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this is scratchbuilt, hes designed it and ran it through a lasercutter and then put it togetherMETHSSNIFFER:88884 wrote:Nor am I, just saying they make an easy scratchbuild for the 16mm model maker
just because the more advanced tools make it easier doesnt make it any less valid
A steam propelled life-style.
Thank you Pauly and I must say after sticking countless thousands of Cambrian rivets onto my earlier models I'd much rather draw out the CAD and print them.this is scratchbuilt, hes designed it and ran it through a lasercutter and then put it together
just because the more advanced tools make it easier doesnt make it any less valid
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Print rivets !!
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Have you got a pic of them in the finished article So model making has become a CAD programme more time on the pc less time putting it together. A sign of changing times.
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There not engraved, this is one of the tank end straps it's printed in one piece, see the photos at the start of this topic.
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the only difference between doing it this way and carving each piece out yourself from raw wood is this gives more reliable replicatable results easier and quicker, you are limited only by your imagination and knowledge of the CAD programming.
It is not cheating or anyless valid as modelling
as the world advances so will our tools
It is not cheating or anyless valid as modelling
as the world advances so will our tools
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No its not cheating and its not model making its model engineering using technology that without otherwise the maker would not be able to produce it.pauly:88900 wrote:the only difference between doing it this way and carving each piece out yourself from raw wood is this gives more reliable replicatable results easier and quicker, you are limited only by your imagination and knowledge of the CAD programming.
It is not cheating or anyless valid as modelling
as the world advances so will our tools
A model maker is one that uses handtools and no machinery to produce a model therefore acquiring a skill.
and this is written down where exactly?METHSSNIFFER:88907 wrote:No its not cheating and its not model making its model engineering using technology that without otherwise the maker would not be able to produce it.pauly:88900 wrote:the only difference between doing it this way and carving each piece out yourself from raw wood is this gives more reliable replicatable results easier and quicker, you are limited only by your imagination and knowledge of the CAD programming.
It is not cheating or anyless valid as modelling
as the world advances so will our tools
A model maker is one that uses handtools and no machinery to produce a model therefore acquiring a skill.
so when I use my pillar drill to drill holes in my wagon frames instead of a hand crank drill Im no longer modelling?
When I use my bench saw to cut the wood instead of a junior hacksaw Im no longer modelling?
and who says CAD programming isnt a skill?
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The difference between model engineering and model making isn't the tools you use, it's the process you use and the parts you produce. Mike has done both with this, using the engineering to utilise the cad but also model making by actually putting it together and adding the detail.
If it can be made full scale it can be made 16mm
My line: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about7200.html
My line: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about7200.html
I'm using a laser cutter for a lot of 16mm stuff now. It speeds things up, and always me to build thjngs I wouldn't have the chance to kther wise. Been a teenager I've grown up with technology, but very much still impressed and in awe of those who make cracking models with simple tools. Saying that, my battery ppwered quarry hunslet still requires a lot of work after lasering the main hits.
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3mm ply 100mm x 62mm Floor
3mm ply 66mm x 60mm Top
3mm ply 60mm x 62mm Side 1
3mm ply 60mm x 62mm Side 2
3mm ply 55mm x 62mm Side 3
3mm ply 55mm x 62mm Side 4
3mm ply 66mm x 60mm Base
Solebar 1 12mm x 6mm x 88mm
Solebar 2 12mm x 6mm x 88mm
Buffer beam 1 12mm x 6mm x 62mm
Buffer beam 2 12mm x 6mm x 62mm
Strapping and rivets of your choice
White metal axle boxes
Wheels
Turned tank top
Spout drinking straw corrugated end
3mm ply 66mm x 60mm Top
3mm ply 60mm x 62mm Side 1
3mm ply 60mm x 62mm Side 2
3mm ply 55mm x 62mm Side 3
3mm ply 55mm x 62mm Side 4
3mm ply 66mm x 60mm Base
Solebar 1 12mm x 6mm x 88mm
Solebar 2 12mm x 6mm x 88mm
Buffer beam 1 12mm x 6mm x 62mm
Buffer beam 2 12mm x 6mm x 62mm
Strapping and rivets of your choice
White metal axle boxes
Wheels
Turned tank top
Spout drinking straw corrugated end
The tank now has a tap.
Mike
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