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Can anyone recommend a reliable and affordable company that can do 3D printing of fronts and buildings for my Delhi Durbar project?. Thank you.
 
Hi,
pardon me asking, but why does it have to be 3D printing. I persume you plan in 1/32 or 54mm scale (Glossy?). In 3D you might encounter problems with the build chamber of a good resin printer. It will be rather expensive in anyway. FDM printers may work for larger scale, but personally I do not like the quality of that 3D printing process.
If you planning on fronts and buildings for Glossy Toy Soldiers than tin plate models would be the best choice. Staying true to the used materials - meaning gloss painted houses etc. to go with glossy troops will give the most pleasing and original results. Anything else is a bit like Ketchup on Caviar, if you know what I mean.
If done correctly, anything built in the traditional way such as using wood, cardboard etc. might work very well also ....
But that is just my opinion
good luck
regards
Wolfgang
 
Hi,
pardon me asking, but why does it have to be 3D printing. I persume you plan in 1/32 or 54mm scale (Glossy?). In 3D you might encounter problems with the build chamber of a good resin printer. It will be rather expensive in anyway. FDM printers may work for larger scale, but personally I do not like the quality of that 3D printing process.
If you planning on fronts and buildings for Glossy Toy Soldiers than tin plate models would be the best choice. Staying true to the used materials - meaning gloss painted houses etc. to go with glossy troops will give the most pleasing and original results. Anything else is a bit like Ketchup on Caviar, if you know what I mean.
If done correctly, anything built in the traditional way such as using wood, cardboard etc. might work very well also ....
But that is just my opinion
good luck
regards
Wolfgang
Thank you very much for your input, Wolfgang. You’re probably right, but I’m just not handy enough to build something like this myself out of tin or wood. I’ve seen a lot of excellent architectural work created using 3D printing, which is why I was leaning in that direction.


Perhaps I should rephrase my question: I’m looking for a company that could create a scaled model of the Delhi Gate in the Red Fort. I’ve enclosed a photo for reference. I believe that even the elephants would be much easier to produce with 3D printing than to build from scratch.


I would greatly appreciate any recommendations for a reliable and affordable company that can do this kind of work.
 

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I think that kind of detail you are looking for, may be found on a foam modeler's site. There is some incredible work out there.
Steve
 
Hi,
Thank you for your reply. You have chosen a wonderful and very interesting object to replicate. The size of it is a true challange. Yet by the rules of tin plate modelling I guess it could be done but certainly not "In Scale". Just to illustrate my previous post I attach a few pics of what can be done and how it will appear in the Toy Soldier World.

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Hi,
Thank you for your reply. You have chosen a wonderful and very interesting object to replicate. The size of it is a true challange. Yet by the rules of tin plate modelling I guess it could be done but certainly not "In Scale". Just to illustrate my previous post I attach a few pics of what can be done and how it will appear in the Toy Soldier World.

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Thank you for sharing—absolutely great, and I understand what you meant in your previous post. But with my zero building skills, I just needed a company that could do it for me.
 
The thing about tin plate toys these days is that almost everbody likes them but nobody produces them. One reason being is that a lot of knowledge simply got lost over the generations plus modern paints can hardly replicate the glory of old brush painted tin plate toys. After two years I can now manage the black art of soldering fairly well, but I am still stuck in researching that all decisive paint.
I attach a picture of my entirely scratch built tin plate Fokker, not pleased at all as the paint sucks but the quest continues.NochmalFokker.jpg
 
The thing about tin plate toys these days is that almost everbody likes them but nobody produces them. One reason being is that a lot of knowledge simply got lost over the generations plus modern paints can hardly replicate the glory of old brush painted tin plate toys. After two years I can now manage the black art of soldering fairly well, but I am still stuck in researching that all decisive paint.
I attach a picture of my entirely scratch built tin plate Fokker, not pleased at all as the paint sucks but the quest continues.View attachment 352615
What a colorful scratch-built Fokker D.VII! I assume it features the original camouflage. It's just missing the Ulrich Neckel figure, who successfully flew this plane.
 
Yep Paul Bell, he did some great Roman buildings for me. A stable and a barrack n then i painted them
 

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