Brick Building Kit 3/5 – Columns 3D Printer Model

Author: @
License: CC BY-SA
File formats: stl
Download type: zip
Size:6.9MB

The file 'Brick Building Kit 3/5 – Columns 3D Printer Model' is (stl) file type, size is 6.9MB.

Summary

This kit contains files for COLUMNS. For more related models, please refer to:
Walls: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6558446
Roofing: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6558480
Stairs: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6558501
Fence + Planter: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6558517

This collection was created to quickly construct bespoke brick buildings. To create buildings, select and print out whatever you need. Then glue together the components to form your building. To hold everything together, use thin sheet material for the base, floor, ceiling and roof.

Included in this collection are straight walls, curved walls, fences, columns, planter boxes, garden edging, stairs, handrails and individual bricks. There is a thin wall that may be used as a texture, another that may be used as a stencil.

Use these in your diorama, game layout or fairy garden. Some columns have a central hole that may be used to hide low power wiring or be used as a chimney. Planter boxes with drainage holes may be used to grow plants.

Scale:
This collection is modelled in 1-in-10 scale and uses a consistent brick size. Rescale the models to suit your needs.

Identifying File Names:
Some file names include a reference similar to 3x3, 6x6, 4x17, etc. These numbers represent the width and depth of the item in units of half-bricks. (Unusual scale, but it works.)
Some of the file names include a reference to 1/2 and 3/4. These refer to the approximate width relative to my default 4910mm wide wall section.
Walls and columns are typically 1200mm and 3120mm high. Other heights are also included and are specified.

Printing:
I printed my parts at 1-in-20 scale (50% of modelled scale). Use your slicer to scale the models as required. Print in the orientation shown in the preview images with at least 20% infill. Unless otherwise specified, supports are not required. At 1-in-20 scale, the brickwork prints without supports.

Walls with Window and/or Door Openings:
Generate supports inside window and door openings. Delete spurious supports, especially next to brickwork. You may need to tweak (rescale, sand or file) each window frame to fit its window opening. Ideally, paint parts before assembly. Glue together two window frames with a piece of window material in-between - I used 0.8mm clear polycarbonate sheet for the window glass. Then glue the window assembly inside the wall opening.

Roof:
For supporting the roof, there are angled wall sections and roof trusses. Use MDF or thick card to make the ceiling and roof flats, then glue on roof tiles.
The “Roof Truss Pitched Corner” is designed to support a roof corner. Fold and glue at the thin hinged section and then glue to your model’s ceiling.

Corrugated Iron Roof:
You may freely scale the corrugated iron in the direction of the ridges. Print the corrugated iron using a filament printer with a brim and no supports. Trim around the edges leaving the brim underneath as a support.

Slate Roofs:
When printing slate tiles, there may be layer lines on the slate tile.
Solution 1: Reduce the layer thickness.
Solution 2: Rotate the roof 3.8 degrees to make the tile surface parallel with the print bed. Then lift the roof by a few millimetres and apply supports.

Glueing Components:
To assist holding pieces together whist glueing, print out a few of my “Woodwork Corner Square Block” https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5643113 and apply clamps or spring clips. I usually use epoxy to join pieces.

Floors, Ceiling and Interior Walls:
Use 3mm MDF to construct internal walls - other materials may also be suitable. Add doors, door handles, architraves and cornices from my “Door Collection”. You may also add items from my “Louvre Door with Hinges Prop”, “Sliding Door” or “Window and Pelmet Box”.

Lighting:
Add low-voltage LED lighting. Use fittings from my “LED Lamp Collection for Diorama”. Add a 3V battery holder, a main switch and switches for individual LEDs.
If you mix different colour LEDs in your circuit, then use a 4.5V or 6V battery holder and resistors. Refer to online documentation for recommended resistor values - as a starting point try 220 Ohms or 330 Ohms.
Aim to hide your battery holders so that they are easily accessible, yet are hidden from view during use.

Exterior Detail:
Add roofing material, guttering and downpipes. Use pipework from one of my “Pipe Fittings Collections”.

Add Interior Detail:
Add furniture, fireplace, decor, plants and other greebles.

Cast_Iron_Pillar_1.stl 9.4MB
Cast_Iron_Pillar_2.stl 4.7MB
Chimney_1200mm_3x11_Base.stl 84.8KB
Chimney_1200mm_3x11_Fireplace.stl 75.2KB
Chimney_1200mm_4x12_Base.stl 104.8KB
Chimney_1200mm_4x12_Fireplace.stl 94.0KB
Column_1200mm_2x1.stl 23.3KB
Column_1200mm_2x2.stl 31.1KB
Column_1200mm_3x2.stl 39.3KB
Column_1200mm_3x3.stl 48.3KB
Column_1200mm_3x3_Guide.stl 48.1KB
Column_1200mm_3x3_Hole.stl 48.7KB
Column_1200mm_4x4.stl 65.5KB
Column_1200mm_4x4_Hole.stl 65.3KB
Column_1200mm_5x5.stl 84.3KB
Column_1200mm_5x5_Hole.stl 88.4KB
Column_1200mm_6x6.stl 103.0KB
Column_1200mm_6x6_Hole.stl 108.3KB
Column_3120mm_2x1.stl 60.8KB
Column_3120mm_2x2.stl 81.1KB
Column_3120mm_3x2.stl 101.8KB
Column_3120mm_3x3.stl 123.3KB
Column_3120mm_3x3_Guide.stl 123.1KB
Column_3120mm_3x3_Hole.stl 123.7KB
Column_3120mm_4x4.stl 165.5KB
Column_3120mm_4x4_Hole.stl 165.3KB
Column_3120mm_5x5.stl 209.3KB
Column_3120mm_5x5_Hole.stl 225.9KB
Column_3120mm_6x6.stl 253.0KB
Column_3120mm_6x6_Hole.stl 277.0KB