Opinions Please on Potential New model

[matthew smith 7Participant @matthewsmith7]

Hello everybody,

I've kindly been given permission to obtain some opinions from members on here about a model i'm considering manufacturing.

If there are any members who have an interest in model stationary engines, this model may well be of interest to you, you can PM for web link, then give me your feedback please.

Many thanks

Matt

[matthew smith 7Participant @matthewsmith7]

Stationary Engine Driven Scale Model

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Matt

 

Your website does not give much away, could you give a little more detail as to scale, what the item may be and also whether it will be a completed item, kit or set of parts/castings for the builder to make.

I notice you say you could only find tinplate type items for your steam plant to run, there are a number of casting sets available for various machines that can be run individually or in a worshop setting via lineshafting. The lineshaft fittings are also available you may want to look into the items available from teh likes of PM Research and Stuart Models (bottom of page)

I'd be interested to know a little more.

 

Edited By JasonB on 30/05/2016 16:18:11

[matthew smith 7Participant @matthewsmith7]

Hi Jason,

Agreed it doesn't as my model is still in its CAD stage awaiting the 'Press the Button' instruction. I'm sure you'll understand why i cant put 3D rendered images on my website prior to actually having one built.

Valid point about tinplate models, i should amend to website to state 'Ready to run' models, for those of us that don't have the time of the facilities to machine castings etc. I was aware that Stuart did some machinable workshop types models, the PM Research range is along the same lines i suppose.

My model will be manufactured, hand assembled by myself and shipped 'Ready to Run' from the box, it is not based on the line-shaft type driven 'workshop' machinery models, i wanted something different.

Mine is a stand alone model driven by electric motor or any steam engine, its based on a machine found in Victorian times, It will be rather large (1" to Foot) its approx dimensions are !5" long, over 5" wide and over 8" high.

Thanks for your feedback.

Rds

Matt

[Jeff DaymanParticipant @jeffdayman43397]

I'm interested too Matthew. JD

[Jeff DaymanParticipant @jeffdayman43397]

Hi Matthew, I had a look at your site. The "engine room" with Stuart twin is nicely modeled in the "forthcoming release" photo. Since there's no info there at all about what the modeled object is that the engine will drive, I can't say what my interest would be.

What some firms do when they want to advertise or share views of their products is give jpegs of parts of the object, like a view of part of a fender, part of a bumper, and a headlight, for sneak previews of a new car, for example.

Another technique in CAD is to make a large block shaped part and load it in your assembly, so that the block part and its' modeled details obscure any sensitive details in your production intent model or makes the model feature appear out of scale. You can then take jpegs of the model with the obscuring block part in place, and after you have your web photos simply delete the block part from your CAD model assy.

Good luck, JD

[matthew smith 7Participant @matthewsmith7]

Outline image to follow very shortly on my website

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