Custom n scale Krauss-Maffei ML4000

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GGNInNScale

GGNInNScale

Granite Gorge and Northern Again
Hi to all
I am getting close to finishing my 3D printed K-M 4000. I printed the shell in my AnyCubic Mono2 with standard resin. I airbrushed Tru-Color Aspen Gold, handpainted the Tru-Color aluminum. Acrylic paints for the black, gray and red. I made internal supports for MT couplers, shimming to height (not yet mounted). I made the handrails with 17 thousandths steel guitar string. Windows and lenses were made with Gallery Glass clear. I need a few more thin layers to flatten the glass areas. The rear light was made with Gallery Glass tinted with red acrylic paint. I designed and printed triple horns, painted aluminum to mount on the top of the cab.
I had problems with MicroScale Rio Grande decals- they crumbled. I bought some MI-12 to reinforce the decal film. Stay tuned.
The body is held onto the Atlas SD-9 frame with sponge from electronic component packaging- friction fit. The decoder is an ESU LokSound 58923, with an OWS 8x15mm speaker.
More to come- need some repairs and touch-ups.
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Hi. I have not met anyone else on this form (Yet) that has done 3d printing. Did you design the model? Either way, its cool. :D
I scaled down and printed a free f7 model for my N scale locomotive. I loved how the test model came out, so I plane on printing and designing more (For both HO and N scale).
I also made these Domes, Funnel and Headlight.
Would love to hear from you. You should do more. 👍


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Hi TXMR Thanks! I started from a set of files given to me from a guy that had some old designs. I put about 50 hours into fixing the files, reprinting and testing. Probably overkill... Anyway, the shell fits on a Atlas/Kato SD7/9 frame with no changes. I added an ESU loksound decoder and OWS speaker (DigiKey source). Just got some decal repair sauce to fix the MicroScale decals (they were just falling apart...). Probably fix things this coming week.
I have put about 85 or 90 n scale parts designs on TinkerCad.
 


Well it looks great. 👍
I will have to check your Tinker Cad models! I am going to try my hand at making a shell model. Some underestimate Tinker Cad because of its simplicity, but now with the sketch tool added, it is a big game changer! Keep up the great work!
 
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