North East Victoria Railway
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Well done Jake, they look brilliant....
Chance of doing some for me......
Chance of doing some for me......
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Jake, have you printed those bodies as one piece from the floor up( floor+sides & end x2)?
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Cheers guys, Theyre based off a South Australian Yx wagon which i will offer as a 3d printed kit in 1:24 one day. Theres a fair bit of fine detail in the frame though and I want to get that right.
They are indeed printed as one big lot, the 4 wheelers dont have a floor. the end beams locate them in place and the flatcars. The bogie wagons were designed to be functional ore cars so they have big holes in the floor that needed to be covered. If I was ever going to print wagons for anyone else I wouldn"t do it this way. My printer isnt quite feeding right which results in rough prints which many people probably wouldnt find acceptable but theyre fine to me.
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They are indeed printed as one big lot, the 4 wheelers dont have a floor. the end beams locate them in place and the flatcars. The bogie wagons were designed to be functional ore cars so they have big holes in the floor that needed to be covered. If I was ever going to print wagons for anyone else I wouldn"t do it this way. My printer isnt quite feeding right which results in rough prints which many people probably wouldnt find acceptable but theyre fine to me.
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Again Jake, who's going to get out the magnifying glass on their hands and knees to look at them.
It's your line mate, so enjoy....
It's your line mate, so enjoy....
ROD
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Interesting. I always find a difficulty with printing thin double sided vertical items such as wagon sides. Apart from the issue with getting crisp internal corners for overhangs such as strapping, I find that they tend to bow inwards.Tropic Blunder wrote: βSat Feb 09, 2019 10:41 am
They are indeed printed as one big lot, the 4 wheelers dont have a floor. the end beams locate them in place and the flatcars. ........If I was ever going to print wagons for anyone else I wouldn"t do it this way. My printer isnt quite feeding right which results in rough prints which many people probably wouldnt find acceptable but theyre fine to me.
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that is interesting, Ive never had an issue with it distorting like that on the 4 wheelers apart from when i left the paint drying on it in the 42 degree heat outside! ive seen it happen on my TGR Y class but that was a different issue i think.
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Sorry, I think I wasn't clear. I meant that the print bows inwards as it deposits the layers. ie each layer is minutely offset inwards. It is probably a combination of speed/temperature/layer height and who knows what else, in my settings.
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well I finished the model of the VA for my grandfather, its static but he was pretty stoked with it! Like the one he built its still missing cowcatcher, lights, stack and it has the wrong cab but thats fine my running ones will have all that added
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Couple of photos from the weekend taken on my phone, ill post the professional quality photos by the others soon hopefully
Cheers to the regulars for coming
D1 sits on the outer leg of the wye waiting for the M car to pass
turning its ore train around a bit later
ESET's open wagon deputises as the bar car. The preservation society has loaded a surplus Melbourne W6 to take with them back to the museum for restoration although their hopes have been dashed and this one will likely make its way to bedigo to rebuilt to W8 spec. Those with a keen eye may notice why!
Its not confirmed yet but D1 may yet become E1! I have made a sister engine with exactly the same length but as a steeple cab and as a joke I placed its pantograph ontop. This may have been a mistake as I'm now rather fond of it, luckily I know someone that can build me another pantograph...
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Nice work mate!, that tram looks nice! they could make nice converted Passenger coaches on a heritage Line!
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Same here Jake. Great looking tram.
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I haven't really got anything to report lifes been getting in the way. Regardless heres some photos from a run day a few weeks ago featuring the first ever live steam to ever visit the railway. the photos also show the largest engine to ever visit the line. This hulking bachmann 2-8-0 is owned by a friend with battery power and sound and made quite the impression, so much so that when the owner indicated he wanted to sell his other one it was quickly snapped up by the Dad despite being the wrong scale and faaaaaaaaaar too large!
the scale difference is very apparent here Cooltrains Roundhouse billy no doubt people are becoming familiar with this stalwart
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the scale difference is very apparent here Cooltrains Roundhouse billy no doubt people are becoming familiar with this stalwart
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Might be bigger Jake, but it's a great looking Loco though.
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Need to put them both on the full size VA at Queenscliff and then we can have VA-inceptionTropic Blunder wrote: βFri Mar 01, 2019 3:54 am added51112739_2071598616254951_7495915561675653120_n.jpg51228068_213604596160675_2184546127682994176_n.jpg
That Roundhouse Billy looks familiar...
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Cant disagree with you there Rod! It wont enter traffic for quite a while theres quite the backlog of RC installations before it gets it spot in the queue.
yeah funny that if you can lift the 7 1/4 one i tip my hat to you, it'd weigh almost as much as the pig I reckon...
yeah funny that if you can lift the 7 1/4 one i tip my hat to you, it'd weigh almost as much as the pig I reckon...
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Great photos mate !, about time we did a run at my place now that the trackwork upgrades for the mainline are done!.
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I know what you mean about queues Jake. I have so much to do. Think that's the main problem with our scale of modelling, there's always something to do.Tropic Blunder wrote: βThu Apr 04, 2019 10:43 am Cant disagree with you there Rod! It wont enter traffic for quite a while theres quite the backlog of RC installations before it gets it spot in the queue.
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Great line and photos,
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There hasnt been much news on the garden railway lately, shortly after I made my last post I was involved in a 5 car accident and thus chasing insurance has become my new hobby . That said I came across a pair of large Radius LGB points which has given me a nice long storage siding near the balcony and a new 7 car long passing loop at the top of the line which will complete trackwork for the time being. Next I'll be focusing on buildings and rebuilding the elevated section of line with actual trestle bents instead of the current arrangement which was just so I could get some operation happening. I'm looking forward to the classic Melbourne weather settling in over the next few months it usually proves to be quite productive being forced into the shed!
Those hideous passenger cars got a repaint, still lots more to do.
Originally I bought the Van to build my self a copy of Rurr Valley Railways EEP8 (An absolutely incredible garden railway that used to exist in Sydney, protofreelanced based on the mount Lyell railway. Very much a ground breaking line and a big influence on my interests growing up) but I decided I'd be better off scratch building as barely anything survives of the original van in the bash
TGR Y class print, this thing has been a nightmare but it keeps inching forward.
The Y class again and the DH in the initial stages of being filled and primed. Im hoping to have pics of the mk2 W6 Melbourne Tram this weekend but we'll see!
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