08-14-2018, 02:02 AM
The Shapeways N scale prewar PCC shell arrived. The Bachmann Witt drive needed to be milled in shape to fit in the shell (it fits without milling in the longer uni directional PCC shell but the truck spacing doe not match the shell).
The final outcome is somewhat disapointing. Compared to the excellent Witt model is it third class at best. Shapeware's 3D printing process is not at the same level as injection moulding. It is rough, brittle and the details are not exact. My rattle can and hand painting is much less precise than Bachmann's factory painting and the Witt clear styrene windows outperform Kristl Klear by far.
To be fair, I had and still have a lot of fun with the tiny trolly layout but scale 1:160 is not a perfect match with my capabilities.
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The final outcome is somewhat disapointing. Compared to the excellent Witt model is it third class at best. Shapeware's 3D printing process is not at the same level as injection moulding. It is rough, brittle and the details are not exact. My rattle can and hand painting is much less precise than Bachmann's factory painting and the Witt clear styrene windows outperform Kristl Klear by far.
To be fair, I had and still have a lot of fun with the tiny trolly layout but scale 1:160 is not a perfect match with my capabilities.
Reinhard