Adamphillip

Is That a resolution of .002mm?

Just how much do these 3D printers cost to buy, and I can imagine their not cheap!

the one my dad got [as it is my dad who bought it for my use] cost

I'd stick this in layout and track design as not every one reads these updates and its soon lost but on the main site it stays there for ever and can be bumped from time to time

Loads of money.....

Markway of Sheffield makes crazy bespoke track work.

As good as this deal? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bachmann-MK1-BSP-PULLMAN-BAR-SECOND-WITH-LIGHTING-/261611596446

only needed one for my railtour train of mk1's and a mk2 bso

Happy Birthday

You've just made a happy man...very old.

*laughs* thanks and your welcome horsetan

Might be a scratchbuild I'm afraid

or wait to get my own 3D printer hmm

Who is the film for, will it show the hobby in a positive way, what sort of history do you want ?

it'll be on youtube and yes it'll be positive, mainly the story on how it came to be and the emotional impact on people

This about to fall off the page, suggest you re-enter request in the Photography section ( in "Special Interests")

ahh i see, it's only to get the consist coupled tightly between coaches, not too fussed for between coaches and locos so that's staying as a hook and bar type

is there any fleischmann couplers the correct length?

If I recall correctly the socket is slightly too high. You should be ok coupling within rakes with kadees if you don't plan on trying to connect to anything else I.e. Retaining coupling bars on outer ends of rakes. I also think I recall that the problem on the mk1 depends on the bogies fitted. You might find that 1 type is actually the right height but I couldn't remember for sure. For what it's worth I found most of my mk1s and 2s coupled ok to other stock despite the slight hei...

thanks I'm using a modified track plan from a magazine that suggests a 1 in 42 for a 4 inch rise but i need 6 inches

Another simple way to see the gradient in 3D, is use a length of spare wood at the angle you tend to use. example - piece of 2x1 6` long raised 2" at one end would show a 2.8% gradient.

Steam or diesel? Train of bogie stock or four-wheelers? Any curves in your rise? I'd say 1:32 is hit or miss depending on what you will run.

Modifying & detailing rtr stock?

It's either them or nowt if you want a kit.

wasn't really expecting much in the way of kits, i was looking for plastic kits like the Dapol stanier kits

Ah...I don't know who owns the former Airfix/GMR Mk.2 moulds now, but I've not seen them come out as CKD packs.

ahh

self cleaning? No that was smoke-boxes, perhaps that's why they banned smoking on trains....

lol

Very sad, so sorry for you Adam. Not a pleasant state of affairs for a modeller to be in.

well the good thing is I may be getting free reign of the main loft which is bigger

also not happy as my parents are now pushing me to do it even though I volunteered to do it to make their lives easier

Preferred over the excellent Hornby 50? - you must have a reason or up for a challenge?