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[Lemosteam]

^^^^ Calling on an image from @GaryHinshaw, stat....

[GaryHinshaw]

I hear and I obey.

From this post:



And from this post:



Decent looking brake gear and chain is also possible (see this post):

[ednadolski]

Gary, could I ask you for the files for the Athearn LPG car?

It would be way cool if there was a place to host these files on TRW.  The files even aren't all that large.  I'd be happy to contribute the concrete tie files if anyone was interested.

Ed

[Scottl]

Every time I see @GaryHinshaw's printed parts, I want to buy a 3D printer.  It makes me want to build a bridge again.

[GaryHinshaw]

Gary, could I ask you for the files for the Athearn LPG car?

It would be way cool if there was a place to host these files on TRW.  The files even aren't all that large.  I'd be happy to contribute the concrete tie files if anyone was interested.

Ed

Sure.  The .stl files can be downloaded directly from this TinkerCAD folder.  There are a few variant designs that I attempt to explain in the description box of each file.  If something is unclear, ask me via PM or otherwise.  (These links can be a bit flaky -- I know some have had trouble accessing them.  If you do, let me know and I can try to reset them.)

I'm looking into setting up a Thingiverse account to share these more broadly and easily.  I'd also like to provide the sliced .pwmo files as well for anyone who has a Photon Mono (or Mono X) and wants to just print them directly, but I haven't had time to come up with anything yet.  Hosting them here is a question for @tom mann to consider.  In the meantime, I'm happy to email .pwmo files to anyone that wants them, but I've been a bit bogged down with some issues in the Maxi-IV project (1st photo above) that have sucked up my modelling time over the past week, so it might take me a while to get to that.

[gi-depp]

The Maxi-IV project is looking fabulous, it's very interesting for me.

[John]

[Chris333]

I just saw a Photon Ultra, but I don't know if it's for sale yet.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I'd be happy to lend some web knowledge to setting up a model railroad focused online 3D printing file repo.

[JMaurer1]

While I WANT a 3d printer, and an IT tech, I also know that I won't take the time (and frustration) to try and learn any 3d software (I had a Alps printer for decals that I never used as well and that only required Word). I do know that I would use it to print other peoples files if they were something I could use. So Ed, don't do it, don't help set up a model railroad file repo or I will have to blame you for me getting a 3d printer. I have no idea why I keep reading all of the threads here in the 3d printing forum.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

While I WANT a 3d printer, and an IT tech, I also know that I won't take the time (and frustration) to try and learn any 3d software (I had a Alps printer for decals that I never used as well and that only required Word). I do know that I would use it to print other peoples files if they were something I could use. So Ed, don't do it, don't help set up a model railroad file repo or I will have to blame you for me getting a 3d printer. I have no idea why I keep reading all of the threads here in the 3d printing forum.

It's a real problem, right?

I'm hoping that by doing something like this I'll learn about it myself through osmosis.

[Sumner]

.... I have no idea why I keep reading all of the threads here in the 3d printing forum....

Because you know you secretly want one  .

Nothing against setting up file storage here but there are places doing that now that you can search, such as  ( https://www.thingiverse.com/ ) and others.  I have over 100 items up on thingiverse.com myself here...

https://www.thingiverse.com/sumner/designs

Get the printer and start printing, you will find lots of items to print and no need to learn a CAD program to still enjoy the benefits of having a printer,

Sumner

[John]

Nothing against setting up file storage here but there are places doing that now that you can search, such as  ( https://www.thingiverse.com/ ) and others.  I have over 100 items up on thingiverse.com myself here...

https://www.thingiverse.com/sumner/designs

I agree -- between thingiverse, and some of the other sites, there's no reason for another repository to drop files ...

[Scottl]

I spent a few minutes searching on Thingverse and found it difficult to refine and find things.  It might be useful to have a curated thread here for links to things people discover or post elsewhere.  Just a thought.

[Chris333]

I never found anything I could use on Thingverse.