television development by John Logie Baird was carried out from a studio on the Crystal Palace site and that studio perished in the fire!
The titles of the newspapers also reflect a few distant memories : Morning Post, Daily Sketch, Daily Herald and (the more recently defunct) News of the World.
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The bookstall is awaiting the arrival of stock, which is on its way!
John.
NOTE : The W H Smith bookstall kit is now available from Thatchworks Model Buildings see catalogue.thatchworks.co.uk
Very nice John, well done. Good to know the SCAD files are freely available on the Wiki too.
Regards,
IanT
The late morning newspaper and parcels arrival brought the WH Smith stock from London.
A selection of (the then recently-introduced ... 1935) Penguin paperbacks can be seen on the stand to the left, while on the right (at the back) are magazines which include, "Picture Post", "Modern Home" and "Home Making".
The cover of "Modern Home" is amusing, since it shows a couple dressed for tennis ...... obviously targeted at an affluent audience, since many would be unable to afford to purchase any home, let alone one with a tennis court (and a good many would not be able to spare the 6d required to purchase the magazine).
This was the post- Great Depression era of "Metroland" development, London "tube" extensions and high optimism, all about to be dashed by the rise of Hitler.
John.
Very impressive John!
Mike
The bookstall and the various telephone kiosks are to be subject of a future "Garden Rail" article.
Mark Thatcher took dozens of photos today also a few of the "Coal Tank".
One of his superb portraits of the Coal Tank photos is here http://lakes-pages.com/coaltankt.jpg (http://lakes-pages.com/coaltankt.jpg)
Regards,
John.