DB says: It’s been more than 10 years since I made an NZ120 loco top from scratch, so I’m going to shake the cobwebs off myself and whip up a DFT.
Before you ask, it’s not going to be cast, RP’d or etched. Instead, it will be quick to make, cost next to nothing and require almost no skill. And as long as you don’t make a complete bollox of it, will look just as good as a cast, RP’d or etched top from three feet away.
For those who haven’t scratchbuilt in NZ120 before, it’s really quite easy, so much so that I’m going to try to make it in a day if I can, and then, assuming I remember to take a few pictures, will write up the experience for a few posts on the blog. Starting now.
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hay man look really AWESOME could you make me 1 and how much would you want for 1
cheers fraser
Computer controlled cutting
Mr. Druff,
I received a flyer from a local craft store and discovered an amazing tool!
It is aimed at the Scrap-Book hobbiest, but I think that it will revolutionize the Card-Stock modelling Hobby!
On doing a little online research, I've found two different machines that both work like stylus printers, but they cut paper and cardstock.
Robo Craft: http://www.craftrobostore.com/
and the one that was in the flyer
CriCut: http://www.cricut.com/
There's pros and cons to each machine, but they both hold some promise.
I think that these machines will handle thin styrene and the CriCut also has a metal engraving head...
My innitial hesitance at getting one was because the CriCut operates with expensive font cartidges.
But I found out that there is also software so you can make your own designs...
Sure Cuts A Lot: http://www.craftedge.com/index.html
I'll post this message in the forum for discussion....
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DF in a day..
Heres my attempt. 5 Hours spent on it thus far.
Suprisingly simple with the right materials. "The thought of the thing is far harder than the thing itself...