Cooool…
I wonder how that would look next to USA’s crane?
the blue image drawing is a thingiverse image of the project, I doubt it can handle printing this as drawn
If you had your own printer, there is about $15 worth of PLA Plastic in that model, however you cannot print that beast as it was originally drawn with a home model printer, you would have to make changes to that file to print parts and assemble as a kit. ie
the top roof is one part
the smokestack is 1 part
the boiler inside is 1 part
the main roof would be 1 part
the main floor would be one part
the sides would be either 1 or 2 parts
the gyro (gears underneath that make this thing spin would be another part (or 2)
the wheel parts would be either 2-3 parts
the boom might have to be 2 parts minimum also
This would take a little bit of time to make each component printable
edit - I have this in sketchup now and can begin separating the parts out for building
Mark Dash said:
the blue image drawing is a thingiverse image of the project, I doubt it can handle printing this as drawn
If you had your own printer, there is about $15 worth of PLA Plastic in that model, however you cannot print that beast as it was originally drawn with a home model printer, you would have to make changes to that file to print parts and assemble as a kit. ie
the top roof is one part
the smokestack is 1 part
the boiler inside is 1 part
the main roof would be 1 part
the main floor would be one part
the sides would be either 1 or 2 parts
the gyro (gears underneath that make this thing spin would be another part (or 2)
the wheel parts would be either 2-3 parts
the boom might have to be 2 parts minimum also
This would take a little bit of time to make each component printable
edit - I have this in sketchup now and can begin separating the parts out for building
Thanks again for all you are doing and the time you are investing in this project. If you can get it printed cheaply we can discuss getting you compensated for the parts. Also, if it is possible for you to do ,I am open to letting other “rabid logging fans” in on this as well. There may be others who are interested in getting a copy done of this loader. I hold no rights to the drawing and welcome others using it to get models made of this unique log loader in Large Scale. I am glad to share the drawing just like you have been sharing your time to come up with a potential way to get it printed.Sharing the fun is one of the many things I think we do right as model railroaders.
Doc Tom
Being as that a lot of it is flat pieces. Just the corner and detail parts need to be printed. Then Plastruct (or other sheet plastic) could be used for the flat pieces. That way it would be kinda scratch-built/3D printed. It might be cheaper that way, although a bit more time consuming to build.
David Maynard said:
Being as that a lot of it is flat pieces. Just the corner and detail parts need to be printed. Then Plastruct (or other sheet plastic) could be used for the flat pieces. That way it would be kinda scratch-built/3D printed. It might be cheaper that way, although a bit more time consuming to build.
Another good idea David. This has been an interesting discussion. Thanks.
Tom