You can probably see in the photo that the etch and 3D printed chassis are just slotted together, but hopefully some of you will recognise the loco as a K12 diesel built by Alan Keef Ltd. While I've managed to assemble all the parts around a KATO Centram chassis, I need to make changes to both the etch and the 3D print; there are a few niggling issues but more importantly I managed to mess up the design of the bonnet side panels by misinterpreting the drawings I was working from.
Even though there are issues with the model I think it looks the part, and I'm really happy with the fact that all the complex folds on the etch worked perfectly. It might be a while before I have more progress to show, so while you wait here's a short video of it circling my tiny test track:
I'm never quite sure why I just sit here watching as it goes round. But I do and find it quite mesmerising. All the more now that I can envisage how really tiny it is.
ReplyDeleteMark does anyone use CNC engravers to produce kits.
ReplyDeleteMark, I'd be interested in this if it makes it to be a purchasable kit! Looks lovely, and fills a gap in what is available at the minute, what chassis is it running on?
ReplyDeleteThanks James, glad you like it. Current plan is for it to be a kit in both OO9 and OO6.5. The OO9 version (which is what you see here) is running on a motor bogie from a KATO Portram or Centram, whereas the OO6.5 will use the standard spare part chassis from Busch. There's bound to be more posts as it progresses towards release.
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