Ramblings from the Man Cave

The last picture should come up plenty big enough to see the rivets if you click on it because it's wider than my QHD+ display.

Looking good Rich (and Rabs).

 

I don't mind the odd clich

Looks good Rich. The GWR is often thought of as Branch lines by modellers but as a boy I saw a lot of freight on the slow lines from Reading towards Paddington.

Don

Hi Richard, this technology is certainly moving forward quickly. Looks great.

 

I wrote something a bit flippant about GWR clich

Hi Rich

I like the bogie van nice to see how they made 4mm modellers would like one of those to replace the big old lump of a cast kit.

Seeing those bare roofs have you ever consided using a strip from a plastic venetian blind the latest ones about are just the right size for 2mm, I done some mods to some peco kits years ago for my brother in law with some it turned out well.

Bob

I can scale the model for 4mm quite easily. You might need some more details around the door area to better define the hasp, lock and hinges but otherwise it should be good. There are location holes for the bogies and what not though. Presumably there is a source for 5'6" plate bogies of the right type? I'd need convincing to spend a few hours to get it uploaded and through the Shapeways acceptance nightmare for people to be able to buy it. What would be ideal is to find someone who had the knowledge and interest to resin cast it for a sensible sum (read what modellers might be prepared to pay for it) without taking up much of my time. The latter could apply to 2mm too.

Very nice Rich (and Rabs).  A first glance at the 3rd photo and I thought you'd given it a planked end :-)  I assume it's just minimal stepping from the orientation Rabs gave it when printing it.

 

Look forward to seeing it complete.

Yes, very minimal, and a function of the layer height. Perhaps better results could be obtained by printing the sides flat and assembling - much like a plastic kit - but that kind of defeats the object?

Just saw this. Glad you're happy with it.  A van like this with sheet metal sides is probably about the hardest thing to print because any warping or stepping is immediately obvious - if anything I think that the beetle came out better.

 

When I said similar to injection moulded plastics I was thinking HIPS and I only meant in terms of stiffness.  In fracture toughness the resin is far worse than any thermoplastic, I'm still trying to make up my mind if it is good enough or not.

 

Have you painted it yet?  How did it come out?

A van like this with sheet metal sides is probably about the hardest thing to print because any warping or stepping is immediately obvious.

 

Agreed.

 

 

I'm still trying to make up my mind if it is good enough or not.

 

I'm still undecided too. Not yet is still my current stance.

 

 

Have you painted it yet?  How did it come out?

 

The answer to this one is also not yet. It does have a roof though so I must have done some modelling since March!