New member Darrell Brownlee makes a great first impression with his 3D models

Darrell Brownlee made this lighted model of the building at 138 Portage Avenue with a 3D printer.

Darrell Brownlee, our newest member, is also one of our most talented members. At our November meeting, he wowed everyone with his lighted model of the historic Keewayden / Crowley building at 138 Portage Avenue East, which he created with his 3D printer. He also designed and 3D printed a Digitrax battery cover.

At our December meeting he held his first clinic for the club’s Clinic Carnival, where he set up his 3D printer and made some models. He also brought in two N gauge structures he created with Fusion 360 software and his 3D printer. The structures were  based on two buildings in the Exchange District. The restaurant, whose prototype is located at 95 Arthur Street, was printed using a resin printer. 

The four story structure is a compressed model of the building at 91 Albert Street. The building, roof and floor insert were printed with a filament printer. The doors and windows were printed separately using a resin printer ands will be installed separately. Darrell also created an insert which will have wiring going up to the centre to power LED’s own each floor.

We can’t wait to see what Darrell’s going to bring to next month’s meeting!

Darrell designed and 3D printed this Digitrax hand held battery cover.

Darrell 3D printed Scale replicas of the buildings on 95 and 91 Albert Street.

Darrell printed the windows for the structures pictured above, which will be installed separately.