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Power Of Imagination
#ModelTrains Most scratch builders in model railroading in days gone by did not have the luxury of making a prototype, a rendering or approximation in their hands prior to starting a project. Today, with free software tools like FreeCAD we can model a part in 3D space and actually print it out for examination before creating it in brass. Thus why I think of this as coming full circle.
This is not uncommon anymore because early in 3D printing manufacturers would be creating a component in resin for the purpose of burning it out and casting the part in brass, as in Lost Wax Casting. What is now common due
to the price of 3D printers coming more affordable for in-house work, is the fact that prototyping is not as cost prohibitive.
Now some may question why not just print the entire model in plastic, paint, decal it and run? Nothing wrong with doing that except for me personally nothing is better than having a completed brass model in my hand. There is something about brass that for me is missing in plastic. I think it has to do with multiple things such as the weight, the feel, its operation and durability to name a few features for which a plastic version does not match. But, that is my opinion so many will not agree or their interest may be more with getting to a ready to roll model on the layout that looks good.
Creating an approximation or prototype before hand still requires the same amount of research to build a piece. Doing so I think can make us better modelers even if the media is not brass. Modeling in 3 dimensional space can also make it easier to model unique features. A good example might be to model an ALCO S1, S2 up to an S4 as the manufacturer did their various versions with improvements over time to meet the demands of their customers. With a basic shell customizing to your desires is considerably easier.
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