Nottingham Victoria Station 3D

It's that time we wish you all a merry Christmas! Many thanks to your recent interest in our return to the project. The work continues.

Cheesy image aside, the 3d printing of the northern half of the frontage has now commenced after a 3 year break. This includes the walls of the parcel yard and the controller offices upstairs.

The taxi canopy has also begun physical construction in resin. Still details I need to finish but its getting there.

Shortly after this I will be attempting the north and south Gables seen on the exhibition model in May, which will mean more of the booking hall will be printed... then leading onto the screen walls and so on. There's still much to work out but coming back to it with fresh eyes is certainly helping. (Scaffolding in the picture indicates where the next additions will be)

Progress continues.

Happy Christmas! 🎄

(Pictures of new prints in comments!)

Well, it's about time we hit you all with an update.

Following on from May, when we worked around the clock to get our model ready for physical display, not much occurred. Life has been pretty busy. Most of my time has been spent on wedding planning and then actually getting married!😁A few weeks after, I opened the model and started to play around with a few pieces. I wanted to continue on with where I left off with the work on the pieces I optimised for 3D print. This meant constructing the section where the main station building joined the western screen wall, and also where the public footbridge passes through.

The arch above the opening reflects the wider arches on the main frontage where vehicles passed through, with details of the arch embedded into the wall as we've now concluded. The plans suggest the walls of the main building were flush with the footbridge opening, which meant extensive alterations to the model. What this investigation proved was that I was working with a small margin of error for measurements. With the wall moved along, it shifts the entire screen wall, and ends up altering the booking hall and the panelling I'd already settled on.

Naturally, the only solution was to go back, map out the entire steelwork foundation of the building and piece it all together, then dropping it into the model and seeing how it interacts with the masonry. What followed was a complete reconstruction of areas of the public footbridge, the connecting gangway between the two footbridges and the entire fish dock and approach. I've also now worked out that the ground sloped down from Milton St to the footbridge with masonry and details reflecting the style of the main building.

This has helped map everything out, BUT, there's still areas that don't make sense. The cantelever girders are causing a lot of confusion. Some plans suggest that there was a 6 inch gap between the girders and floor joists of the footbridge (inside the train shed), meaning the walkways were suspended above the girders with no contact. While other details on the same plans (the footbridge over the fish dock) suggest the joists rested upon them. The footbridges were all at the same level, so this has contradictory suggestions.

As usual, this is all a work in progress, and getting carried away has been all too easy. Hoping progress can continue a bit more in the next little while!

“Victoria Station Remembered Exhibition” – A 3D-Printed Tribute Returns Home

Nottingham, UK – We are thrilled and honoured to announce that our meticulously crafted 3D-printed model of Nottingham Victoria Station will feature in the special exhibition marking the 125th anniversary of the station’s grand opening. Curated by Janine Tanner, the display brings to life a station that once stood proudly on this very site.

From Saturday 31 May through Friday 6 June, visitors can see our model in the lower mall, outside Next and Boots. The result of over seven years of dedicated research, the model reflects our passion for preserving local heritage and our excitement at sharing this landmark’s story with everyone who passes through the Victoria Centre.

When we were first provided with the opportunity to exhibit a model of the station building, we first thought about finishing off and shipping Ash's resin model from Canada, however this wouldn’t be practical due to both time, logical and financial reasons. So instead we opted for Richard to print Ash’s files on his 3D filament printer, though it isn’t as good quality as resin, it meant we were able to deliver the model in just 4 weeks. This was great as we both worked together to get the parts printed, solve issues and Ash even worked out issues we hadn’t resolved before.

We extend our deepest gratitude to Janine Tanner for this opportunity and to everyone who supported us along the way. Please note that this is very much a work in progress—some edges remain a little raw—and we look forward to further refining the model in the months ahead and finishing off the interior details.

Join us in celebrating the “Victoria Station Remembered Exhibition” and step back in time to rediscover a beloved piece of Nottingham’s heritage.

Exhibition Details -
Title: Victoria Station Remembered Exhibition
Location: Lower Mall, outside Next / Boots, Victoria Centre, Nottingham
Dates: Saturday 31 May – Friday 6 June 2025
Curator: Janine Tanner

A little preview of our 1960s / end of era version of Nottingham Victoria Stations booking hall.

Happy belated Victoria Day from Canada, and also a happy anniversary to the opening of Victoria Station. Thought I'd use this as an opportunity to clarify that we are still about. Progress in the last year has admittedly been minimal but both Richard and I have been taking an extended break from the project both for our own reasons. 7 years we have been dedicated to recreating the station and it seemed like it was time to focus on other matters for a little while. We can assure you we still have the intentions of returning shortly. We still have many brick walls to overcome (quite literally. There are interior details we still can't work out). Hopefully we shall return in the not too distant future. Thank you all for your ongoing support and patience!

NVS3D team.

It seems that you enjoyed our booking hall video. I thought it would be fun to upload some of our favourite individual renders from the preview to look at as still images. Let us know which one is your favourite!

And don't forget, the higher resolution version of the video can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBQmUuV1ubU&t=9s