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sirenwerks

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2 WWII era tanks available on Shapeways
« on: January 22, 2016, 07:39:34 PM »
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Found this, for you transition era modelers - https://www.shapeways.com/shops/stevens3dgarage?section=1%3A160+-+Scale+Models+%28N%29&s=0


He does a Sherman M4A1 and M4A3e8 in 1:160 and has some other stuff in 1:144 that would be nice, if you can convince him to do N scale versions.
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Re: 2 WWII era tanks available on Shapeways
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2016, 08:46:11 PM »
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I wish Shapeways search function wasn't so crappy, there's actually a lot of N, 1:144, 1:100 stuff out there. I came across som modern MRAPs and Hummers the other day but can't find them again.
Can't model worth a darn, but can research like an SOB.

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Re: 2 WWII era tanks available on Shapeways
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2016, 09:11:23 PM »
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Nice.
Like the curves of the M4A1, & the track/carriage detail of the Easy 8.

It's been awhile since I ordered from Shapeways: Is there that much difference between Frosted Ultra & Extreme to justify the price for N scale?
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Re: 2 WWII era tanks available on Shapeways
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2016, 10:43:18 PM »
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Nice.
Like the curves of the M4A1, & the track/carriage detail of the Easy 8.

It's been awhile since I ordered from Shapeways: Is there that much difference between Frosted Ultra & Extreme to justify the price for N scale?

The FXD is twice the resolution of the older FUD. IMHO it's worth it on items like this where the detail is really small and intricate.
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Re: 2 WWII era tanks available on Shapeways
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2016, 06:25:37 PM »
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The heck of it is, it should just be a scaling issue in the CAD program.  In Autocad it was a 15 second task.
Now, it will scale down the wall thickness also, so there would be "clean up" involved.

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Re: 2 WWII era tanks available on Shapeways
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2016, 04:32:50 PM »
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On the other hand, finally watched Fury last night, got the DVD for Christmas.
Liked it.