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It would work as a master, but I think it may be a little fragile just to print and use. Maybe adding some provision for a piece of brass wire to act as a reinforcement might be a good idea?

Did i forget to mention the difficult bit? getting everything perpendicular.....

Cut 4 bits of metal, drill some holes, cut an axle up, line it all up, pin it together, put the kettle on :p

There are also several plans for thames barges available bt they would probably dwarf everything

Personally, id just laser them, you could churn them out then ;) all you need is decent drawings with a cross section.

That could get very expensive. why not just use Basswood and build a traditional hull?

Good idea:thumbs:

Ive been wanting to get to grips with Rhino for a while, and there is nothing like a project for learning..... now if i thought i would get a decent print id whack it off to Shapeways.

Mission impossible ? I think Dikitriki found with Heyside how slow it is to recreate the urban landscape is....

The pubs the really interesting one :) and the view down Boat street should be good as well.

Some nice buildings to get your teeth into :-)

I like that :thumbs: its 'flatter' than some other shots but it works for me, I would imagine it could be made quite 'Bradford Barton' in black and white

Yep :) best venue of the year imho, carpets and natural light :D

The rather individual valancing. Im sure I have about 3 miles of valancing to do for Heyside and this 1mm mdf works really well

A little bit of doing today saw the valance cut. obviously all the slots etc get covered with overlays:)

Adrian, one of the problems inherent with outsourcing the CAD is that inaccuracies creep in, contract CAD monkeys could be drawing o gauge wagons one week and Bob the builder the next, they simply dont have the subject knowledge.

I have built several Catfish, I find they take 40 odd hours to build properly, at £10 an hr thats £400....... How many do you want? :)) There are some who will pay that, but not many.

I also seem to remember Guy Williams suggesting that full on lining was too much for a GWR 517 in 4mm. The challenge is getting the impression.... There must also be a huge list of locos with a layout that size?

Like you, I do wonder how many people buying the dapol wagon will bother building any kits. Totally agree about the brakes, it is toy like, but if people gratefully lap it up and buy them then where is the incentive to improve them? I also wonder if people accept deficiencies in rolling stock...

I read in an early MRJ about scribing the brass might that work? I just wondered because its one of those things that really cant be left off. Showing my ignorance are they MR or S&D ?