Locomotive Drivers

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 02/11/2016 12:08:24:

They are keen, naturally they'll get an acknowledgement in any article that comes out of this.

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Oh, of course … "free" is a word open to interpretation.

MichaelG.

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

Make yourself a 3D laser scanner (good project for MEW), then you can have a full size 3D model of yourself, and scale it down in the CAD package. Should keep you busy until the next millenium.

[Enough!Participant @enough]

Posted by duncan webster on 02/11/2016 15:40:39:

Make yourself a 3D laser scanner (good project for MEW), then you can have a full size 3D model of yourself,

If I recall, you can do the same thing by a series of photos taken from many angles. Think I have software somewhere.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by paul rushmer on 02/11/2016 12:40:29:

Hi Neil

try looking at the 16mm people some of these do 7/8 scale as well, people do vary a lot in height any way. Rob bennet will sculpt to order a caricature of your self from a photo for a small fee! He all so does 1/8 scale (7 1/4 inch gauge) figures. I once took a white metal 16mm guard and sliced him up and soldered pieces of lead in the cuts to make him the correct height but he looked anorexic!

Good find Jason

Paul

As a lad I converted an Airfix figure to portray 'Pocket Hercules' at the Charge of the Light Brigade, following an article in MM. To emulate his staure I had to cut 1/4" out of his torso.

Neil

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 02/11/2016 15:04:47:

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 02/11/2016 12:08:24:

They are keen, naturally they'll get an acknowledgement in any article that comes out of this.

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Oh, of course … "free" is a word open to interpretation.

I didn't ask for free, but they offered. To be honest at £5 each I think they are excellent value and the printed results (painted by customers) look good.

http://www.designscanprint3d.co.uk/miniature-gallery/

(Saying that and putting up the link is NOT part of any deal!)

Neil

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 01/11/2016 22:10:09:

Can anyone point me at a free source of STL files suitable for printing a generic engine driver?

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^^^ That was what I was referring to, Neil

MichaelG.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

True, but when I saw they only charged £5 a figure, I'd have happily paid that for the use of their data file. I really expected things to either be free (as in thingiverse amateur shared) or ridiculously expensive.

Neil

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Neil, if you want to get the driver to look more like you then you also need a pair of these 1/16th scale PE specs let me know if you want them. (free)

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

very nice

I'll see who/what it come out like first.

Neil

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

A fully printed figure might have the clothes not looking so good. Perhaps you only need a suitable head to put on a stick body and see if printed clothing items are available, or perhaps laser cutting cloth in appropriate scale.

If you cheated a bit and made out it was raining and Burns night the driver might be using a WW2 gas cape (which is a groundsheet with an extra triangle) and kilt making the clothes pretty easy.

[Another JohnSParticipant @anotherjohns]

Be warned if you get yourself 3D scanned – I did about 15-20 years ago now, when it was expensive and rare technology.

There is a technical term called "bit rot" that changes the scan – vertices in the model seem to slide towards the centre (especially those around ones' midriff), and hair seems to grow more vibrant and the chin sags seem to tighten, as the scan no longer resembles myself.

Actually, I was so disappointed with the degradation of the 3D scan, I'm not sure if I even have it any more. Binned as useless.

Plus, it had me "skinned" in golfing clothing. American golfing clothing. And, I don't even golf, although I did have an aunt/uncle who once owned Pilmour Cottage that was situated on the links in St. Andrews, so maybe that accounts for that.

Now, my wife says that the scan was "as I was, way back when I was in shape", but I don't understand the comment.

John.

[John OlsenParticipant @johnolsen79199]

When I saw the heading I thought you meant the large wheels with the connecting rods attached.

Isn't the 3D figure stuff all pretty standard now? I know lots of the model aeroplane guys have miniatures of themselves in the cockpit, and one of the guys in Auckland had one done for his 7.25" locomotive. I've seen them scanning people at a show to do a 3d print.

John

[Enough!Participant @enough]

This is the 3D Scanning Software using digital pics that I was trying to remember earlier

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