Rob R

The Cambrian pair look the "dogs wotsits", just the wrong scale...............

Thanks to some intel from seagoebox I found the source of the drawing I was after (and much more!). Locomotive Magazine August 15th 1904 Thank You. The IRM forum post still eludes me though............

My interest in the Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Railway's "Victoria" 2-2-2t has been reignited after the recent postings in the National Museum of Irelend thread, but I seem to recall a thread/posts recently where someone posted a drawing of this loco in a previous incarnation as a tender loco. I have completely failed to find said post, assuming it really exists and it is not just wishful thinking on my part. Could someone please point me in the right direction? Thanks in anticipation. Rob

Not forgetting the much clearer view of Victoria than that in the GNR loco book. Thank you.

Thanks for the links above

3dp ends, interior, roof and underframe details with etched chassis and sides? Limited by the size of the available printers for the roof, although it might be feasable to do two halves. Suck it and see..

You are doing this in S aren't you?

Paul, Happy to help where I can with the 3d aspect of this project. Rob

Rule 1............

I know a lot of time and effort is being put into this but is it not nearing the time to move on and draw up some new artwork, hopefully with some modern style tabs and slots etc, to aid assembly?

Of course, you could always model in S Scale................

Paul, Glad the containers passed your QC controls. When I get a chance I'll post the printy specs for them in the 3d printing thread. Let me know when the CIE containers are ready to print. R

Could you post a screenshot of the supported file?

Could these be re-posted in the "Resources" section? It would make them much easier to find in the future.

John, 4mm vans print ok in resin, photo on the 3dp thread. Not yet tried printing with w irons etc Pm me if you want any. Rob

Been there, done that, still doing it......

I suggest that an empty beer can is best........... Paul, A nice little 3d CAD starter project for you?

Don't thicken it. Put a chamfer on the bottom of the inner tank (inside the tank) so there isn't a sudden change in CSA.

A quick squirt of primer. There is a crease in both sides where the cross sectional area changes at the start of the tank inner. Printing at an angle should sort that but may introduce other issues. The rivets are superb. Thank you Maitland

Just drippng...

My bad. Accelerations are on the FDM set up.... Lift and retract speeds are the beasties. Usually found in the Resin set up page of your chosen slicer. Also not all slicers are equal. The slower they are, the lower the forces on the print. Downside is increase print time. A fine balance.

Thanks for posting the latest files. I'll have a play later. R

Supports. Think of resin printing more akin to growing crystals (copper sulphate in O level chemistry?). You need somewhere to start growing it from but that some where has to be strong enough to resist all the peeling and suction forces. I usually use a good curtain of medium supports, sometimes with the odd heavy or 2 to beef it up and light supports for the delicate details, bridges etc. As you can see, things the size of rivets are not supported. There are some really good youtubes on supports, explaining it much better that I can and from first principles. Have a browse. R ps.The file in the screenshot 119% bigger than yours....

Don't worry about the vertical lines, I suspect they will vanish under the first coat of paint. Too late on the latest version of the Sligo tank, it's now printing but it is only 21p worth of resin....... 3dp can be incredibly frustrating but eventually the stars will align and you will be grinning like a Cheshire Cat. Wash that van print and squirt some primer on it, it is surprising what vanishes and what shows up..

Don't rely on the "auto generated "supports being right. For the world of fantasy miniatures they work great. For model railways, full of straight lines, right angles and smooth flat surfaces they are a starting guide at best. Off to play with the Sligo tank now. I was resisting but..........