Lamp irons

[Phil Bullock]

Hi folks

 

Has anyone marketed 3d printed lamp irons in 4mm please? Have trawled the web to no effect.... if not yet done wonder if anyone might produce please?

 

There are 4 patterns in our era of interest - BR Diesel late 60s/early 70s:

 

WR cowhorns - not an issue, covered by the excellent etched brass ones in the Extreme Etchings range - but the more complex ones are harder to do with brass,

 

The standard BR ones - the lower ones on this Peak....

 

https://www.derbysulzers.com/11exworksnew.jpg

 

and then theres NBL who seemed to do their own thing

 

On class 22 - similar to the BR one but to suit the WR with the lamp post rotated through 90 degrees

 

http://project22society.co.uk/product/pictures-2/

 

And on Warships - its that top centre one, have done it in brass but tests my soldering skills to the max - and the originals are vulnerable on the Bachmann model too.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/13706945@N00/6457397015

 

Many thanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

[andrewnummelin]

I suspect 3D printing is unlikely to be suitable as plastics will probably be too fragile and I don't think metals can be printed thin enough.

Do Masokits do suitable ones? ( https://traders.scalefour.org/masokits/ )

[Phil Bullock]

On 17/01/2020 at 10:52, andrewnummelin said:

I suspect 3D printing is unlikely to be suitable as plastics will probably be too fragile and I don't think metals can be printed thin enough.

Do Masokits do suitable ones? ( https://traders.scalefour.org/masokits/ )

 

Thanks Andrew. Looks like Masokits do a mixed fret - their catalogue tells the truth though - exasperatingly fiddly!!!!!

[Ark Royal]

Hi Phil

 

How about PHD Designs ?

The man is a master at producing etches

 

Mark

[Phil Bullock]

Hi Mark

 

Those do look good. The problem is that for the cussed WR the upright is at 90 degrees.....

[Nick Holliday]

PHD already have some lamp iron etchings, but I have no idea whether they meet your needs. Similarly other etchings are available from RT models, Roxey Mouldings and Brassmasters, the last offering a wide range of types, originally from the Finney range.

[Phil Bullock]

2 minutes ago, Nick Holliday said:

PHD already have some lamp iron etchings, but I have no idea whether they meet your needs. Similarly other etchings are available from RT models, Roxey Mouldings and Brassmasters, the last offering a wide range of types, originally from the Finney range.

 

Cheers Nick. The only WR ones I have seen so far are the Extreme etchings WR cowhorns as fitted to 37s and Westerns

 

Will check those out though....

 

[brossard]

There's these:  https://www.wizardmodels.ltd/shop/locomotive/mt187/

 

A mixed bag but does include GWR.  Caution, I think I read somewhere these were overscale.

 

John

[Phil Bullock]

Thanks John that might reduce the fiddle factor a bit!!!

 

Will get some in

 

These are what we want to do...not very clear, essentially 3 elements - flat bracket and flat extension piece are no problem as they are in the same plane - its the accursed upright which is rotated through 90 degrees thats causing the issues.

 

Cheers

Edited March 2, 2020 by Phil Bullock