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Re: Car railcar

Post by steamyjim » Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:55 pm

ge_rik wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:22 am
steamyjim wrote: Wed Jul 22, 2020 10:44 pm Look forward to the build article on your blog!
Only too happy to oblige, Jim

https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2020/0 ... ilcar.html

Rik
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Post by ge_rik » Sat Jul 25, 2020 2:07 pm

Hi Jim
It's a CTC DIY A8, a very cheap version of the Anet A8. It came as a kit, the construction of which I've described here - https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2020/0 ... et-a8.html

I got mine for £80 on eBay. The price seems to vary. On the CTC website it's shown as $140 USD, which converts to around £110. https://ctcprinter.com/product_detail.php?ProId=37

As it was cheap, it takes a fair bit of setting up and nurturing to keep it running smoothly and the quality of the prints isn't as good as more expensive printers. According to some reviews, it is possible to get it to produce really top quality prints but so far I've not found the settings which enable me to achieve that.

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PS Looking at the blurb on the website, it looks as if they've changed the design since my model. The frame now looks more substantial and they say construction involves assembling only five parts. My kit contained over 100 (I think I counted them to be 105!). It also looks as if they've upgraded the software. So maybe the latest version has put right some of the limitations of my model. I can't complain, mine cost £30 less!
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Re: Car railcar

Post by ge_rik » Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:35 am

BTW I've discovered that the donor vehicle is from the Sylvanian Families range. It's called the Vintage Wedding Car.
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I've also noticed they do a very interesting version of the Morris Minor, which could easily be adapted to look like the real thing, sitting in a station car park. Not my era but I'm sure it could be of interest to some of you.
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Re: Car railcar

Post by philipy » Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:17 am

Sylvanian do some interestingly adaptable items. I've had a Sylvanian Families narrow boat sitting in the cupboard for years. My original intention was to de-toyify it and moor in on the pond where the track runs alongside. Then a heron visited and I had to net the pond all over and there seemed little point in having a boat under a net!
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