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Take it easy, I've just got out of hospital, on the cardiac ward, after complications from COVID. Apparently the new variant does leave some people a little worse for wear.
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Sorry, if that's a serious question I can't remember what exact livery it was in then. Apparently it had a drive failure quite soon after.
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Glad to hear you're feeling better Annie. I normally don't ever remember my dreams. I did this morning, although it wasn't exactly exciting as it was all about getting paperwork in order. A strange kind of dream but I was in hospital and hadn't slept for over 39 hours. I was in because of complications after my bout of Covid. Staff were wonderful but I spent 12 hours waiting to get onto a ward. I was lucky, I was in a single side room for over half that time. Now convalescing at home, your thread always cheers me up, so keep up the good work. Nice new wagons, lovely teak effect.
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Travelled in the 'Flying Banana' at Didcot in the 1990s, very comfortable it was too and not very noisy either.
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Neil's SDJR 3D Prints
simonmcp replied to neilkirby's topic in 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CAD & CNC
Your boiler and firebox looks superb, absolutely no visible lines at all. Hope your backhead comes out as good when you reprint it. -
Have you thought of or tried the Pendon solution? It's just a piece of thick wire fixed to one coach and bent to 'hook' under the next coach, simple but effective.
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It would be better to produce them in a Vector Drawing program like Illustrator as then you could specify the exact size.
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Thinking about 3D printing. Where to start?
simonmcp replied to nhdesigns's topic in 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CAD & CNC
Do you know if it is 'Parametric', that is, can you go back and alter dimensions and all the elements will rearrange themselves to take account of the changes? An example of a Parametric' program is FreeCAD. -
On the Swiss lines from Brigg there is a rock near a tunnel entrance called Victoria's rock as it is said to resemble the profile of Queen Victoria. Re the cloud formation:- Queen Elizabeth II was of course a committed Christian so maybe God was gently calling his faithful servant home.
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Anycubic Vyper 3D FDM Printer
simonmcp replied to MikeTrice's topic in 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CAD & CNC
There are some good videos on YouTube about stringing and also how to improve definition of prints. I have a cheap Aldi rebranded FDM printer and when I showed someone who also had a Resin printer he was very impressed with the quality and definition I am able to get. I use the supplied 0.04 nozzle. I am using the latest Cura slicer and have tweaked a lot of settings (after having enabled them). -
Apparently Alan Downes felt like that once, but when he looked at it in the morning it was his finest bit of weathering he had ever done!
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The layout looks even better in the flesh. It is packed full of well observed details, the colours and textures are just right. I highly recommend a visit to a show to see it
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Who has used Scale Model Scenery Baseboards?
simonmcp replied to davidparker172's topic in Boxfiles, Micro layouts & Dioramas
I have the set of two SMS boards (designed to be joined as one) that fit in the 77ltr Really Useful Christmas Tree box. They are a snug fit in the box. There is enough space below the baseboard to fit point motors etc. The backscene height is enough for a tall building. I haven't started to make the layout yet though. I found the cheapest place for the Really Useful Christmas Tree box was from Argos - £30 when I got it. -
Modelling mojo and state of mind
simonmcp replied to Coldgunner's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
Apparently there is a new culture of doing "The bare minimum" at work emerging. Blamed on lockdown, I experienced this with a colleague back in 2003. He openly told me that is what he did, I was left to do all the work he should have done. It prompted me to look for another job, I got one with much better pay and conditions. I now work two jobs which has its downsides - both jobs would like me to do more work than I can fit in. Has stopped me modelling for the last 8 months. -
Aston On Clun. A forgotten Great Western outpost.
simonmcp replied to MrWolf's topic in Layout topics
Is that a water tank trying to hide at the top of the cutting on the left? -
CAD recommendations for 3D printing
simonmcp replied to NinOz's topic in 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CAD & CNC
My copy of FreeCAD on a Windows 10 install has become very buggy since the last disastrous Windows Update. Haven't have any problems exporting to STL though, in fact it's much better than Tinkercad. -
Very nicely done. Thinking aloud, would it enhance the effect if you gloss varnished the "spokes"?
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I believe the shelves and bench are available as a file to download and 3d print. Possibly from Cultsed or Thingsverse?
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Your wing walls stonework looks better than Ratio's. The mortar gaps are finer.
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Attending my first Exhibition - advice?
simonmcp replied to JohnR's topic in Modelling Questions, Help and Tips
Check and double check you've packed everything you need. An RCD may be required (should say on the exhibitor form), a small piece of carpet to stand on if the exhibition floor is hard, something to clean the track with as it will get dirty on the first day, some backup stock as some will play up or stop working.