Same here, Ewerthon - welcome to the group. I saw a Modern Models program on the History Channel about packaging, and it showed the industry using 3-D printing to make prototypes of proposed plastic soft drink container designs for testing.
Interesting, to say the least. Bob Nicholson __________________________________________ --- In [email protected], Pieter Roos <pieter_roos@...> wrote: > > Hello Ewerthon; > > Welcome to the group! > > There are lots of possibilities using the technologies you discuss. Certainly > many other minority scales like TT and HOn30 are using it, sometimes with > mixed success, but still pushing the limits of the technology. I'm sure there > are people on this list who can supply drawings and information from > published sources, maybe supplemental field notes if needed, and can critique > your 3D renderings before committing to resin. > > Please let us know what you are interested in doing as a project. It might be > worthwhile spinning off a separate group for the actual nuts-and-bolts of the > development. > > BTW, your English is fine. Please do sign your posts, especially to show us > how you'd like to be addressed. > > Pieter E. Roos > > > --- On Mon, 12/5/11, Ewerthon Mota de Abreu <ewerthon04@...> wrote: > > > From: Ewerthon Mota de Abreu <ewerthon04@...> > > Subject: {S-Scale List} Solutions for S scale growth, by me. > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Monday, December 5, 2011, 2:12 AM > > Hello folks, this is a simultaneous > > post in s scale list and SSTOT. I´ve observed the talks > > about how few models are avaiable. I indeed agree. Wondering > > about some ways for this wounderful scale to growth I began > > to think in some ways to overcome the issue. If most of us > > cannot agree in specifically models, we can use 3d printers > > like www.shapeways.com This is not the only one, there > > others providers that have very high resolutions. Jim King > > use 3d printer, also know as rapid prototyping in > > smokemountainmodels. I´m a 24 old guy and professional and > > certified Solidworks (a very good 3d cad program) and I > > really want to draft S scale models for S scale community. > > The main diference that I believe to have, is that I´m not > > looking for money. I already have my own construction > > company in South America where I currentely live. My > > interest is to have more model options in s scale, if I can > > make a list is PRR congressional, NYC Empire State Express, > > correctly modelled, but also Budd RDC and Pioneer III, > > Dash-9, Big Boy, UP 4-12-2, and also Up double diesels and > > turbines. Beign standart gauge is enough to get me > > interested in model, my only issue is that I can´t model > > from photos and undetailed diagrams like the ones I found on > > net. This only generate ugly and incorrect shells that can > > be used in Trainz or Microsoft Train Simulator. By the way, > > the s scale guys could look at this folks that make free > > add-ons for simulators as an example. They were one of the > > reasons for the growth of this trend, they turn virtual > > railroading atractive, most due to variety. If we can start > > to think in some "open source" mind/union of modellers (in > > effort, one provide plans, other draft, other tell is > > something isn´t accurate), and add quality, then we have > > some real hope of chance the actual situation. Sorry if my > > english is not good at all, it´s not my native language. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
