Yes 2Arail, Mr Nigels mentioned and gave you your due and credits in the now missing Thread
The New 3D Printing Thread
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(05-27-2019, 06:17 PM)Nigels Wrote: Some of you may have noticed on one of the other threads that I mentioned I had a problem with my Ender 3 printer. Basically the 'x' axis was binding on the right hand upright, causing it firstly to make some nasty noises, but also preventing it from printing any higher than about half an inch - which is a bit limiting.It will look even better if you use clear filament.
My latest model, printed in draft (0.2mm) mode for test purposes to see how it fits on a standard PlaRail Thomas chassis...
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looks good. I am sure there is a niche market for a custom name plate models.
Is that a Plarail Chassis or Trackmaster? I wonder if there is a train chassis that is cheap and readily available that would easily accommodate any and all of your custom shells.
That's as far as I know a PlaRail Thomas chassis, it has on the bottom Tomy © 1992 Tomy and © Gullane 2008 so I assume it is the original PlaRail design but produced in or around 2008.
Is there a massive difference in dimensions etc... of the various Thomas models? From what I recall most seem to be in the detail on the bodies rather than the chassis, things like different colour running boards etc...
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I was referring more to how the shell attaches to the chassis. Something flat and would accept differently detail 3D shells.
I don't get it. Rebecca already exists in Minis, but the real problem with her is that her tender is missing (unlike the other tender engines). I thought that was why you made your own Rebecca.
Actually it doesn't currently exist in mini's yet, it will do, but FP haven't released it yet. Even when they do it won't have a tender, none of the Thomas mini's do, they are also all limited to a common small 4 wheel design. My version of the mini is a six wheel model and longer than a standard mini. But the one we are discussing here is a full size PlaRail not a mini, is intended (currently to fit a Thomas chassis) and is simply a way to let people re-purpose a spare chassis and as being plarail it will need a tender like any other larger plarail engine.
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(This post was last modified: 06-22-2019, 01:36 AM by Super.)
Now I understand. It's been so long since I've seen the official prototype that I thought she had been released by now. In that case, she will be very unique since no other Mini has a different design. I like the idea of reusing a spare Plarail/TrackMaster 1 chassis for a custom, or when someone has a shortage of rolling stock. Thanks for explaining.
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