RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted January 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2014 I have one of the old 8F chassis that you could experiment with if you want - but you are probably looking for a more recent Chinese-built one. That said, I'm not convinced that an 8F is the right answer. Wrong sort of valve gear (double slidebar) and rather expensive with two Farish chassis (not that any Garratt is going to be cheap). Have a look at some of the Japanese eight-coupled chassis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcross22 Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 thanks for the tip paul, and thankyou for the offer joseph-pestell, i think the 8f chassis is unfortunately not going to be appropriate, however i will look into the japanese 8 coupled chassis, these would probably run a lot smoother than the farish ones too Regards David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcross22 Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 A quick update just to say the signals have now made it through the analyst stage and should be turning up in the post within the next few weeks, hopefully the will have printed ok. regards David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcross22 Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 I have just received my signals from shapeways, and i am very happy with the quality and fineness of the prints, they look very delicate and far better than the white metal ones i have used previously. i will try and get some pictures later on or tomorrow to post them. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcross22 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Hi All Some Pictures of the signals now they have been sprayed in primer and a coat of matt white paint, before finishing of the details by hand. For those that are interested, these are now available from shapeways through my shop: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/crossdesigns Regards David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcross22 Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Hi Not strictly railway related, but might be of interest to those wanting to be more flexible with placing lighting when photographing models. I am working on a stand designed to have a flash gun or led lighting that has a hotshoe style of fitting. i intend to 3D print it, i havnt decided what material yet though. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcross22 Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 HI the flash stand is now completed and available on shapeways http://shpws.me/r5aJ Regards David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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