Atlas Refer Conversion to Proto:48 (COMPLETE)!!!!

nice work.  i love seeing stuff lowered to more prototypical.  I am not familiar with this car, but in general Atlas makes its rolling stock difficult to lower.

@Martin H posted:

nice work.  i love seeing stuff lowered to more prototypical.  I am not familiar with this car, but in general Atlas makes its rolling stock difficult to lower.

Thanks Martin....

I found that as well.....  I get rid of the stock under-carriage and scratch build my own.  I find that I can determine the correct ride height based on the Prot:48 trucks and the couplers.  On this build the insides of the shell are smooth and I added .080 X .080 strip to the proper depth to get the correct ride height.... the under frame mounts to that.

Your underbodies are just art! :-) Very nice project – A super car, and unique!

I could easily make the mistake of assuming you cut down little trees to make little lumbers to make that car. This is really impressive work!

Truly a beautiful car. Thanks for sharing!

Jim K

@Sarah posted:

Your underbodies are just art! :-) Very nice project – A super car, and unique!

Thanks Sarah.....  they are always fun to do....!!

@BillYo414 posted:

I could easily make the mistake of assuming you cut down little trees to make little lumbers to make that car. This is really impressive work!

Thanks Bill.....  I use an exact saw blade to make the various pieces of wood....I cut the grain in by dragging the blade across each piece...then flat blade the sides with a razor so that there appears to be a minor bit of space between boards....  once painted deck tan I run .005 black pen through the spaces......  Also, the Atlas car, for a mass produced item, has some good grain simulation.....  

Regards

Bill

That's astounding! I was just making a funny. I had assumed you bought the wooden pieces and just did the assembly

This kind of work inspires me to up my game. The 3D printer has its place in modelling but it sure does make me lazy.

@BillYo414 posted:

That's astounding! I was just making a funny. I had assumed you bought the wooden pieces and just did the assembly

This kind of work inspires me to up my game. The 3D printer has its place in modelling but it sure does make me lazy.

I heard somewhere that the 3-D print process is going to have more types of material available....  I have not checked Shapeways yet but at least one source is stating that actual resin parts are now being printed vs the more brittle plastic stuff they are using.  I still have not had an issue with the brake detail from Shapeways.  One BIG plus is the fact that the air line holes are all part of the printing process.  So, all you need to do is clean out the holes with the proper drill bit........ works like a charm......The triple valve has 5 holes, the air tank has two and one for the actuator.......  saves a lot of time and most importantly a lot of broken drill bits!!!!!

Nice @AZBill. I know there are wood based filaments available. I'm not sure how it looks compared to real wood.

I will say that 3D printing does make assembly easier if you plan for it. I've been able to make jigs to help with assembly as well as just print assembly parts so that basically click together. I've used the drill bit trick you're describing as well.

@BillYo414 posted:

Nice @AZBill. I know there are wood based filaments available. I'm not sure how it looks compared to real wood.

I will say that 3D printing does make assembly easier if you plan for it. I've been able to make jigs to help with assembly as well as just print assembly parts so that basically click together. I've used the drill bit trick you're describing as well.

Bill....you nailed it my friend.... the planning aspect is everything.....

Bill,

The car is absolutely gorgeous! You did a wonderful job.

Malcolm

Excellent work. Congratulations.

That is really top notch modeling Bill!  Your level of realism achieved is just outstanding.  Nice trick with the pen... I'm going to have to file that one away in the old bag of tricks.

Museum quality.

@AZBill posted:

I still have not had an issue with the brake detail from Shapeways.  One BIG plus is the fact that the air line holes are all part of the printing process.  So, all you need to do is clean out the holes with the proper drill bit........ works like a charm......The triple valve has 5 holes, the air tank has two and one for the actuator.......  saves a lot of time and most importantly a lot of broken drill bits!!!!!

Good info! Thanks.