Well, there's some more adjustments to be made. After two previous failed attempts to print this truck, due to "too small a cross section" on various details, I finally got a run accepted to print. The two failures required altering various details, specifically bars, to be large enough to print. I had hoped that would be enough. It wasn't. , great in detail, but certain things are just not there. The pin that holds the spring plank is missing, and the brake beam assembly came in three pieces instead of one.
Obviously this is still a learning process for me, but I will make the necessary changes to the program, and give it another try. One thing I might do to is make a second version. The version I am working on is flexible, so operating on P64 standards would (hopefully) be doable. P64 doesn't work well with rigid trucks, as the wheel flanges are small enough to derail if the truck won't equalize. I can easily make a one-piece truck that would work with Scale standards without equalization... Darrell --- In [email protected], "Darrell" <darrell.ev.smith@...> wrote: > > I have created a 3D printed model of a Missouri Car and Foundry (later ACF) > Arch Bar truck, from about 1883. This truck was created with Google SketchUp > and uploaded to Shapeways. I have just ordered the "test shot" to see how > well it will work. I made the truck in three parts with an additional part > for the brake beams, so that it would have flexibility. Hopefully it will > equalize nicely for use in Proto:64, but can also use the code 88 wheels or > possibly code 110 wheels, if the axle length works. > > A picture of the assembled truck is placed in the photo section under "D E > Smith projects". It can also be seen for a while under the "New Photos" > section at the top of the home page. > > After I receive the "test shot" I will make a report as to my evaluation. > > Thank you > > Darrell Smith > ------------------------------------ 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/
