Milwaukee Ribside

[tom mann]

This is a team effort:  Chris made a brass overlay for the sides and Robert "lazed up" a thin, see through roofwalk.

[wazzou]

Looks good, but how do the doors open and close or is that an unimportant detail in Z?

[71jeep]

That is awsome it amazes me what you guys do with Z scale great job Tom and the assisting team thankyou for posting.



Allen.....

[Pray59]

Chris traded me one of those MILW cars he made up, and it proudly runs in my mostly NP consist.  His carsides really look good!

[Chris333]

Man that was a while ago   

[tom mann]

Man that was a while ago   

Tell me about it.  It must have been two years ago!  As with all my projects, I start out really quick and do about 85% in one night and 15% over months/years.  Next up:  an On30 Davenport details kit. ;D

What did you use for door guides? ;D ;D

[Chris333]

Just some strip styrene:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ErieChris333/ZScale#5130028524833464210

[GaryHinshaw]

Looks good.  Is the roofwalk laser-cut wood? 

[tom mann]

Looks good.  Is the roofwalk laser-cut wood? 

I think it is styrene.

[DKS]

Looks good.  Is the roofwalk laser-cut wood? 

I think it is styrene.

Yes, it's a thin translucent plastic that lasers surprisingly well. I have some of Robert's roofwalks and brakewheels, and will be putting some of them to use soon, in fact.

[Pray59]

The roofwalk plastic is called 'Modified Acrylic". The stuff I got was .01" and .010" thick, but now it's available in .007 and .005" too. I got a sample of the .005" thick material, but have not tested it out yet. I used a raster pattern instead of vector cut to cut the slots, then vector cut the outsides.  ;D

[GaryHinshaw]

Thanks for the info - it looks great.  Is this different material than the rapid prototype machines use?  Is it incredibly fragile?

-Gary

P.S. .01" and .010"?

[AlkemScaleModels]

The roofwalk plastic is called 'Modified Acrylic". The stuff I got was .01" and .010" thick, but now it's available in .007 and .005" too. I got a sample of the .005" thick material, but have not tested it out yet. I used a raster pattern instead of vector cut to cut the slots, then vector cut the outsides.  ;D

Where can you get this stuff? I googled it but had no luck.
Thanks,
BCK

[Sokramiketes]

Thanks for the info - it looks great.  Is this different material than the rapid prototype machines use?  Is it incredibly fragile?

-Gary

P.S. .01" and .010"?

Must be big bucks for the extra tolerance! 

[tom mann]

Thanks for the info - it looks great.  Is this different material than the rapid prototype machines use?  Is it incredibly fragile?

-Gary

P.S. .01" and .010"?

Must be big bucks for the extra tolerance! 

 ;D ;D ;D