Roundhouse 0-6-0 vs DCC/Sound

[sailormatlac]

Matt!

A link to a German 0-Gauge Forum:
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Text in German only, sorry.
But take a look to the pictures, especially the vertical planes. Sometimes the vertical surfaces are very crude.
Note the "rounded" cab roof. It is a row of rectangles.
Take a look to the bonnet, this may happen to a cylindrical structure also.
Printing a boiler upright may cause a crude surface because in this case it is mainly a vertical structure.
And this open top little green critter was printed with the cheapest material. There nearly all the rivet details (0-Scale!) have vanished, better said, not printed.

Lutz

Lutz! Thanks for your invaluable help. Google Translate does a decent job at translating webpages. I've been reading a lot in the recent days about these processes. I'm happy to see reviews from people who actually tried to make a steam locomotive. Many factors must be taken in account, but the flat seems to be the way to go.

I think making the boiler with some plastic tubing is the way to go. The dome can be 3D printed. I don't care if they are less than perfect, I just need to have the overall shape correctly done. Rectification with putty and sanding can fix it up.

Anyway, even if I were to scratchbuilt the tender, I find the 3D model a great way to visualize a lot of things we can't see in 2D.

***EDIT*** Another concern is material stability. If not achieved, well...

Matt