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A bit of a BRASS REBEL

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11 years 2 weeks ago - 11 years 2 weeks ago #16434 by stonysmith
A bit of a BRASS REBEL was created by stonysmith
Looky Looky what arrived today.. Shapeways now offers Brass!
There is some discoloration of the surface, but it fits the Lajos chassis like a glove!

Available here: shpws.me/pjQJ

Now, I have to find a painter....








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11 years 2 weeks ago #16435 by t.edmunds
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DID YOU DOOO THAT?? :ohmy:

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11 years 2 weeks ago - 11 years 2 weeks ago #16436 by tealplanes
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Ok Stony, So you would say this is a winner all the way around? It sure looks good. Is this the polished or the regular?

So maybe this will give rise to perhaps other small shells?

Never mind...I just answered my own question.

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11 years 2 weeks ago #16437 by Gerd
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Looks much better than FUD
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11 years 2 weeks ago #16438 by stonysmith
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tealplanes wrote: Is this the polished or the regular?

They call this "Raw Brass" - supposedly there is no polishing, but looking at the roof, it's waaaay too smooth - they "had" to have polished the roof some, but I'm perfectly happy with that.

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11 years 2 weeks ago - 11 years 2 weeks ago #16439 by southernnscale
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Looks really great Stony! They probably used a drill with a cotton polisher! ;) where the penney you must have all the money using Quarter!

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11 years 2 weeks ago #16441 by Mr.JA
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So... could your other offerings be made with brass?

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11 years 1 week ago #16442 by soccrdad30
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Not bad for the price. I wonder if the Rebel with open windows can be printed in brass too. John
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11 years 1 week ago #16448 by stonysmith
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Mr.JA wrote: So... could your other offerings be made with brass?

Some of them, yes. The Metal materials do not have the option of movable parts, so things like the Bucyrus would not be an option. Also, handrails/ladders will always be an issue.
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11 years 1 week ago #16451 by Zcratchman_Joe
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stonysmith wrote:

Mr.JA wrote: So... could your other offerings be made with brass?

Some of them, yes. The Metal materials do not have the option of movable parts, so things like the Bucyrus would not be an option. Also, handrails/ladders will always be an issue.


Now would I have a problem with this printing in Polished Silver like I did a while back???

Joe

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11 years 1 week ago #16452 by N/A
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Stony,

This is great! So 3D printing can now print using metals as a medium?

John

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11 years 1 week ago #16453 by stonysmith
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Zcratchman_Joe wrote: Now would I have a problem with this printing in Polished Silver like I did a while back???


I made some additional updates to the shell such that it should now be accepted in Raw Silver.. they may still not like it for Polished Silver. They were concerned that polishing might remove all the details, but the Raw Silver shouldn't have that problem.

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11 years 1 week ago #16455 by Pete Nolan
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This is neat stuff, Stony!

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11 years 1 week ago #16456 by stonysmith
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Dashing Dan wrote: So 3D printing can now print using metals as a medium?


Shapeways 3d prints the item in wax and then use traditional lost-wax casting to produce it in brass or silver. Certain items with very complex internal details would not be producible.

Their steel product is done with a different technology that "glues" beads of steel together and then kiln-fires it to fuse the beads together.

There is yet another technology called Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) that can produce metal objects with the same complexity as FUD, but the energy (electrical) cost is astronomic.. not ready for prime time yet. A laser capable of producing 1700F for several hours at a time is expensive to run :)

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11 years 1 week ago #16457 by Scott_S
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Is there an advantage to the silver shell? In other words, is it easier to paint on or is the major difference more detail in the shell using silver vs. brass? Thanks.

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11 years 1 week ago - 11 years 1 week ago #16458 by Zcratchman_Joe
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Scott_S wrote: Is there an advantage to the silver shell? In other words, is it easier to paint on or is the major difference more detail in the shell using silver vs. brass? Thanks.


I think we’re talking apples to oranges when discussing polished metal over “raw” metal. Both can have an advantage over the other. Polished “anything” can take paint better for a nice smooth finish, like the long sides of a loco. Raw metal can give a more “rustic” type finish but not necessarily a flat finish. One advantage a Raw metal item can have over a polished one is the fact that fine details are not polished into oblivion during the polishing process. (I believe brass is harder and can hold the details just a bit better than silver.) An advantage polished Sterling Silver can have over a non-polished silver item is to give it the appearance of already being “chromed”, which works out well for automobile bumpers, grilles & hubcaps, etc., but not much use on a locomotive. Personally, I wanted this in Sterling simply for a collector piece.

Joe

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11 years 3 days ago #16468 by stonysmith
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Now with video:
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11 years 2 days ago #16469 by southernnscale
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Stony, Really nice Layout I watch that little rebel run and run and :blink: got dizzy after a while :woohoo:.
:whistle: waiting for some scenery to look at. :silly: But nice job runs good! ;)

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11 years 2 days ago #16470 by Zcratchman_Joe
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soccrdad30 wrote: Not bad for the price. I wonder if the Rebel with open windows can be printed in brass too. John


Yea, what John said. What about an open windows concept, even if the windows needed to lose the upright supports/dividers and go with larger windows? (I'm thinking ventilation for that little engine.)

Joe

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11 years 2 days ago #16471 by southernnscale
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Good! thing about the little rebel the windows can be drilled out if you want open windows and you don't have to think about breaking like the Plastic models do and it has plenty of weight!

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