With the ongoing talk of various RP (i.e. Shapeways) products, I decided to do a search on the subject. Out of 103 pages of material the fist picture of a completed project was on the 34th page and was over two years old. Seems like there is too much typing and not enough modelling. Unacceptable! So, I'll go first...
This is one of Alex's TTnut tank cars (sorry it took so long, Boss) in white strong and flexible from Shapeways. In order to get rid of the furry surface I sealed it with 6 coats of polyurethane, 2 layers of grey undercoat, 1 layer of black craft paint and 2 layers of modelling paint. Each of these layers were sanded in between. It's a bit pitted, but I'll take pitted over furry.
Applied some HO decals and evened the finish off with a dull coat layer. I took a readers digest approach to the decals. Because they're HO not all of them would fit. Had I not said anything I doubt many would even notice. Not to mention the number and data being wrong for this car (no, I don't want to here about it).
There is still grab irons, ladders and brake gear to put in place and I need to finish the A&D trucks, but I wanted to see if I could get the surface to an acceptable level. That will be next. So far I've put a day into it.
So, I'd like to see if any of you big talkers have gotten any of these RP offers off the ground. Show us what you've done. Pictures are required. Don't have anything to show off? This topic is not for you.
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