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In many ways, it would have been a lot simpler to have 3D printed the whole body - but (like TV's Repair Shop) I wanted to retain as much of the original as possible. Ho hummmm ...... Rik I love The Repair Shop. always keep as much as you can :thumbup: I have had this a number of times spraying ove...

Could be an air intake / filter on the top, though no idea about the two red blobs. I would guess the exhaust outlet at the bottom would only be on one side, but it is a guess.

Played around with some SVGs yesterday and managed to get Thornas down to about 900 bytes and Moke (the little diesel) under 800. Looks a little less lumpy too. I've also been experimenting with using the button color to indicate selected direction. As I'm modifying this existing code I'm getting a...

Good luck with your project. I started using Arduinos in my garden rail locos in 2013 and and moved to ESP8266s in 2018. I use the Wemos D1 mini rather than the basic ESPs like the ESP01 that you are using. They have more I/O ports, an analogue input which I use for battery voltage and are easier t...

I have to ask, but why us there an L plate on it?

Very sweet resto job, not envious at all

Ooh, that's looking a bit tasty. :D You planning on resin or filament or a mixure of both? At the moment filament, but I think one or two bits will end up being resin, namely the water filler cap as it does not print well in filament. The rest is doing quite well. I had a motor in a chassis with ju...

Thought I would do a cabbed Hunslet type loco, but for 32mm this time, unlike Stephen which was 45mm. Not built it or even printed it all yet, but it's getting there.

If there is a centre cab that a few people like then I "may" CAD one up and gift it on here? (maybe :shock: ) In the middle of doing a Hunslet Steam loco at the moment, similar to the Stephen one I did but in 32mm instead of 45mm. I've been playing about with the grotty looking German one...

ge_rik wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:43 am A few more centre cab diesels for inspiration

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Rik

I do kinda like this one so far, easy to do in 32m and 45mm

If there is a centre cab that a few people like then I "may" CAD one up and gift it on here? (maybe )

In the middle of doing a Hunslet Steam loco at the moment, similar to the Stephen one I did but in 32mm instead of 45mm.

Phil.P wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:55 pm Don't need a sound system?

I suppose you could animate the driver's arm, to ring a bell?


Phil.P

Not as silly as it sounds. I once made a small centre cab with the driver and lights that were directional.

I've been really positive about the Sunlu Water Washable ABS-like resin, because it gave me superb results. Do you know if the standard resin does the same or is it just the water washable resin? Really sorry to see your buildings in that condition, but alas I am with you, I don't hold much hope of...

Absolutely stunning

I can't imagine the trauma the train drivers go through every time this happens too. :dontknow: The consequences for the driver's of trains that strike vehicles/people can be life changing, even if the driver survives without injury. And clearing up the remains is very traumatic. I have a friend wh...

ge_rik wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:26 am Presumably, the truck driver ran through the lights. Or was the crossing faulty?
Are Australian crossings generally ungated?

Rik

At 11 seconds you can just see the lights, I think they were working, he just took his chances

Sam95 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:55 am

To detail the design shall I open a new specific tread in another forum or shall I post it here ?

A new thread would be fantastic, it looks super

drewzero1 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:18 pm Nicely done! The controller looks very professional and seems to work well.

I can only second that, it looks very neat. Is it a home design board etc?

Wow, they sound fantastic and the components are so inexpensive! I can see why you make the yourself.

I am in awe of the homemade sound card, nice going!

Looking really good as a whole project

I am not sure I would have the guts to line a loco so well and then cover it with weathering, that takes some doing Looks lovely