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A 3d printed 800 class for 00 (and a WLWR goods loco)

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  • 4 weeks later...
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None to show since the last update Im afraid, I was rather tied up over Christmas, a lot of commission jobs on too, as soon as work quietens down a bit and I get a free moment I'll be right back on that project

 

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11 minutes ago, Horsetan said:

One thing I forgot to ask about 3D printing generally: what happens to all the leftover waste sprue? Can it be recycled?

Unfortunately no it cant be reused in resin printing, it gets thrown out

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Think of it more like the chippings that a sculptor chisels off a block of stone to produce a work of art.

There is not much you can do with the little bit of waste you get from FDM printing, but at least the PLA filament I am using for the track bases is plant based so we rest easy there🙂

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A bit of work done to Maedbh over the last week or so. The Royal Scot has many similarities to the 800s, but the 800s have a much longer front end and bogie, along with smaller bogie wheels. 

Changing to smaller wheels meant a large air space was left between the wheel and chassis. This became a bit of a knawling bug for me

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To sort the issue, I fabricated some fau frames from plasticard, painted them black, then applied them to the sides 

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I then karate chopped the bogie and placed a plasticard spacer to increase its length.

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I think this improves the overall appearance of the front end considerably.

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