sem34090 Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Ne'er was a word more true said! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 This bug is catching... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) And they're now available! https://www.shapeways.com/product/CLX6SYT3T/009-maunsell-0-6-0-1-prairie-chassis And in O-16.5 too! https://www.shapeways.com/product/HSSFUWMN8/o-16-5-maunsell-0-6-0-1 https://www.shapeways.com/product/RWRKRDMJG/009-maunsell-tender-1-slab-sides It's just occurred to me how the tender might resemble one of the old Hornby tinplate ones... Edited May 27, 2019 by sem34090 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Should anyone be mad enough, the tank engine is now available in O-16.5 and also in G (Because I felt like seeing what happens!!! Probably nothing will.) https://www.shapeways.com/product/RGY43Y4A4/o-16-5-maunsell-tank-1 https://www.shapeways.com/product/W3M6STUAV/g-maunsell-tank-1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted May 27, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2019 3 hours ago, sem34090 said: And they're now available! https://www.shapeways.com/product/CLX6SYT3T/009-maunsell-0-6-0-1-prairie-chassis And in O-16.5 too! https://www.shapeways.com/product/HSSFUWMN8/o-16-5-maunsell-0-6-0-1 https://www.shapeways.com/product/RWRKRDMJG/009-maunsell-tender-1-slab-sides It's just occurred to me how the tender might resemble one of the old Hornby tinplate ones... Yes I was wondering if a key came with it. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 I could always adapt it to Coarse O Gauge standards. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I don't know if this file would be useful to you, sem, but I have made a SketchUp model of the Bachmann Junior 0-6-0 chassis. You can download it here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/w4h2156v04oy43g/Bachmann Junior Chassis.skp?dl=0 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Ah yes, for the O-16.5 version! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 7 hours ago, sem34090 said: I could always adapt it to Coarse O Gauge standards. I wasn't joking, Annie! At some point I will have to dig out my Hornby clockwork bits again to take wheel measurements. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted May 27, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2019 Yes why not Sem. 3d printing is the modern equivalent of pressed tinplate (in a manner of speaking) and 'O' gauge is a good size which makes cleaning up the print a lot easier. If I was still doing physical modelling in 'O' gauge I'd be using 3D prints as a basis for my models as well. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 I haven't printed any of my own stuff yet, but... We might have overdone it after the first successful test print... 12 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Well that's definitely a solid start. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Despite, at this stage, your efforts having the appearance of a Dr Who set, that looks to have turned out really well, so very well done indeed. Excellent work. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killian keane Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Very nice quarry hunslet sem, I have files for two narrow gauge locos I can send on to you if you like 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I have not tried 3D printing but would be tempted to print only the basic body shape and source small items like buffers, domes, chimneys and whatnot from brass or white metal commercial parts. It all adds weight, which is always a good thing and the detail in cast buffers is better. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 Those domes were printed to fit a Bachmann On30 2-6-0 to Anglicise it, so given the weight was already there we decided to make a dome to fit the body rather than try and get a cast or turned one to fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buhar Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Nice swivel stools but there's an awful lot of sprue. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 Quite... They are in fact parts for coaches, specifically District Railway ones... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 More coach parts! 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Those parts seem to be coming out with a lovely smooth finish - contrary to what I wrote earlier those buffers look really crisp; better than I see on many Shapeways products. What's your secret? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 I use a resin printer! That's about it really... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 9 hours ago, Martin S-C said: Those parts seem to be coming out with a lovely smooth finish - contrary to what I wrote earlier those buffers look really crisp; better than I see on many Shapeways products. What's your secret? 8 hours ago, sem34090 said: I use a resin printer! That's about it really... This is the whole point. A hobbyist, using their own resin printer at home, paying retail prices for the resin and adding a margin, can produce for sale something to a better finish than Shapeways at far less costs. I often quote the example of Knuckles of this Parish, who must charge, e.g. £93 for a loco body in Shapeways FUD, but who can, and will, print you the same item in a nicer, smoother, resin for £38. Anyone prepare to produce CAD or print is someone I'd love to hear from. Looking good, Sem. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 Yes, that is basically the point! Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 A trawl through the depths of one of my hard drives has unearthed several CAD files that I thought I'd lost - LSWR T3 - Some of you may remember this one from last year, but I'd forgotten how far I'd got with it! The embryonic beginnings of the Fox Walker 0-6-0ST I started for James (Edwardian), subsequently done by Tom (Turbosnail) to a much higher standard! My very first steam loco CAD, never completed and last touched (some 12 months after being started!) in December 2016 - LBSCR B1. 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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