heirflick Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 hi lads, just finished drinking a cup of scald when postman pat arrived with this... fair play to you Des, you are a man of your word - side grills for my sulzers:tumbsup: Quote
BosKonay Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 Fair play - those etches look stunning! Quote
Garfield Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 Brilliant customer service, Des! Still waiting for Silverfox to release a solution for their duff Metro-Vick cabs...? Quote
heirflick Posted February 28, 2013 Author Posted February 28, 2013 Brilliant customer service, Des! Still waiting for Silverfox to release a solution for their duff Metro-Vick cabs...? youll be waiting me thinks! Quote
Warbonnet Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 Nice rendition of the Q kits model Dave, the weathering looks good. Fancy commissioning Bachmann to do a RTR version? It will always be the dream! Quote
heirflick Posted February 28, 2013 Author Posted February 28, 2013 Fancy commissioning Bachmann to do a RTR version? It will always be the dream! fran, shapeways did a laser printed an A class body in N gauge - wonder what the quality was like? got a few of the E class shunters and they were pure s***e! Quote
Weshty Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) Brilliant customer service, Des! Still waiting for Silverfox to release a solution for their duff Metro-Vick cabs...? But sure all you need is the SSM A Class detailing kit and 'twill be grand Edited February 28, 2013 by Weshty Quote
enniscorthyman Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 But sure all you need it the SSM detailing kit and 'twill be grand The A and C class detail kit is fab I have say. And I got your 101 brass grills today as well, well done.I hope to get back to building my own machine soon. Quote
aclass007 Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 Fancy commissioning Bachmann to do a RTR version? It will always be the dream! I totally agree. Such an important loco in the history of Irish railways deserves to be modelled to the same standard as MM's recent releases........ Quote
Mayner Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 Fancy commissioning Bachmann to do a RTR version? It will always be the dream! fran, shapeways did a laser printed an A class body in N gauge - wonder what the quality was like? got a few of the E class shunters and they were pure s***e! The main draw back with a 3D printed model is that you would need to do quite a bit of sanding to achieve a smooth finish even with finer materials such as Shapeways Frosted Detail. Quote
Guest hidden-agenda Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 John I think in fairness the guy getting the stuff printed was encouraged by guys ( including me) to get stuff made and it was only when you got down to preparing the model you realised what you got. The wagon bodies were acceptable to a degree ( copies are still available) but as far as loco and coach bodies are concerned it was an uphill battle so much so i kept your E class etch for when i scratch build a body so unless the 3D printing companies have an alternative that,s not overly expensive its safe to assume etched brass and or resin is the way forward.By the way i like the steam loco your planning. By the way thanks to Des for getting the etched grills sorted so quickly. Quote
Mayner Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 John I think in fairness the guy getting the stuff printed was encouraged by guys ( including me) to get stuff made and it was only when you got down to preparing the model you realised what you got. The wagon bodies were acceptable to a degree ( copies are still available) but as far as loco and coach bodies are concerned it was an uphill battle so much so i kept your E class etch for when i scratch build a body so unless the 3D printing companies have an alternative that,s not overly expensive its safe to assume etched brass and or resin is the way forward.. Gareth I think a lot of people who work in 3D modelling like Jack saw the potential of 3D printing for producing models without realising the limitations I think he did a very good job in designing the models but was ahead of the technology and material that was available at the time. The other downside is there is a set up cost for each individual item and the material is charged by the Cube so the proceess is very expensive for OO but reasonably competetive even with the Detail materials for an N gauge model. So a Valve Design A Class or BoBo in Frosted Ultra Detail would be a reasonable proposition in N gauge or possiby TT. Personally I think the main benefit with 3D printing will be in producing masters for resin casting. We originally looked at uproducing a resin body shell from a 3D printed master with brass overlays as a simple way to produce coach kits, but resin shrinks warps and twists while brass or nickle silver is relatively stable and the cost of producing the model would have been prohibitive. I have used this for forming the fuel tanks and axleeboxes for the Tin Van and the castings have been to a reasonable quality. Most of the other 3D printed parts have been replaced either with brass or whitemetal, the main area that still has to be resolved is forming the roof Quote
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