Daiman Posted March 4 Posted March 4 (edited) Been meaning to try this for some time and it works great. Origami papercraft gangway curtains using an accordion method of folds producing a very convincing result. I tried mine in thick paper thinking I'd get a better result....yeah nahhh don't bother just use black paper. Using the size in the tutorial produces a roughly minifig scale curtain and it can be cut to size before final folding or afterwads. It would look a lot less gnarley in paper imo... Edited March 4 by Daiman Quote
zephyr1934 Posted March 5 Posted March 5 That's brilliant! I've often pondered how to get a good diaphragm for lego trains and you've found a great solution. Though it would take some engineering to ensure the adjacent car ends do not get too far apart on a curve (can be done, but does not happen automatically). Punch a few 5.8mm holes at 8mm apart center to center and you can even hold it in place using studs. Which would be handy for connecting and removing the diaphragm when putting cars on and off the layout. Quote
MAB Posted March 5 Posted March 5 I make similar ones for DIY folding cameras. There you need the thickness to ensure that they are light-tight. But for a lego train any thickness paper would do and thin paper is relatively easy to fold into shape. Quote
Feuer Zug Posted March 5 Posted March 5 Interesting solution to the diaphragms between carriages. I like it. Quote
Daiman Posted March 5 Author Posted March 5 4 hours ago, MAB said: I make similar ones for DIY folding cameras. There you need the thickness to ensure that they are light-tight. But for a lego train any thickness paper would do and thin paper is relatively easy to fold into shape. They are definitely light-tight at this thickness for sure but yes paper folding is a lot easier for this use. The camera sounds interesting, do you have links to what you have made? 1 hour ago, Feuer Zug said: Interesting solution to the diaphragms between carriages. I like it. Also good for O-Bahn style busses like we have here... Quote
XG BC Posted March 5 Posted March 5 thats a very good Idea ! i experimented with this as a kid, but could never get it to look good. thank you for making a tutorial! Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted March 9 Posted March 9 On 3/5/2025 at 4:48 PM, Feuer Zug said: Interesting solution to the diaphragms between carriages. I like it. I totally agree ...nice tip! Quote
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