3D Printed Models

[WRENNEIRE]

A lot of N gauge bits which look quite good

Saw this and got very excited

But read the small print

http://i.materialise.com/shop/item/jt-connecting-print-version?category=scale-models&subcategory=model-trains&sortBy=interesting&pageNumber=5&pageSize=18&index=78

[Dunluce Castle]

A lot of N gauge bits which look quite good

Saw this and got very excited

But read the small print

http://i.materialise.com/shop/item/jt-connecting-print-version?category=scale-models&subcategory=model-trains&sortBy=interesting&pageNumber=5&pageSize=18&index=78

Well, you can buy the body here: http://www.shapeways.com/product/322AX6GR7/4mm-scale-gnri-jt-tank-body-shell-16-5mm-gauge?li=search-results-1&optionId=8347275 and frames here: http://www.shapeways.com/product/UREBHFRZB/4mm-scale-gnri-jt-class-2-4-2-tank-chassis?li=search-results-1&optionId=7571758

But bear in mind the side tanks are plasticard overlays, the owner has explained how he gets such a good result but I can't find the post.

[Junctionmad]

I have use this company ,http://i.materialise.com/ , who I find way better than shapeways in terms of support and tweaking model designs before they go to print . They also print in high detail resin or paintable resin and in my experience very little sanding is needed to get a great paint finish on the model.My 3d design skills only amount to using google sketchup and even with this I can get good results using the the printed models as scratch aids with very high detail when needed!!

 

 

Big issue with iMateralise is they don't allow spures. This makes assembling a model from more then one part very expensive and very very expensive if you want small parts

[Richard EH]

Well, you can buy the body here: http://www.shapeways.com/product/322AX6GR7/4mm-scale-gnri-jt-tank-body-shell-16-5mm-gauge?li=search-results-1&optionId=8347275 and frames here: http://www.shapeways.com/product/UREBHFRZB/4mm-scale-gnri-jt-class-2-4-2-tank-chassis?li=search-results-1&optionId=7571758

But bear in mind the side tanks are plasticard overlays, the owner has explained how he gets such a good result but I can't find the post.

 

The JT is one of mine, and it does indeed use a lot of plasticard to get a smooth surface on the side tanks - one of the reasons for this is that I tend to use the Shapeways WSF material for cost reasons....

 

Kind Regards

 

Richard.

[Broithe]

A friend of mine does the printing at an MOD location - he got sent to an exhibition today and saw this 3-D printed, gold plated example on the Canon stand.

 

 

I understand it to be a copy of some famous cup, complete with dents, scratches and nicks.

[Martin Bergin]

3D printing is going to be a massive game changer in many industries. It is set to be one of the biggest supply chain disruptors in the coming years, and will allow an un-precedented level of mass customisation. Its not there yet, but is progressing at a rapid date.

 

However, the lack of boxes may cause some people issues - isn't that right Wreneire.......

[WRENNEIRE]

Not an issue Martin as there is no correct box for a 3D model, if it comes from the likes of Shapeways, the box it is posted in will suffice

[jhb171achill]

The possibility of no two layouts having the same stuff.... interesting!

[Broithe]

Mmmm...?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCZfIwuS4JM

[Broithe]

The evolution continues - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35247318 .

 

Paper models.....

 

[Glenderg]

Not only is this wicked, but the company behind it, MCor, is Irish, based outside of Drogheda.

 

http://mcortechnologies.com/3d-printers/arke-3d-photorealistic-colour-printer/

[Kirley]

30th January - Museum News:

Taken from the RPSI site. Possibility of some new models in the future?

 

Thanks to generous funding by GROW South Antrim, the Society has been able to tender for non-destructive 3D scanning of some of our vehicles.

3D scanning provides a permanent archive, recording and preserving the external and internal detail and condition of these key artefacts. The scans will provide wider access on-line and will be used in a variety of other digital applications.

 

In this contract, we are getting 3D scans made of ten vehicles - locomotives No.3 "R.H. Smyth", No.85 "Merlin", No.186 and B142, NCC carriages 68, 87 and 91, and, from the GNR, the Directors' Saloon, a Guinness grain van and goods Brake van No.81 "Ivan".

Each vehicle is being scanned externally, from above and from below (where possible) as well as internally. Each vehicle has had up to 20 separate scans made to ensure complete coverage. The highly-specialised scanning camera records up to half a million infra-red signals a second and, as each scan can last about five minutes, there is quite a lot of data! The principal output will be highly-detailed point-clouds which can be rotated on any axis, cross-sectioned in any plane and measured, to the nearest millimetre, between any two points. These will be used to generate plan and cross-sectional drawings as well as form the basis of other 3D model types.

 

Our contractors, CMC Associates, are also taking thousands of photographs which will be used to add texture to the drawings and thus provide highly-detailed pictures which can also be rotated, cross sectioned and measured in the same way as the drawings.

These pictures are of the vehicles as they are now but the final models could be modified to demonstrate different liveries or configurations.

This project can also be seen as a pilot for making the entire RPSI collection accessible digitally. These assets may also have the potential to generate income for the RPSI through generating small scale models for sale, virtual objects or perhaps future files for 3D printing.

Further photographs are available on our Facebook page.

 

Looks like good news for the Irish modeller.

 

Walter.

 

 

Any update Walter?

[Dunluce Castle]

Some one want to merge this thread with the other one?

[Garfield]

Some one want to merge this thread with the other one?

 

Hmm, done. But now that I'm looking closer at some of the discussion, I'm not sure it was the right thing to do.