I finished the parts for using 4in OD Aluminum pipe and shared them on Thingiverse. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3239142 Pretty happy with these considering cost was $38 for the PVC version and $60 for the Aluminum one! BTW: That’s total including the metal wheels, trucks and Kadee couplers. All that’s left is a bit of putty where the caps meet the tank, paint and decals.
Dan,
I am curious where you located 3.5" aluminum pipe and what schedule you purchased. That pipe size has fallen out of favor with designers many years ago. Any of the pipe suppliers I have used in the past 20 years don’t stock it but can get it, they will have to special order it.
Looks fantastic… (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Bob Cope said:
Dan,
I am curious where you located 3.5" aluminum pipe and what schedule you purchased. That pipe size has fallen out of favor with designers many years ago. Any of the pipe suppliers I have used in the past 20 years don’t stock it but can get it, they will have to special order it.
Yep. I had a heck of a time finding something 4in OD until I found https://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-294514
very impressive !
Wow, those are cool, Dan. What do they weigh?
John Passaro said:
I’ll take ten of these and ten of the rotary gondolas. Get busy.
I’ve shared the files. YOU get busy! The $$$ saved making 10 of these would easily pay for a printer! (https://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Dan Hilyer said:
Wow, those are cool, Dan. What do they weigh?
Thanks, The PVC One is ~2lbs 3oz. The Aluminum one is ~2lbs 11oz. I do plan to add more. There is certainly plenty of room! (https://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
It’s been over a year now and over 1200 people have downloaded my 3D printed tank car from Thingiverse https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3239142 but only 1 has posted a make. I’ve produced a small fleet of them myself using my newest version using Sewer Main PVC pipe.
Still need to add data/warning decals and safety strips. Pretty happy with them so far. Could use some weathering.
Please excuse the jittery video. I was trying to beat the snowstorm this am so didn’t have time to grab the gimbal.
Truly impressive and a work of art
Those look great Dan!
Those look great, Dan. Nice work! Makes me wish I hadn’t left that era of railroading…
Cheers,
Matt
Thanks Guys!
The one thing that keeps me here on LSC is that most of the content is folks building/bashing/modifying/repairing rather than buying.
I’ve never posted anything on Facebook before but decided to post my build on the https://www.facebook.com/groups/gscale/ group to promote the idea of “Creating over Consumerism”. I feel few people rarely, if ever experience the pride and satisfaction of creating something for themselves.
Many responded with intentions of printing or purchasing a 3D Printer to build them and there have been 57 more downloads of the parts so I’m calling it a success!
I feel few people rarely, if ever experience the pride and satisfaction of creating something for themselves.
Yea, its true, And its a darn shame.
That does make a nice consist.
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Talking about the 3D printing brings to mind a day a few years ago where after looking at some On30 and Gn15 printing work on the Gn15 forum named Gnatterbox, and some 3D printing for sci-fi models, and for gaming miniatures, at the forum Starship Modeler, I went to a military modeling forum where there happened to be a discussion debating whether 3D printing “would ever” have any use for the model building hobby.
“Would it ever”?
Really, “Would it ever”?
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There were model railroaders in narrow gauge and in 1860s Early Rail; and sci-fi modelers making Star Trek variant ships, who had already been using 3D printing, and selling the parts, for about 5 years at that point!
Very nice work, Dan Gilchrist.
3d printing is a craft! You have mastered it.
Beautifully finished, Dan, very high level of craftsmanship. (They’re so good I could never bring myself to weather them.)
GILBERT LACROIX said:
Very nice work, Dan Gilchrist.
3d printing is a craft! You have mastered it.
Very kind of you to say Gilbert. I consider myself more jack of all trades, master of none.
John Passaro said:
Beautifully finished, Dan, very high level of craftsmanship. (They’re so good I could never bring myself to weather them.)
Thank you John, Funny you should say that as I was thinking these would be ideal for me to work on my weathering skills since if I mess them up I can just make another for > $10. (The trucks, wheels, and couplers make up about 3/4 of the cost.) I’m a lot more comfortable practicing on these rather than $100 commercial model.
What they ^^^^^ all said… Beautiful tanker… (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
