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Instead of Screws for Coupler Pockets
Wouldn't button head screws solve the "gross appearance" problem? Allen sockets, but lower profile than fillister head slotted/Phillips screws.
Wouldn't button head screws solve the "gross appearance" problem? Allen sockets, but lower profile than fillister head slotted/Phillips screws.
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3D printing challenges etc.
A follow up - having done some testing, the desktop version of 123D is more advanced than the browser app, and Inventor Fusion is more advanced than 123D. The wrinkle with Fusion is that it will expir
A follow up - having done some testing, the desktop version of 123D is more advanced than the browser app, and Inventor Fusion is more advanced than 123D. The wrinkle with Fusion is that it will expir
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3D printing challenges etc.
http://www.123dapp.com There's a browser app and a desktop version. There's also Inventor Fusion, which apparently is more targeted to mechanical work: http://labs.autodesk.com/technologies/fusion It
http://www.123dapp.com There's a browser app and a desktop version. There's also Inventor Fusion, which apparently is more targeted to mechanical work: http://labs.autodesk.com/technologies/fusion It
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3D printing challenges etc.
Has anyone tried 123D from Autodesk for generating STL files? It seems to be targeted at the same market as sketchup, but given that it presumably includes some of Inventor's core, it might be less su
Has anyone tried 123D from Autodesk for generating STL files? It seems to be targeted at the same market as sketchup, but given that it presumably includes some of Inventor's core, it might be less su
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Recommendation for screw sizes
The simplest definition I know is from the usage. One screws a screw into a threaded hole in a part (or it taps its own hole) whereas one uses a bolt through plain holes with a nut. Of course, the dis
The simplest definition I know is from the usage. One screws a screw into a threaded hole in a part (or it taps its own hole) whereas one uses a bolt through plain holes with a nut. Of course, the dis
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Slope Sheet Weathering for Hoppers
Clark (and anyone else who doesn't have a home for photos) - a website like www.flickr.com or www.photobucket.com makes a good (free!) source for storing photos for use elsewhere. I'd be interested to
Clark (and anyone else who doesn't have a home for photos) - a website like www.flickr.com or www.photobucket.com makes a good (free!) source for storing photos for use elsewhere. I'd be interested to
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Cocoa Beach Prototype Rails - Low volume "manufacturing"
I just realised I rather stupidly forgot to say that I meant "Prototype Modelers Boutique" to be a separate Yahoo list, rather than a physical entity.
I just realised I rather stupidly forgot to say that I meant "Prototype Modelers Boutique" to be a separate Yahoo list, rather than a physical entity.
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Ed Walters
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Cocoa Beach Prototype Rails - Low volume "manufacturing"
Tom - frankly I'd hate to see you step aside as list owner at PCL, as you've fostered a good atmosphere over there. I'd have thought that a reasonable way to approach this would be for a separate Prot
Tom - frankly I'd hate to see you step aside as list owner at PCL, as you've fostered a good atmosphere over there. I'd have thought that a reasonable way to approach this would be for a separate Prot
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BLI New York Central System Box Car Models
Richard (or anyone else who wants to answer!) - what is the earliest documented appearance of the new roof? My modeling date is September 1940 and so ca. 1940 makes me prick my ears up as I'd previous
Richard (or anyone else who wants to answer!) - what is the earliest documented appearance of the new roof? My modeling date is September 1940 and so ca. 1940 makes me prick my ears up as I'd previous
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Movie Making Mistakes and Prototype Modeling
Peter Jackson is seriously interested in history - he happens to own a collection of 20+ replica and original WWI aircraft, and his company has built several working reproduction WWI engines from scra
Peter Jackson is seriously interested in history - he happens to own a collection of 20+ replica and original WWI aircraft, and his company has built several working reproduction WWI engines from scra
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Tank car questions
Mark - As one of the younger modelers here (I was 2 1/2 when those articles were published!) I missed them when published in Mainline Modeler - and the back issues are no longer readily available. Is
Mark - As one of the younger modelers here (I was 2 1/2 when those articles were published!) I missed them when published in Mainline Modeler - and the back issues are no longer readily available. Is
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Reading Box Car
I couldn't find it via Google, but it's available at: http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032183216
I couldn't find it via Google, but it's available at: http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924032183216
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NYCSHS New e-zine NYCentral Modeler
Good luck from me too. I'd offer a suggestion to put articles that are relevant to modelers outside the NYC. As a Pennsy modeler, some guidance on selecting and modeling relevant NYC freight cars woul
Good luck from me too. I'd offer a suggestion to put articles that are relevant to modelers outside the NYC. As a Pennsy modeler, some guidance on selecting and modeling relevant NYC freight cars woul
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Foobies
Clark - and isn't that the point of it all? To me the reason to model as accurately as I can is to please myself. I don't care if anyone else likes the result... and similarly I don't expect anyone to
Clark - and isn't that the point of it all? To me the reason to model as accurately as I can is to please myself. I don't care if anyone else likes the result... and similarly I don't expect anyone to
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Foobies
Brian, I think (and this is a guess - no inside knowledge!) that because there's an RTR model of just about every basic type of car (i.e. wood side reefer/stock car/box car/etc) then the chances of th
Brian, I think (and this is a guess - no inside knowledge!) that because there's an RTR model of just about every basic type of car (i.e. wood side reefer/stock car/box car/etc) then the chances of th
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Foobies
Absolutely. Frankly the way I see it is that if the foobies sell and allow "us" to get more prototypically accurate models made (because it's easier to amortize the tooling cost when you're selling th
Absolutely. Frankly the way I see it is that if the foobies sell and allow "us" to get more prototypically accurate models made (because it's easier to amortize the tooling cost when you're selling th
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Useful tool for resin building
Hi folks, I've got plenty of great information from this list, so here's a little tidbit that I picked up. I'm modifying an F&C X28a to better represent the prototype - moving the seam to the left of
Hi folks, I've got plenty of great information from this list, so here's a little tidbit that I picked up. I'm modifying an F&C X28a to better represent the prototype - moving the seam to the left of
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New kit manufacturer!
I note from the latest Rapido Telegraph that they are moving into KIT PRODUCTION! Thanks guys!
I note from the latest Rapido Telegraph that they are moving into KIT PRODUCTION! Thanks guys!
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Rapido freight car at Cocoa Beach
I'm sure there are PLENTY of photos of this car... The only problem is none (?) of them are online! Ed
I'm sure there are PLENTY of photos of this car... The only problem is none (?) of them are online! Ed
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Rapido freight car update
Phew, thanks Bill and Ed! The world is safe once again. I can get back to bugging Bill and Jason about other ideas (right?) -Ed
Phew, thanks Bill and Ed! The world is safe once again. I can get back to bugging Bill and Jason about other ideas (right?) -Ed
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