Skinnylinny Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Well, it looks like you might not need to worry about producing a 3D-printed kit of a Terrier... https://railsofsheffield.com/products/35694/Dapol-4s-010-001-oo-gauge-stroudley-terrier-a1-class-boxhill-improved-engine-green-0-6-0-tank-locomotive-no-82-dcc-ready 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Well, it looks like you might not need to worry about producing a 3D-printed kit of a Terrier... https://railsofsheffield.com/products/35694/Dapol-4s-010-001-oo-gauge-stroudley-terrier-a1-class-boxhill-improved-engine-green-0-6-0-tank-locomotive-no-82-dcc-ready Very nice. The Terrier is definitely a very handsome loco... for a Southerner 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 £110... hmm. I think I will still do a couple of A1 versions, but maybe not the full range that I was planning. That way I can improve the accuracy of my existing ones without breaking the bank and replacing them with all-new ones. I can probably manage one new one when it comes, but no more. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 £110... hmm. I think I will still do a couple of A1 versions, but maybe not the full range that I was planning. That way I can improve the accuracy of my existing ones without breaking the bank and replacing them with all-new ones. I can probably manage one new one when it comes, but no more. I look forward to it, whatever you do. Sure you'll produce something quite special. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted March 25, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25, 2018 £110 is an unbelievable fortune, - or least to me it is. And it's only dinky little teeny weeny 4mm scale model engine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 Hence why I continue to look for K's ones at prices I can afford. Hopefully those will now come down in price following this announcement. As I say, it would be nice to have one, but it is unlikely to happen, hence why I may still continue with the 3D project. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 £110... hmm. I think I will still do a couple of A1 versions, but maybe not the full range that I was planning. That way I can improve the accuracy of my existing ones without breaking the bank and replacing them with all-new ones. I can probably manage one new one when it comes, but no more. I still say there is a niche for you there. For instance, the West Norfolk had a second-hand Terrier. It will be produced using a Hornby/Dapol model, but the body requires a lot of work to try to get it to an A1. I cannot afford £110 just to use it to create a West Norfolk version. As it is, I think I will hang fire of the Rails/Dapol release for a loco in Brighton service until the periods I am interested in get covered. £110 is a reasonable price these days, but one at which I get picky! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 (edited) I still say there is a niche for you there. For instance, the West Norfolk had a second-hand Terrier. It will be produced using a Hornby/Dapol model, but the body requires a lot of work to try to get it to an A1. I cannot afford £110 just to use it to create a West Norfolk version. As it is, I think I will hang fire of the Rails/Dapol release for a loco in Brighton service until the periods I am interested in get covered. £110 is a reasonable price these days, but one at which I get picky! Or do what I do and build one from parts from eBay job lots. Got a Triang Jinty in working condition (the one who acted as donor for my No.4's chassis) along with another working Nellie and a motor-less Hornby Class D for £11 total. Edited March 26, 2018 by RedGemAlchemist 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I still say there is a niche for you there. Seconded - the old chassis is still pretty good, so a nicer detailed body in the sub-£20 region would be great. If buying a second hand donor chassis you'd be looking at less than half the price of the new one, even assuming the old ones don't lose their value (here's hoping they do...). Maybe I could finally make my model of SECR 751 have the correct boiler! At the moment it just has the smokebox front modified. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted March 27, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27, 2018 Hence why I continue to look for K's ones at prices I can afford. Hopefully those will now come down in price following this announcement. As I say, it would be nice to have one, but it is unlikely to happen, hence why I may still continue with the 3D project. K's kits might have had their faults, but at least they enabled those of slender means to build reasonable models. There doesn't seem to be much on offer like that these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) Well, I will now attempt to shock you all! I have done some actual modelling! However, first, some G6 Pictures. Now, I know that my 4mm one is now destined to become an O2, following on from a series of design flaws, but the 3mm one is actually being made into a G6 as I speak and may well be appearing in the 3mm Society's magazine! I am quite pleased with the quality, considering that it's a WSF print. It's certainly much better than the ABS Print. A couple of gratuitous Kensington Olympia shots from Sunday! Now, some actual modelling! I have a 3ft x 4ft setrack-based roundy-roundy sat beside me here, and it is a bit of a sorry sight. Now, in order for it to basically become a test-track/photo plank for most things I have, I am converting it to a fairly generic and loose light-railway. Part of this has been making the sidings overgrown, and the results aren't the best but do the job. I've spent the afternoon neatening the job up somewhat. The shots show it in 'Generic' mode, Pre-Grouping mode, and 1950's Welsh Colliery mode, with a gratuitous shot of my user-namesake. First up, my Wills 'P'. Upon buying this (At just over half the price of a Hattons one) I had intended to put it into fully lined-out SECR Wainwright green, but I couldn't bring myself to do it! The beautifully hand painted and hand lined paint job was far too nice to destroy, so I've left it and now have an excuse to get a Hattons one at some stage! Next, my Oxford 0415: Welsh 1950's Colliery Mode! A pair of Austerities. A 5700 waiting to take the train (behind) onto BR metals. Derwent Valley 1970's mode?! Back to Wales: an ex-TVR U1 in NCB service (I will be ditching the GW fittings and backdating it to lined TVR Black) with its ex-GWR replacement in the form of a 5600 behind. Then back to the Pre-Grouping South: Then to the 50s on the Southern - My User-Namesake! And finally: Edited March 29, 2018 by sem34090 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted March 29, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29, 2018 I like your roundy-roundy photo plank Sem. Having it in a light railway style is a good idea too and then it can fit a wider range of eras and places according to your mood. I'll be very interested to see how the G6 O2 turns out as the 3D print looks quite good as far as I can see from the photos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSnail Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Why does the G6 work in 3mm but not OO? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 Quite simply, I designed it badly! I forgot that the rear wheels need to go somewhere. Now, the RTR Chassis I had for the 4mm would not fit, due to another design flaw, so I decided it would be easier to create an O2 instead. The 3mm one is, however, being worked on in conjunction with its 3D printed chassis, and a very small motor. The builder is much more skilled than I... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 I really don't know what's come over me in the past 24 hours - I've been doing yet more actual modelling, and even some CAD! I got my E5 Painted! Photos later... maybe this evening, we'll see. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 Has anyone else seen a Day-Glo 'Peach' coloured E5? May need to spend some money with Phoenix... mixing my own paint has definitely not worked! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted March 30, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2018 Is it as bad as my yellow B1?? but yes an order with Phoenix is a great idea!! Gary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Has anyone else seen a Day-Glo 'Peach' coloured E5? May need to spend some money with Phoenix... mixing my own paint has definitely not worked! Oof. Sounds garish. I feel for you man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 No, but that's roughly the colour my Stroudley G class arrived in. Phoenix Precision IEG makes a huge difference! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 Hmm... I may try adding some brown to the home-mixed paint. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinnylinny Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) Could have been worse... I've seen LBSCR models in that colour, which is more than I can say for this: Edited April 4, 2018 by Skinnylinny 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 IMG_1194.JPG Hmm... I may try adding some brown to the home-mixed paint. Could have been worse... I've seen LBSCR novels in that colour, which is more than I can say for this: IMG_20180220_185854970.jpg I can safely say that both are equally ghastly in colour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted March 30, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2018 It is amazing what a coat of Phoenix paint can do though! Before: After: Just needs me to get around to making the transfers now! Gary 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 It is amazing what a coat of Phoenix paint can do though! Before: IMG_20180301_131800.jpg After: 2018-03-03 21.25.35.jpg Just needs me to get around to making the transfers now! Gary Very nice. Looking much better, Gary! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 A bit of brown appears to have helped. I'll see when I get home on Sunday how well that worked... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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