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WM FA2 302, RS2s 182, and 184 are ready for the paint booth! They'll get a bath this afternoon and then set aside until we get a warmer day with low humidity - probably next week. In the meantime, I need to install decoders in the RS2s. These units have helped to develop my skills, and have me thinking about stripping and redetailing my other RS2s and FA2 to the level of these units. Only one more RS2 and I'll have the entire WM roster!
I'd go with the MT ends. I doubt that you could print a piece as thin, and detailed on both sides, without it getting too fragile to use. In fact, design the body right, you might be able to print it so that the ends would be moveable, just like the MT cars.
Consider mixing media types: if you have access to a laser cutter, do the decking in laserboard or similar. I did that with my 35' Sea-Land flat racks.
Haven't done much modeling lately but I did have a chance to put together a N Scale Briggs Models GP20ECO. I love the little door handle in the third photo. Paint is next. sHappy Modeling Chris
Maybe you should ask the fine folks there at the GAF plant if the shingles were shipped yet ?
. I still have no idea ... I'm going to draw the Dreadnaught ends though!
... I thought of that too. The complicating factor is that since the car is so thin at the ends every little micron is needed for structural support, especially around the coupler area.
Aaron - Create a rectangular solid object that matches the width and height of the drop end (the thickness is not important at this point). Add the necessary relief to the face of the solid object to represent the outside face of the drop end, with the necessary filleting to create the illusion of a stamped end. Then create a surface object of the outside face and delete the solid object. Duplicate the surface object and move it a small distance away from the first surface object, say .010” for example, to represent the back face of the drop end. Then create a new solid object of the end by lofting from the first surface object to the second surface object. Delete the two surface objects and you have your stamped drop end.