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by Darby Johnston
Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:54 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: International Brotherhood of Livesteamers site - wheels and common components
Replies: 9
Views: 34344

Re: International Brotherhood of Livesteamers site - wheels and common components

Hi, sounds like a great project, I especially like the use of git and FreeCAD. I'm very interested in the traction motors and pantographs, what scale are you working in? Have you considered creating a project on GitHub to get the ball rolling and then later IBLS could potentially fork it or link to ...
by Darby Johnston
Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:17 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Where can I find plans for a speeder?
Replies: 5
Views: 2734

Re: Where can I find plans for a speeder?

There was an article in Modeltec magazine, I want to say in the '80s with drawings. I don't know where you might find it now though. You might be thinking of the Modeltec August 1984 issue, it has a nice picture of a speeder on the front page titled "Build this FAIRMONT SECTION CAR". You ...
by Darby Johnston
Sat Jan 08, 2022 4:53 pm
Forum: Grand Scale Railroading
Topic: New steel wheels being offered
Replies: 18
Views: 16723

Re: New steel wheels being offered

Interesting, I've also been trying to print out some wheels and should give that a try. The fillets in Rhino are OK for simple things, buy trying to re-create shapes like castings with complex curves seems impossible. I've also had to bring my models into third party programs for the fillet work. Th...
by Darby Johnston
Sat Jan 08, 2022 11:45 am
Forum: Grand Scale Railroading
Topic: New steel wheels being offered
Replies: 18
Views: 16723

Re: New steel wheels being offered

Looks nice! Do you get a better surface finish with that orientation?

Also great to see the Moi/NURBS work, do you know if MoI is any better at handling fillets than Rhino?
by Darby Johnston
Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:14 pm
Forum: Riding Scale Railroading
Topic: Diesel Locomotive Drawing List
Replies: 5
Views: 10576

Re: Diesel Locomotive Drawing List

Hi, Here are a couple more: ALCO RS-3 Mainline Modeler August 1984 EMD F-3 A&B Model Railroader Diesel Plan Package (rare) FT A&B Model Railroader Diesel Plan Package (rare) GE 44-Ton Model Railroader May 1955 There is also of course the Model Railroader Cyclopedia Volume 2 - Diesel Locomoti...
by Darby Johnston
Wed Oct 31, 2018 4:20 pm
Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
Topic: Got an "old tyme" loco on 3 1/2" gauge? You need these!
Replies: 10
Views: 6649

Re: Got an "old tyme" loco on 3 1/2" gauge? You need these!

Nice CAD model! How do you like working with MoI?
by Darby Johnston
Sat Mar 10, 2018 4:09 pm
Forum: Build Log
Topic: SP NG Diesel #1 (GE 50T) - Triennial or Bust
Replies: 229
Views: 113585

Re: SP NG Diesel #1 (GE 50T) - Triennial or Bust

Hi, I'm not sure sure if you are still looking for photo references but I just saw this nice side view come up in one of the ebay sellers I follow: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Southern-Pacific-Narrow-Gauge-Diesel-Loco-1-Original-Slide-Southern-Pacific-SP/202256098025?hash=item2f176722e9:g:lKYAAOSwvP9ap...
by Darby Johnston
Fri Feb 16, 2018 5:45 pm
Forum: All Things CAD and CAM
Topic: Fusion 360 file for 5” wheels
Replies: 1
Views: 14527

Re: Fusion 360 file for 5” wheels

Hi,

I’m not sure this has exactly what you are looking for, but there are a number of Fusion 360 drawings of wheel profiles on the IBLS website:

http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?tit ... l_Standard