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Old 11-22-2021, 05:44 PM
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lol sorry. Indeed this is an earlier post...it just popped up today in my New Post notifications.
I did not read the original date of the thread.
Apologies.

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I've constructed most of the Airport building...
but I don't have time to finish it today.
I rushed it, got a bit sloppy, and now I have to do other things.
I'll probably come back to it tomorrow.
Mainly just the rest of the roof extensions to add (there are 21 of them, and each is two parts)

But as I said, its all flat panels...basic measurement are taken from the drawings I made earlier.

One top view and one side view seems to be sufficient in this case,
but because there are an odd number of sides, you could create 2 different side views to get more measurements.
The drawing was made to scale (based on your original info: 4.5" diameter or thereabouts)

Its all math and looking at angles in the drawings for all the connections.
Sometimes a little trial and error is necessary, since what works on pthe screen doesn't always work in real life build.
...for example, where the little roof extensions meet the surface,
I would extend the side edges slightly to compensate for card thickness.
You lose a little when folding the card and they don't quite reach the roof panel now.

I'm ignoring your comments, since you've ignored the suggestions that questions about advanced Blender techniques are pointless for someone who has extremely limited (or no) experience with Blender.
I'm not the only one who has said this, I just say it more bluntly.
Its silly to keep asking the same questions.

I'm proving my point...this design is only as complicated as you to make it.
Forcing yourself to learn Blender to create this is self-inflicted pain.

If you want more help with it, I will gladly give it.
But I won't apologize for providing the supporting evidence and being honest.
Wow, this looks great!

Is there a table that lists thicknesses of common paper weights to help with compensating for stock thickness?

And generally, what's the preferred method of joining building walls? Tab glued to the inside wall at the seam, or a butt joint with a separate joining strip glued to the inside?

I think I'm just about ready to start laying out the parts for Concourse A in Inkscape. As soon as I get that done I'll post it to have you and the others evaluate it...

Concourse A is going to be roughly 15 inches long when completed. I'm thinking about putting a strip of wood (perhaps 1/4" square) down the inside to help hold everything in alignment and provide some rigidity for handling.
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Old 11-25-2021, 08:35 AM
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sorry....I said I would finish it, but I still haven't! lol

Busy with other chores, and I haven't been sitting down to build things of late.

I did a little more, but i still have about 7 more roof peaks to complete.
They don't take long, just a bit tedious because of the scale.

I also forgot to colour the edges of the roof peaks.
(running a dark gray marker along the edges simulates the dark fascia on the real thing)
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Old 11-25-2021, 06:04 PM
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sorry....I said I would finish it, but I still haven't! lol

Busy with other chores, and I haven't been sitting down to build things of late.

I did a little more, but i still have about 7 more roof peaks to complete.
They don't take long, just a bit tedious because of the scale.

I also forgot to colour the edges of the roof peaks.
(running a dark gray marker along the edges simulates the dark fascia on the real thing)
How many layers did you need to put on the roof peaks to get the right thickness at the edge?
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Old 11-25-2021, 06:14 PM
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How many layers did you need to put on the roof peaks to get the right thickness at the edge?
At your chosen scale, 1:400, thickness will be negligible.
At a larger scale, it will be more pronounced.

You probably could get away with a second layer, or a cheat piece on the underside of the overhang.
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There is a small piece that goes under the front edge of each peak.
I put it there to create an aligning edge which can butt up against the vertical face.
It also adds the thickness to the edge so it can be coloured (to create that dark fascia).

To be honest, I'd print those underneath parts twice, and add a third layer.

When you look at the width?thickness? of the real fascia,
you can see two colours, two layers making up up about 10"-12" (250-300mm)of fascia.
So, at 1/400, it should be almost 3 cardstock thicknesses (.625-.75mm)

Unfortunately, at this scale, its just to narrow to add a real "fascia" (edge strip).
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Old 11-26-2021, 06:42 PM
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There is a small piece that goes under the front edge of each peak.
I put it there to create an aligning edge which can butt up against the vertical face.
It also adds the thickness to the edge so it can be coloured (to create that dark fascia).

To be honest, I'd print those underneath parts twice, and add a third layer.

When you look at the width?thickness? of the real fascia,
you can see two colours, two layers making up up about 10"-12" (250-300mm)of fascia.
So, at 1/400, it should be almost 3 cardstock thicknesses (.625-.75mm)

Unfortunately, at this scale, its just to narrow to add a real "fascia" (edge strip).
So the tabs that attach the wall to the roof... do those folks inward then? Because I've wondered about having he tabs fold outward to form the middle layer, then add the top and bottom above and below the tabs.

Also how do the 7 main roof panels attach to the walls? Tabs on the outside edges, glued to the inside of the walls?
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Old 11-26-2021, 08:20 PM
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Tabs and walls attach however you design them to attach.
Just do it
Design it the way you want it.

I was just illustrating that its all flat panels, no domes, no complex assemblies,
and no 3D modeling software required.
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