3D dieselette

Chris Vernell said:
Starting to assemble a small lok whose files I downloaded and printed at least four years ago. Call me Speedy.

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The cab isn’t fastened in place yet. Much bodging to be done before that happens.
Maybe acquire a 3D print of Fezwig to adorn the driver’s bench ;)
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Hey, I'd like to get the stl files of Fezwig so I can put him in one of my locos. :wasntme:
 
Now talking of files to download, whilst I don't have a 3D printer and It's very unlikley I will. I do have a member of the family who does and indeed has made the offer to print stuff if I so need. (There could be a catch in the offer, not sure.o_O)

The rub for me is the 3D section of the forum, I can see the resources/ topic listings but that is all, click on something and now't happens just a piece of text an otherwise blank text box, I must be missing a trick here, and you wonder why I don't have a printer.
 
Fiddly job I’d been putting off: assembling the IP basic chassis for 45mm gauge. Not a hard job for someone with clear eyes and nimble fingers, i.e., not me o_O

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Punching one wheel off each axle, thread one spacer on, thread axle through chassis, second spacer, re-attach loose wheel, checking to make sure back-to-back is accurate. I have an Aristocraft track and wheel gauge, but the old eyes are a bit fuzzy :nerd:
The gear wheel on the driven axle took the clumsy fingers a minute or two to slide on :oops:.
However, it is together and the wheels roll freely without excessive sideplay :whew:.
 
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Nodrog1826 said:
Now talking of files to download, whilst I don't have a 3D printer and It's very unlikley I will. I do have a member of the family who does and indeed has made the offer to print stuff if I so need. (There could be a catch in the offer, not sure.o_O)

The rub for me is the 3D section of the forum, I can see the resources/ topic listings but that is all, click on something and now't happens just a piece of text an otherwise blank text box, I must be missing a trick here, and you wonder why I don't have a printer.
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Google "Thingaverse" and in the search put something like "G Scales Locomotive" also google stl finder and do a search in there.
All the resources that you will ever need.
I found points to print and they are working well so far. To use them outside I suggest printing them in PETG filament as it is UV resistant plus a coat of paint will help
 
A year later and I’ve started to glue the body together:

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The stl “kit” comes with pieces to mask what’s under the bonnet/hood, but I’m going to leave the grills open to cool whatever lectronic gubbins I install.
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Two AA batteries and their holder will fit under the dash, concealed by the dash front.
 
I think the original Fictitious Fezwig is one of Jon's People (a UK kitchen-table operation, with no web presence). A 3D-printed Virtual Fictitious Fezwig would need scanning; I believe he is only available standing. Rumours of a Fictitious Fezwig Accessory Pack, containing a brew and a barm cake, have not been substantiated.
 
Northsider said:
I think the original Fictitious Fezwig is one of Jon's People (a UK kitchen-table operation, with no web presence). A 3D-printed Virtual Fictitious Fezwig would need scanning; I believe he is only available standing. Rumours of a Fictitious Fezwig Accessory Pack, containing a brew and a barm cake, have not been substantiated.
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Added extra sound card with common phases,
"What?"
"I don't understand"
"Where's the tea?"
(This may or may not have been copied from Arthur Dent!!)
 
Faced with the prospect of soldering fiddly connections*, and not being happy with a solid black diesel (may Webb’s ghost rest in peace), I decided to take advantage of a nice morning and spray the bodywork green.

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* I have never been skilled at delicate soldering, and iffy eyesight and clumsy fingers have not improved matters :blush:
But I will have to buckle down :eek:
 
Chris Vernell said:
Faced with the prospect of soldering fiddly connections*, and not being happy with a solid black diesel (may Webb’s ghost rest in peace), I decided to take advantage of a nice morning and spray the bodywork green.

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* I have never been skilled at delicate soldering, and iffy eyesight and clumsy fingers have not improved matters :blush:
But I will have to buckle down :eek:
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@Chris Vernell
You do know people with connections..
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:nerd:

PhilP.
 
A silly thing but mine own:
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I needed a battery holder for a single AA, but of course I couldn’t find the one I know I have … somewhere.
So I cogitated: A piece of brass shim, a piece of styrene rod cut to battery length, and now a two-cell holder serves one.
Motor testing can commence when the round tuit manifests itself.
 
Applied my fading eyes and stiff fingers to assembling the IP chassis. Tapping the worm onto the motor shaft (NOT with a lump hammer) was the fiddliest bit. But it all came together after some anxious moments.

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Lubricated the gears and axle bearings and set it running on 1.5 volts forward and reverse for a couple of hours. Early rattles faded satisfactorily.

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Now I wait for PhilP to return from the Welsh fleshpots so I can order r/c gear.
 
Chris Vernell said:
Applied my fading eyes and stiff fingers to assembling the IP chassis. Tapping the worm onto the motor shaft (NOT with a lump hammer) was the fiddliest bit. But it all came together after some anxious moments.

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Lubricated the gears and axle bearings and set it running on 1.5 volts forward and reverse for a couple of hours. Early rattles faded satisfactorily.

View attachment 360744Applied some half-ounce weights.

Now I wait for PhilP to return from the Welsh fleshpots so I can order r/c gear.
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Your name is on a list, Sir....
:nerd:

PhilP.
 
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