Shine on you crazy (Black) Diamond

[NorthWestGN]

Add me to the group that considers your work amazing. As someone who who’s painted and decaled multi coloured and decal striped passenger car sets this paint scheme would represent hours and hours of work per car with the high probability that they would not look as good as your multi coloured prints. Hats off to you for pushing the envelope on what can be done with this technology.

Brent

[dem34]

Kinda glad my gospel is bearing fruit. After a short stint using Resin printers. I never want to touch them again so I just started optimizing to make things look good in FDM. Interurban is pushing things even further.

Then there are things like this which could make round roofs even easier. I want to make a handful of MP54s at some point myself.

[InterurbanModels]

@thomasjmdavis @rodsup9000 and all who asked how I do color printing. It is not much a secret, it's a mix of perseverance and some good tools, tools that are all available commercially. I generally only use few tools, not too many, to master them very well.

Bambu is probably a good printer, but I use mainly a PRUSA MK4 with a 0.25 mm nozzle. The use of such a small nozzle is probably one of the main keys of success. I have given a basic explanation already here, but I will do it again with some more details: https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=60244.0.

For bigger prints, I use a Prusa XL with .4 nozzle. I have also an Anycubic resin printer, but how to tell, I don't like the smell of resin in the morning ...

[rodsup9000]

@thomasjmdavis @rodsup9000 and all who asked how I do color printing. It is not much a secret, it's a mix of perseverance and some good tools, tools that are all available commercially. I generally only use few tools, not too many, to master them very well.

Bambu is probably a good printer, but I use mainly a PRUSA MK4 with a 0.25 mm nozzle. The use of such a small nozzle is probably one of the main keys of success. I have given a basic explanation already here, but I will do it again with some more details: https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=60244.0.

For bigger prints, I use a Prusa XL with .4 nozzle. I have also an Anycubic resin printer, but how to tell, I don't like the smell of resin in the morning ...

Thank You Sir.
 I'll go back and read the link when I have more time. I have .2 nozzles (have to change both nozzles on the H2D to print with them),
as well as the Bambu P2S that my wife just bought.


 Have done a lot (40 to 50 rolls of filament) color changing prints, and that's the advantage of the H2D having 2 heads.
Now I want one of the Bambu H2S with a nozzle changer with 6 nozzles plus still has the left head.
So in theory, the H2S can print 36 different colors without touching the machine. 

[Hoghead]

Very nice- do you sell these? Happy to purchase in grey.

[Pizzaparty]

These multi color prints are incredible. How good is FDM at printing Budd style cars - the ribs I’m sure can be a bit of a challenge.

How about flat sides of a passenger car? I’ve often thought if they are so minimal a high build primer with a light sand will take out any imperfections of a FDM printer.

[InterurbanModels]

How good is FDM at printing Budd style cars - the ribs I’m sure can be a bit of a challenge.

I like challenges. It's not perfect yet, but in reach. This is not a Budd corrugation, but the Pullman Standard one, with small and wide ribs alternating. Need still some fine tuning

[Iain]

I like challenges. It's not perfect yet, but in reach. This is not a Budd corrugation, but the Pullman Standard one, with small and wide ribs alternating. Need still some fine tuning

you have my attention

[pmpexpress]

This should work with any FDM printer, as the trick is swapping out new colors for each layer that needs them.  A fancier printer might be able to swap ~4 colors automatically, but he's doing it manually.

Snapmaker U1 3D Printer

[Pizzaparty]

I like challenges. It's not perfect yet, but in reach. This is not a Budd corrugation, but the Pullman Standard one, with small and wide ribs alternating. Need still some fine tuning

This looks similar to an ATSF car…. Excited to see progress!