Post by fr8kar on Dec 31, 2015 22:14:16 GMT -5
Here are the most recent photos of my adventures in 3D printing caboose parts:
Shown in the photos is a set of 3 different SLSF style smokejacks, toilet vents, a battery box variety pack and four of the caboose brake rigging set. I couldn't wait to use some of the parts as you can see in the photos.
Cotton Belt style battery box and brake rigging parts installed:
Santa Fe style battery box and brake rigging parts installed:
I've since lengthened the rods on the brake rigging set. You can see how they end short of the trucks in the photos above using the original parts as designed. Now they are long enough that the user can trim them to length so they can appear to extend beyond the trucks.
Next is a detail of the ladder on the Santa Fe caboose. You can also see the white 0.010" x 0.040" styrene strip that completes the Z angle. It's too delicate to print, so I omitted it on the CAD file.
Installing the grabs was challenging and inspired a revised CAD file that now has grab iron ends, bolt detail and starter holes for drilling both the ladders and curved grabs on the corners of the carbody:
Some comparison shots of the diagonal panel and X-panel roofs. The first photo does a good job illustrating the difference in height of the cupola from early production cabooses to later production models:
I modified one of the SLSF smokejacks to represent the straight pipe on the prototype Cotton Belt caboose I'm modeling:
Overview of Cotton Belt 41:
Overview of Santa Fe 999700, which is the one extended vision caboose to wear the SPSF paint scheme:
I'm looking forward to getting these in paint. I just need to order a handful of parts from Moloco and it's on.
Finally, here's a list of the cabooses that can be modeled using the 3D printed parts I've designed. Thanks to those of you who have suggested your favorite prototypes and inspired many hours of staring at photos of cabooses! I've enjoyed every minute of it.
AT&SF Class CE-6, Nos. 999538-999542
AT&SF Class CE-8, Nos. 999700-999749 or Class CE-11, Nos. 999750-999824
CB&Q Class NE-13/13a/13b, Nos. 13590-13714 or FWD Nos. 151-162
FW&D Nos. 163-199
D&RGW Nos. 01515-01524
DT&I 140-145
GM&O 2951-2958 (to ICG 199041-199048)
GN Nos. X31-X40 (Use Moloco #1501 for cupola)
GN Nos. X106-X135
GN Nos. X136-X155
MILW 992300-992301 (to SOO 162-163)
MKT 100-124
MKT 135-142
MP Nos. 13515-13574 As-built
MP Nos. 13515-13574 Rebuilt
MP Nos. 13575-13664 As-built
MP Nos. 13575-13664 Rebuilt
NP Nos. 10400-10424 SP&S Nos. 901-905
SAL M-7/SCL MS-7 05700-05759
SLSF 1200-1274
SLSF 1275-1284
SLSF 1285-1292
SOO 1-15
SOO 16-35
SOO 36-45
SOO 46-55
SOO 56-145
SSW Class C-40-8, Nos. 1-25
SSW Class C-40-9, Nos. 26-49
Shown in the photos is a set of 3 different SLSF style smokejacks, toilet vents, a battery box variety pack and four of the caboose brake rigging set. I couldn't wait to use some of the parts as you can see in the photos.
Cotton Belt style battery box and brake rigging parts installed:
Santa Fe style battery box and brake rigging parts installed:
I've since lengthened the rods on the brake rigging set. You can see how they end short of the trucks in the photos above using the original parts as designed. Now they are long enough that the user can trim them to length so they can appear to extend beyond the trucks.
Next is a detail of the ladder on the Santa Fe caboose. You can also see the white 0.010" x 0.040" styrene strip that completes the Z angle. It's too delicate to print, so I omitted it on the CAD file.
Installing the grabs was challenging and inspired a revised CAD file that now has grab iron ends, bolt detail and starter holes for drilling both the ladders and curved grabs on the corners of the carbody:
Some comparison shots of the diagonal panel and X-panel roofs. The first photo does a good job illustrating the difference in height of the cupola from early production cabooses to later production models:
I modified one of the SLSF smokejacks to represent the straight pipe on the prototype Cotton Belt caboose I'm modeling:
Overview of Cotton Belt 41:
Overview of Santa Fe 999700, which is the one extended vision caboose to wear the SPSF paint scheme:
I'm looking forward to getting these in paint. I just need to order a handful of parts from Moloco and it's on.
Finally, here's a list of the cabooses that can be modeled using the 3D printed parts I've designed. Thanks to those of you who have suggested your favorite prototypes and inspired many hours of staring at photos of cabooses! I've enjoyed every minute of it.
AT&SF Class CE-6, Nos. 999538-999542
AT&SF Class CE-8, Nos. 999700-999749 or Class CE-11, Nos. 999750-999824
CB&Q Class NE-13/13a/13b, Nos. 13590-13714 or FWD Nos. 151-162
FW&D Nos. 163-199
D&RGW Nos. 01515-01524
DT&I 140-145
GM&O 2951-2958 (to ICG 199041-199048)
GN Nos. X31-X40 (Use Moloco #1501 for cupola)
GN Nos. X106-X135
GN Nos. X136-X155
MILW 992300-992301 (to SOO 162-163)
MKT 100-124
MKT 135-142
MP Nos. 13515-13574 As-built
MP Nos. 13515-13574 Rebuilt
MP Nos. 13575-13664 As-built
MP Nos. 13575-13664 Rebuilt
NP Nos. 10400-10424 SP&S Nos. 901-905
SAL M-7/SCL MS-7 05700-05759
SLSF 1200-1274
SLSF 1275-1284
SLSF 1285-1292
SOO 1-15
SOO 16-35
SOO 36-45
SOO 46-55
SOO 56-145
SSW Class C-40-8, Nos. 1-25
SSW Class C-40-9, Nos. 26-49