PRR H8-9-10 in shapeways

[pdx1955]

Some added styrene to create the lower edge of the firebox below the running board would go a long way to making it seem less high. Still, its a nice shell and would go a long way for an affordable locomotive.

Peter

[Lemosteam]

Inall fairness, Konrad refers to it as an H8.

[up1950s]

Makes me wonder if the LIRR had this  number H .

[mmagliaro]

Some added styrene to create the lower edge of the firebox below the running board would go a long way to making it seem less high. Still, its a nice shell and would go a long way for an affordable locomotive.

Peter

I agree.  Good idea.  And a couple of rows of rivet decals from Archer would be an easy way to dress up the added styrene edge so it would look really good.

Folks, I didn't mean that this shell was terrible.  If I came off that way, I'm sorry.  I just wanted to point out that it does have some real proportional issues and problems with spotting marks if you want it to be an H9 or H10 that ought to be fixed up by a modeler.
And in truth, those things are not hard to fix.  So it's definitely a worthwhile product.

[Lemosteam]

I don't think anybody took it that way Max!  No worries, I don't know Konrad well but I can share this thread with him if he wants to make some changes then he can.
 

[SkipGear]

It just looks to me as if the shell is not seated all the way. It is running down hill to the front, making the cab set higher than it should.  I really don't think it is that far off. You also can't compare the model with the photo of the real loco used because the running boards are completely different and give a much different illusion of height. I do notice that it appears stretched to hide the motor but I understand why and it is better than the alternative.

As far as shapeways quality, I saw something yesterday at the shop that really blew me away. A gentleman stopped by getting paint and supplies that does 10mm WWI war gaming and had WW1 German Bi-plane Bomber that came from a shapeways vendor. We are talking a model that has about 1.5" wingspan and an open truss fuselage behind the cockpit. I did not realize it was a 3d print until he told me. I thought it was injection molded. I could see no lines anywhere in the print. It has changed my perception of what we can expect.

[mmagliaro]

Here's an actual H8:


I still think the firebox and lower cab edge need to go way lower.    I'm looking at the size of the lower firebox protrusion,
not just how far down it goes.  It looks much much smaller on the model shell than the prototype.

Tony, you may be right that in the photos, the shell wasn't sitting all the way down on the model.  But that doesn't make sense to me.
I would have thought one would want it to look its best if it's being shown in an ad to sell it.

I really am not trying to bash here, although I'm afraid it keeps sounding like it.   
Since this thing is 3D printed, it would be a matter of correcting a CAD drawing and
getting an updated shell.   Now is the time to correct these things so that the finished product turns out better.