Atso Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Hi all, Modelling has been sporadic over the last few years due to various problems that I had hoped were in the past but obviously not quite yet. However, I am very keen to get back into the swing of things properly so have decided to add this effort to the challenge. I'm not actually sure where this lies as I'll be using my own CAD and 3D printed body for the build. The chassis will be made up of various commercial components which will not be 100% accurate but I hope will give a good representation of the prototype. The CAD was largely completed a year or so ago but never made it to the printing stage, partly due to the lack of a suitable chassis solution and partly due to lack of mojo - I hope that the judges do not feel that this constitutes too large a part of the build to be accepted. Anyway, enough waffling. Without further ado, I present the current state of play with my N gauge Gresley P1 2-8-2 heavy freight loco. The 3D print is the third test print I've done to get various bits and pieces to fit correctly. The loco chassis is from a Dapol 28xx (wheelbase is wrong and driving wheels are slightly too small - which solves some clearance issues) with a V2 Cartazzi truck and 3MT pony truck at the front. Cylinders are also from a V2 however I think that, due to a lack of suitable mounting points for the Cartazzi and cylinders, these will end up being printed as integral components on the body (some more CAD work needed here). The print is pretty much straight from the machine and is shown in it's raw state with no cleanup. Ignore the tender, it is not anything like the prototype's, however the loco didn't seem right without it so a spare Farish B1 tender kindly stood in. The tender CAD is part complete but I've still got to detail it, design the frames and decide how to mount the wheels and motor. Don't expect a lighting quick build as some others have managed to do but I will try and finish the model before too long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Higgs Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Hi all, Modelling has been sporadic over the last few years due to various problems that I had hoped were in the past but obviously not quite yet. However, I am very keen to get back into the swing of things properly so have decided to add this effort to the challenge. I'm not actually sure where this lies as I'll be using my own CAD and 3D printed body for the build. The chassis will be made up of various commercial components which will not be 100% accurate but I hope will give a good representation of the prototype. The CAD was largely completed a year or so ago but never made it to the printing stage, partly due to the lack of a suitable chassis solution and partly due to lack of mojo - I hope that the judges do not feel that this constitutes too large a part of the build to be accepted. Anyway, enough waffling. Without further ado, I present the current state of play with my N gauge Gresley P1 2-8-2 heavy freight loco. The 3D print is the third test print I've done to get various bits and pieces to fit correctly. The loco chassis is from a Dapol 28xx (wheelbase is wrong and driving wheels are slightly too small - which solves some clearance issues) with a V2 Cartazzi truck and 3MT pony truck at the front. Cylinders are also from a V2 however I think that, due to a lack of suitable mounting points for the Cartazzi and cylinders, these will end up being printed as integral components on the body (some more CAD work needed here). The print is pretty much straight from the machine and is shown in it's raw state with no cleanup. Ignore the tender, it is not anything like the prototype's, however the loco didn't seem right without it so a spare Farish B1 tender kindly stood in. The tender CAD is part complete but I've still got to detail it, design the frames and decide how to mount the wheels and motor. Don't expect a lighting quick build as some others have managed to do but I will try and finish the model before too long. Very nice. Is this project still live? I'd like to purchase one of these bodies but it doesn't seem to be on Shapeways. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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