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A Bulldog, perhaps?
heraldcoupe replied to tomparryharry's topic in GWR Rolling Stock: model and prototype
I've had a few of my Bulldog and Duke bodies listed on ebay, with quite a few more selling through various forums by word of mouth. I have the three major frame types of Bulldogs and wide/narrow Duke cab variants. Beyond this, I've built a library of 3D components which make a lot of individual loco configurations possible, but not all have been committed to print. As mentioned elsewhere, I have a few other projects in the works. I am working towards an ecommerce website, but a demanding day job keeps getting in the way. I pick up messages here and will quite happily sell this way whilst getting my act together on the website front, Cheers Bill. -
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Pragmatic Pre-Grouping - Mikkel's Workbench
heraldcoupe replied to Mikkel's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
It's good in theory, but many (most?) people offered a choice don't relish the complication. I've patterned and printed all 10 of the Dukes which survived past nationalisation, most customers have just asked me for wide or narrow cab variations, the rest is just unwanted noise. SImilarly the Bulldogs, beyond straight/curved/deep frames, not that many people are concerned. Cheers Bill -
Pragmatic Pre-Grouping - Mikkel's Workbench
heraldcoupe replied to Mikkel's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
There seems to have been variation from what I can determine in photos, though finding any images taken from a helpful angle is a challenge. -
Pragmatic Pre-Grouping - Mikkel's Workbench
heraldcoupe replied to Mikkel's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
This one was something of a one-off, a two-off I suppose as this was the first attempt which had the aforementioned defects. Most of my subjects are later examples, but this one was based on this 1920s image of 3330 Orion and has many earlier features: http://www.gwr.org.uk/440-pics/3330-orion.jpg -
Pragmatic Pre-Grouping - Mikkel's Workbench
heraldcoupe replied to Mikkel's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
Scaling down is sadly a lot more difficult than scaling up. A lot of the details in 4mm sit at the limit of what can be reproduced. Increasing size means features can sometimes be further refined, but they're there and will stay there. In 2mm scale, things have to be beefed up before they'll print at all. I did some trials of an unmodified Duke in 2mm scale and while the overall shape was recognisable, all the fine detail turned to mush, or was too fine to support itself. It can be done, but it's essentially starting again, with a lot more compromises to be made. -
Pragmatic Pre-Grouping - Mikkel's Workbench
heraldcoupe replied to Mikkel's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
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Pragmatic Pre-Grouping - Mikkel's Workbench
heraldcoupe replied to Mikkel's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
Personal contact at the moment, but I am trying to get more organised in terms of a website. As well as my full-time job, I run a (very) small part-time business making classic car parts, however making locomotive bodyshells has become a much more in-demand activity. I've only ever formally listed my development reject shells on ebay, but I am about to put list of the finished products as it's a more straightforward sales route than expecting people to find me online. As something that's growing organically, there's been little planning... -
Pragmatic Pre-Grouping - Mikkel's Workbench
heraldcoupe replied to Mikkel's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
That matches my observations so far, but always aware that absence of proof isn't proof of absence... -
Pragmatic Pre-Grouping - Mikkel's Workbench
heraldcoupe replied to Mikkel's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
😁 I am very interested in producing saddle tanks and have some rough patterns done. The Bachmann chassis will be a good starting point for those sharing the same wheelbase and wheel size. I'm hoping many of the major structures will carry across to a Buffalo (and others?) in due course, but I've not done a deep dive on that yet. The latter will have it's own mechanism, the design features of that being proven on my Aberdare project. -
Pragmatic Pre-Grouping - Mikkel's Workbench
heraldcoupe replied to Mikkel's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
If you find an image of one with topfeed but lacks the boxes, I'd be very interested to see it. I've built a library of parts which takes me some way to printing other early examples, but I don't have enough reference material to be certain on exact spec for given subjects. -
Pragmatic Pre-Grouping - Mikkel's Workbench
heraldcoupe replied to Mikkel's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
The boxes cover the firebox mounting brackets. I don't know their purpose, but they were introduced quite early and I've always associated them with the introduction of topfeed. I'm not convinced they're absent on 3301, the perspective of the photo would put them largely behind the splasher and nameplate. There appear to have been some which were shorter than those I've modelled. The tiebars are included in Bachmann's accessory pack for the Earl. The shell is designed for them to fit. -
Pragmatic Pre-Grouping - Mikkel's Workbench
heraldcoupe replied to Mikkel's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
Equally relevant I guess, I have done 4mm shells with open frames and boiler underfill for those looking at a finescale chassis. -
Pragmatic Pre-Grouping - Mikkel's Workbench
heraldcoupe replied to Mikkel's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
I have a 7mm print of a straight frame Bulldog on the shelf at the moment, I've previously done some of my Dukes in the same scale. No reason why I can't configure the curved frames for a 7mm print. When enlarging them, I've filled in the boiler underside and opened out between the frames as these are dictated by the Bachmann mechanism on the regular product. -
Pragmatic Pre-Grouping - Mikkel's Workbench
heraldcoupe replied to Mikkel's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
Good advice. As the designer/producer of this Bulldog bodyshell, there's been an awful ot of thought and testing on suitable materials. They're currently being printed in Siraya Tech's 'Build' resin, which was chosen for a number of reasons, not least because it is drillable. Not that care shouldn't be taken, but that it should behave better than some other resin prints.