Cubie Drawers

I had been struggling for a while to come up with a way to make the cubie drawers. The real cubies have a small space around each one which separates each of them in the drawer. I tried 3D printing an outline to glue on top of the transparent plastic but I was not satisfied with the results since I could not print thin enough. I then thought of an old modeling trick which was to use a black marker to create fake grooves and this came out very well and simple to create.

eDrawer Test

With the mini drawers on the top glued in place, I tested my first version of the eDrawer to see how it will look. The eDrawer is the most complicated part which I know will require several versions before I am satisfied but seeing this first prototype sitting on the chassis impressed me!

Chassis

I glued the bottom faceplate, middle separation plate and painted all the gaps left when I glued the drawer chassis to the main chassis.

Matrix Drawer

Completed the standard matrix drawers, really like how the drawer rails pop out with the painted aluminum sliders.

Matrix Drawer with Return Bin

Finally completed the matrix drawer with a return bin. I decided to make the matrix drawer customized and not a standard layout. Also painted the lock mechanism on the return bin, small details to make the model more interesting...

Drawer Test

With the drawer chassis glued to the chassis of the MedStation, I inserted some painted drawers and added the spacer to the top. I am impressed so far with how this little project is turning out!

Drawer Chassis

After some testing, I decided to glue together the bottom four drawers to make sure they align properly and to make the model stronger. If I had known I think I could have printed this all one piece but than again the end result would have been the same...

Birthday

Today is my 40th birthday and what better way to end the day with a session of scale modeling!

Painting & Masking

All the parts require two coats of paint plus masking of the parts and clean up afterward. Lots of work and lots of fun...

Production Line

Been very busy printing and painting all the drawers, drawer chassis and chassis of the MedStation itself. My workbench is really starting to look like a production line...