It Makes a village! Have you seen the 3D printers at the Meridian Library District at unBound branch? Mark Bonnelycke, an unBound patron, used the printers to help build an HO-scale model railroad layout.
Roundhouse
The Roundhouse model features brick walls printed at unBound. “I bought the model very cheap because the main walls were missing from the box,” noted Bonnelycke, who designs his 3D prints with TinkerCAD, in an email. “unBound printed the walls (I requested gray filament), and I painted them red and added the windows. You can see that the bricks from the 3D prints match up very nicely with the bricks on the front wall (from the box). As a matter of fact, I think the 3D prints look better because they look slightly weathered.”
Loewen Alpine B&B
Bonnelycke also used unBound’s 3D printers to create the Loewen Alpine B&B. “'Loewen' means 'lion' in German,” noted Bonnelycke. “It's a restaurant/bed-and-breakfast that's part of an alpine village on my layout. I used colored bracelet beads for the flower boxes.”
Additional Structures from Bonnelycke’s Village
In addition to the Roundhouse and Loewen Alpine B&B, Bonnelycke used unBound’s 3D printers to create a couple more structures for his railroad, the Yard Tower and the Alpine Station. The Yard Tower and Alpine Station were printed completely by unBound 3D printers, except for the people in the Alpine Station.
What Can You Create?
Ready to bring your own vision to life? Check out the 3D printers at unBound to see what you can print: https://www.mld.org/3d-printing
Loewen Alpine B&B
The Loewen Alpine B&B is a structure in Bonnelycke’s railroad. Photo provided by Mark Bonnelycke.
Yard Tower
The Yard Tower is another structure in Bonnelycke’s model railroad. Photo provided by Mark Bonnelycke.
The Alpine Station
The Alpine Station is another structure in Bonnelycke’s model railroad. Photo provided by Mark Bonnelycke.
Incomplete Roundhouse
A roundhouse model from Bonnelycke’s village before completion. Photo from Mark Bonnelycke.
Complete Roundhouse
A complete roundhouse from Bonnelycke’s model railroad. Photo provided by Mark Bonnelycke.