Quarryscapes Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 Eagerly awaited by some, the 3 Ton Slate Wagon 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 The 3 Ton Wagon CAD is all finished ad a test model on order. It will require some drilling in the axleboxes as the brass bearings supplied by Slater's will need to be seated deeper than in the 2 ton wagons as I've kept everything at scale position. The ironwork of the body only required thickening by 0.2mm to bring up to printable proportions. Meanwhile, things have been progressing elsewhere... This is an alternate version of a 2 Ton Slate wagon that has had the spine replaced by old rail. The Couplers have been changed too, seen here being fitted with 14BA nuts and bolts. (These were from EKP, normally I'd have used M1 from Prime Miniatures but I'd run out.) 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 I'm a sucker for punishment. The original wooden slate wagon this time. I din't have any axlebox securing pins...so I made some on the lathe using a dividing head and milling column to make square headed bolts! Not content with that level of work, I decided what was really needed was to attach the coupling shackles using proper clevis and split pins....so I made them too. The clevis is 1.3mm diameter, and the spit pin is 0.33mm nickel silver wire passing through a 0.7mm diameter hole in the clevis. Is there such a thing as too much detail? 7 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hughes Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Wow, that's really something! And thanks for the 'egg' tip! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 A little more work... Shapeways introduced a new material at the beginning of April, Glass Filled Nylon, and I was eager to try it so included a test on my latest order. I can't recommend it, being twice the price of regular Versatile Plastic, is not actually noticeably stiffer and the surface finish is way inferior even to standard Versatile Plastic having a much larger grain size and very noticeable print lines. And they have the cheek to call this Professional Plastic? Not such a let down is the 3 Ton Slate Wagon, which has turned out very well indeed. I've also been working recently on machining 4 hole disc wheels, And a technique has now been worked out to create these with minimum hassle. Shown here under one end of a wooden wagon, they have yet to have sections of brass tube inserted into the holes to represent the raised edge. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 Couplings have finally arrived for the 3 Ton Slate Wagon, which just needs putting through the paint shop now... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hughes Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Oh wow! The FfR had about a thouand slate wagons, IIRC... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Yep, and lots of variation, much of which I'd like to model. On 24/05/2019 at 10:45, John_Hughes said: Oh wow! The FfR had about a thouand slate wagons, IIRC... To that end, the first 4 hole disc wheels are now rolling, though I had to abandon the machined and fabricated idea and went with replacing the Slater's wheel centres with printed ones. The prints were turned down to match the tyre inner diameter and glue together. I'm trying them out in different materials too to see which works best. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 Bolster wagon developments: The first wooden one has been allocated axleboxes, 4 hole wheels and a Bolster. It's also received its first coat of paint. Meanwhile the Iron one has had its axleboxes fitted permanently, and since it's photo they have been painted in Vallejo Rust texture to match the rest of the wagon. I'm not sure what the final livery will be, so just like the real thing, it currently wears rust! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 Something different on the horizon....Rhosydd Slate Quarry Iron Wagon 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 The latest 2 Ton addition, this is the one with the double head rail replacement spine. Finished in a livery of grubby grey. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hughes Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 I've said it before and I'll say it again ... Wow! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 10 hours ago, John_Hughes said: I've said it before and I'll say it again ... Wow! Thanks John, I do love building these. Next up, a braked 2 Ton wagon... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKR Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I just want to say how much I have enjoyed this thread. Your modelling is of a very high order and must be an inspiration to many. While your mastery of CAD is a source of great envy..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted December 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) Any further progress with your wagons or other items Quarryscapes? Must admit I enjoyed your thread and it has been a bit of an incentive to ‘do my own thing’ in a similar way, albeit on a different area. Edited December 15, 2019 by MarshLane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 There hasn't been much modelling done in the last 6 months I'm afraid, though I have done some bits: Rhosydd wooden Slate wagon now looks like this, just awaiting the last bits of ironwork (brake gear mostly) to complete. The wheels are 3D prints on Slater's axles. Otherwise I haven't done a lot! A lot of time was devoted behind the scenes to the Rhosydd Iron wagon I published in NG&I, the first model from that research has only just landed with me, and still requires parts to complete. There will be a follow up article with new information that has come to light, which will need a few models making too! This is a render of what one of them should look like - this hasn't been seen in the press yet, it's the braked version... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 Haven't posted an update for a while. I now have a Photon Mono printer as an experiment. I had hoped it would be able to print wooden wagon stock, but it isn't capable of producing acceptable quality of such large parts. It is however producing good small parts, and I'm currently working out how to get the best results on axleboxes. Terrible phone pics I'm afraid. Having not been happy with point supports, I opted to include my own Knife edge support in the axlebox CAD, which works really well. Something irritating is going on with the printer with models in a certain section of the build plate not sticking. I have also been experimenting with a new Italian supplier for Iron wagon bodies, and next time I'm in the workshop I'll be nailing down the correct fit of these axleboxes with the MJF printed bodies. I've already deepened the bearing recess in the axleboxes to make wheel fitting a little easier. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 Getting to work with the new Italian bodies on Photon printed axleboxes. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 A completed 3 Ton wagon and an LNWR wagon with a printed Slate Load joining the fleet 7 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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