[Closed] The Malvern's - 3D machined model

If you are canvassing for areas that would be of interest, I would be interested in Pentlands and sure three would be many more. Though there are a few ridges of hills that would lend themselves to the format you showed, to do it justice you would need a more square area. Will watch with interest

I would be very interested in a peak district version. It would be nice to have a permanent record before DCC flatten the lot.

How large could you go?

BTW, how are those XTR chainset caps coming along?

The Yair end of the tweed valley, if it could incorporate the three brethren it'd be brilliant.

(or the maiden's paps near hawick)

Max size I could do would be about 600mm square, should be a decent size.
XTR caps are on the back-burner at the moment I'm afraid..

Mine are a bit specific, although might not be 😀

1) Ironbridge George incl the Towers down to Jackfield, Incl Coalbrookdale (but leave out Broseley :wink:)
2) South Downs Incl Warsash/coast North to Cheriton, West from Owlesbury East to Steep. If thats too big then incl Warsash/Hamble River, North to Cheriton, West Upham, East to East Meon but must include Privett and High Cross.

Plys fine, what other materials you intend to offer?

New version taking shape. 16" x 4" Should be 10x more accurate than the 1st one.[img] [/img]

Kickstarter.....

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Kickstarter.....

Good option !!

Ooooh, looks good with the 'contour lines' cut into it!

Travis - Member

Kickstarter.....

Would this require kickstarter if you already have access to a CNC tool?
You could just set-up a simple website & offer popular sections of landscape on there, or a 'custom' option for an extra set-up fee.

How about Etsy? Could be a good way of setting up some kind of marketplace?

yeah Contour lines are looking good.
Need to carve out the MTB tracks though 😉

I think here are a few people on here, who would be very keen on buying one, but obviously, cost of materials and time need to be accounted for.
If the OP has the facility to offer other places, as well, then that could be positive.
Maybe the Kickstarter isn't for the CNC, but in help with mapping and getting a better picture of what he needs to make.

Interested

Would like a long mynd/caer caradoc version

Kickstarter is a good shout, I'll look into it.
The CNC's are at work so I only have to pay for materials, programming and machining time.
Once I've got an idea of time I'll know how much they'll cost. Individual maps can ve purchased so I can, hopefully, do any area of the UK. The bigger the area the more expensive the map though.

My father-in-law lives in and loves to walk in the Malverns, but will probably be moving down to the SW with us in a few years - would definitely be interested in one as a gift for him. Add me to the list!

Machining finished, now for the frame
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Wow! that is really impressive, interested to hear prices when you sort it all out.

nice. is that 1:1 scale for elevation or slightly exaggerated.

What kind of frame will you give it? A dark wooden bezel?

Oh yes! That looks great! Gonna give it a clear anodise?

Just a thought for future efforts; it might be worth leaving some flat plate around the edge that the frame can sit against?

Interested to know what the total machining time for that is?!

Will work out a price asap.

@Stoner: Yep, 1:1 for scale. Taken from 5m resolution imagery. Will see what my bro-in-law has in the workshop. Was thinking oak but dark wood would be good.

Looks great. Genuinely interested. If the price is right I'll quite possibly take two or three and would be interested in other areas as well.

EDIT - specifically south Lakes valleys of Kentmere and Longsleddale

Wow, this is fantastic, I have to have one. Please let us know a price when you can figure one out.

Aye, I'd love to have one of the local area! Would be perfect in the office.

needs some stick on trainset grass, trees and sheep

Finished and framed in oak:
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If you're interested drop me an email

steve_dees at hotmail.com

Absolutely stunning. Well done!

OP, looks like you've got all your software / hardware sorted, but for those others interested in this thread, these sites might be worth a look...

[url= http://makezine.com/2014/11/15/3d-printing-topographic-maps-using-lidar/ ]http://makezine.com/2014/11/15/3d-printing-topographic-maps-using-lidar/[/url]

and

[url= http://dougmccune.com/blog/2014/12/30/using-shp2stl-to-convert-maps-to-3d-models/ ]http://dougmccune.com/blog/2014/12/30/using-shp2stl-to-convert-maps-to-3d-models/[/url]

Looks a bit like few rashers of streaky bacon wrapped in tin foil.

I want one.

Can you do locations on request? Would be nice to see the South Downs including a portion of coastline.

Three brethren end of tweed valley. Pretty pretty please.

How about Han Solo?

Slimjim/OHI, yes, that's the plan. If you can give me an area you'd want done I can price up the mapping files etc.
Prob best to email me: steve_dees at hotmail.com

I'm pretty sure Han Solo has bin dun 😉

Been doing a bit more work on these today. Made a few small sections to try different options.
One has gone for black anodising.
Here's a polished one:
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And a 'contours' one done using a normal end mill:
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Beautiful thing!

That contours one is surprisingly good looking, depending on your decor / taste possibly even nicer that the smooth ones. You're really onto something here, if your prices are reasonable I'll definitely be a customer.

Yeah, I really like the contoured one too. Polishing gives it an antique look.

Can you do one of behind the Nationwide?

^^ What areas are the last ones you posted above, Stevie?

It's just end end of the hills. Cheaper to make some smaller versions than run the full ones through. I've done a 3rd which is at the anodisers, being black anodised.

Black anodised:
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v 80's 🙂

Needs an advert like the Maxell one...

Ah, memories. Like the black one. Happy Valley comes out well. Maybe some little LEDs on the east side of North Hill*

*Often used to grin whilst looking out from kitchen window at night, as spied a regular procession of winter riders helmet lights making their way towards the Beacon

They are Ace!!

I popped in to see Steve yesterday and they look even better that the photos. My worry was the elevation didn't really stand out (the Malverns are quite hilly!) but having had a look at the real thing, I'm definitely having one.

I also liked the one done with the grid lines. Haven't decided which one to go for yet tho.

Steve's a top fella as well. Making interesting things with milling machines from Alu. That's a proper job!

Thanks Alex, very kind words 🙂

If anyone else would like to see the thing in the flesh, please drop me a line.My F-I-L, up near Burnley has one too, so there's one that can be viewed up north too 😉

Bit of a screen-grab showing how they are done: