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I think that once the roof is on it will tone it down some, handsome looking pair.

Looks pretty good to me, and as for the bowing, prototypical. They were built of wood, which never stays completely straight over time. My screen saver is an Edwardian passenger train of clerestories, and each one has a different level of warping lengthwise.

very nice prints with some amazing detail, I've had thin rods warp like that and then straighten out over time. Stephen

This was given to me, and works well.

Trying to print the Viaduct bents, and the printer just stops half way through? Not yet sure why, as none of the buttons would work on the printer, until I restarted it. It does gives an insight, into the structure of the main beams, to reduce resin use, they all have a way of draining for cleaning etc. Want to build a diorama for taking pictures for my rolling stock prints.

At least with grand parenting, you can sugar them up, and send them home🤣

I'm not on the market for a new printer just yet, having just bought a Mono X a few months ago, but this unit looks very promising. Particularly like the width to depth ratio which suits our hobby well, I also missed the fact they are in Kelowna, so pick up would be cool.

I think I've found my next printer, still in the development stage, and has a kickstarter.

I have 3d printed 4mm windows and doors, even printed the inside window frames so the glazing bars would be more substantial. they slide inside the outer frame, and sandwich the glazing.

I'm very tempted to get one, but my mono X is only 6 months old, the speed is what tempts me most.

An exquisite looking locomotive, will have to check out the website, and the tungsten putty will help with weight distribution on a couple of locos I'm building, Thanks.

Hi Duncan I could probably print some, once I've ironed out the issues. I am going to use a high level load hauler, with the motor vertical in the firebox, as with the 5v motor it just fits, note I am going RC control with battery power, so don't need pick ups for this, but they should be easy to mould a groove for them to sit in. The area under the smokebox is not drawn yet, and I have a couple of options to connect them. For the bogie I am going to experiment with springs again, I have managed to get them to work with a printed 8' 6" dean bogie for a carriage, and will try them with this. if it doesn't it's just some drawing revision and a reprint. Currently working on getting some semblance of the inside motion, into the chassis drawing, probably the the most difficult thing I've drawn so far, really hard to wrap my head around from a G.A. drawing. Stephen

The ring inside looks way to thick in relation to the rest of the wagon, and is probably setting up major stress points. If the wagon is going to loaded there is no need for this ring, just adding some support nubs, at intervals of 10mm, 1.5 x 1 x 3 mm in size will support a load, and if loaded, the inner detail is not required. If you wanted to have a removable load it could be made out foam, and if made in the wagon, use cling film to keep them separate, so it can be removed.

Have had very little modelling time recently, with a visit to the grandkids, and then some good weather enabling some yard work. So while I wait for drawings from the NRM for the 1854 saddle tank engine, I have started making some progress on the S4 boiler 3521 engine. Watching the progress @drduncan is making on his broad gauge version, has got me thinking of having a go at a 3D printed chassis for this model. This will be a sprung chassis with outside frame bearings. With very limited space to add weight, the tender will have to be used to load the rear axle. these are some rendering of progress so far

I believe Evergreen make a board and batten styrene sheet, in various spacings, item 4542 that may be of use.

have you seen this way for holding pickups, might be easier for your reprint. pic from Dib's yard on Instagram.

Using Modge podge for the final finish is what I have seen on Youtube, with great looking results. Luke Towan has some excellent video's on modelling water.

Those transfers look fabulous, really help to complete the look.

I have some new ideas on ways to solve this issue, and when I get home next weekend will test them out. I have changed the way I do my sacrificial supports to make it easier to clean up, and they have helped improve the warping issues, but not eliminated the problem, Do you do your own supports, or do you use the automatic supports in the slicing program, I stopped using auto supports because of the crazy way Lychee was grouping them and leaving large areas bare, the auto system seems more suited to the common figure printing than the straight edge things we are trying to produce. Stephen

Me and you both, I lost count of how many times I've printed from the wrong file after making changes. nice looking model you have there.

An impressive looking model, I particularly like the brake gear also, and looking at the page 208 pic, the V hanger does look off centre to me.

Just found this, excellent quality printing, most of my failures are because of going to fine, going to follow this.

I lovely wagon build, I particularly like the printed buffer, and the brake gear is exquisite, but the wagon is the wrong colour, it's not red LOL.

A layout set into the existing landscape, I love it, look forward to seeing the progression.

a wonderfully evocative scene.