02-25-2013, 06:13 PM
I was thinking I could print up to a 60' rail car in S scale if I do not worry about being overly accurate,====60' in S scale is 11.25" the build area is only 11.2" long 
Most likely I would do box car sides, ends, roofs and undersides as individual prints to start out and then branch out to trucks and maybe wheelsets?
Couplers would be an extreamly hard design to come up with
Of course I first have to master the 3D drawing software (Blender is the one that may fit the bill).
Makerbot has a link called thingaverse where people upload some of thier creations most are General public use license.
I am going to place the order next Monday as I need to do some other important stuff and prep an area in the work shop for it. They have a 6 week lead time for the delivery so one more week is not going to hurt much and bills come first then the printer
Most likely I would do box car sides, ends, roofs and undersides as individual prints to start out and then branch out to trucks and maybe wheelsets?
Couplers would be an extreamly hard design to come up with
Of course I first have to master the 3D drawing software (Blender is the one that may fit the bill).
Makerbot has a link called thingaverse where people upload some of thier creations most are General public use license.
I am going to place the order next Monday as I need to do some other important stuff and prep an area in the work shop for it. They have a 6 week lead time for the delivery so one more week is not going to hurt much and bills come first then the printer