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Very nice.  Best of luck at your upcoming show.

Stuart

That should get a lot of attention at the show. Beautiful model.

Man, the crispness of that primed engine... looking so sharp you could cut yourself on it.
It is as spotless as a 3D rendering.

Cant wait to see it painted.

Quote from: Hauk on September 16, 2024, 11:28:02 PMIt is as spotless as a 3D rendering.

First I had the same impression too. The relief-like light incidence on the dome (circle) gave the impression of a 3d rendering...
Actually it's a very clean build - unbelievable!!!

One of the best results of modeling with 3D printed parts I've ever seen. Looks very good. Of course - if you take a close look, there are some print lines on the cylinder, at the air pump and so on, but this is complaining on a very high level, I've got to admit. Concerning the surfaces it's even cleaner than the prototype with all those dents in the boiler hull!

I really like the prototype a lot and the model is spot on!

Volker 

Quote from: Peter_T1958 on September 17, 2024, 06:05:14 AMThe relief-like light incidence on the dome (circle) gave the impression of a 3d rendering...

I thought that too.  I think it's probably the LED lighting bank - you are seeing individual shadows, and I should have used a diffuser.  It's focus stacked too, so may be some artifacts from that.

Quote from: Hydrostat on September 17, 2024, 07:48:47 AMOne of the best results of modeling with 3D printed parts I've ever seen. Looks very good. Of course - if you take a close look, there are some print lines on the cylinder, at the air pump and so on, but this is complaining on a very high level, I've got to admit. Concerning the surfaces it's even cleaner than the prototype with all those dents in the boiler hull!

I really like the prototype a lot and the model is spot on!

Volker 

Thanks Volker

Not 3D prints directly, as there are no prints visible in the image.  There are some structural 3d parts framing the trucks and so on, and there's a toolbox to add that will be a print too.

But all of the castings are lost resin so your comment is valid.  Newer resins and the latest printers would reduce those artifacts quite a bit.  On the other hand it's a small model and none of that is really noticeable to the naked eye.  Making models that can stand magnification is part of the fun so I'll try to do better in future :-).

I doubt anyone anywhere could do better given the model's size and the current limits of technology. All in all it is delightfully adequate. -- Russ

Awesome! That looks sharper and cleaner than many commercially made models!

This is a really impressive model that shows what is possible with today's modelling techniques.

Bernhard