sbhunterca@prrfan53
Thanks for this- good catch! The model was correctly scaled, but something strange must have happened in the upload... the difference wasn't metric conversion. I have updated the file and the sizing now displays correctly. It's less expensive too... :-)
sbhunterca @thbguy@thbguy@thbguy At some point I might do these in N, but I'm of two minds about it. The HO model is near minimum printing thicknesses in many areas but is fully printable. In N, I'd have to lose a tremendous amount of detail. Simply rescaling won't work for N, a total redraw with lots of compromises would be needed. Leave it with me... at some point I may suffer a moment of weakness and do one in N!
sbhunterca@pacbelt
Hi, I don't have an Athearn shell to measure, so I can't tell for sure.
If you measure between the footboards on the Athearn shell, though, you could tell which of my pilot blocks is closest- I have 7 mm (.276") and 9 mm (.354") widths.
A simple bit of styrene could be added to snug up the fit, or the width can be sanded or filed down to create a perfect fit.
I hope this helps!
sbhunterca@benscaro
Hi.Ben:
Adapting the part to TT was a success. There were only a few of the very fine details that needed to be increased a bit to maintain the minimum allowable wall thicknesses and feature sizes. It's still very finely detailed.
You can find the part here:
http://www.shapeways.com/product/3F5BQGG6G/steel-boxcar-roof-tt-1-120-scale?li=shop-results&optionId=57860697
Thanks!
Steve
sbhunterca@benscaro
Hi, Ben:
I'll give it a go and see how the roof translates into TT... with any luck we won't end up having to make any of the detailing too thick. I'll be in touch!
Steve
sbhunterca Thanks for your note!
Usually manufacturers are left wondering about how their products worked out for their customers- it's awesome to hear they worked well! If you take any photos of your car, I'd love to see how they look on it!
Steve
sbhunterca@thbguy
Hi,
I just uploaded an N scale version!
http://www.shapeways.com/product/C26YC6C24/h-10-64-pilot-n-scale?li=productGroup&optionId=56057699
Thanks,
Steve
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