I’m finally happy with the design. It’s taken 10x the work and time I originally anticipated but well worth it. I spent 2 days just trying to get the bottom portion to look right and in the end, it’s way too much post print work to be worth it. Cutting away supports just to have the ultimate detail is for the birds. The drawbar in particular is what I’m talking about. To have it elevated 1mm is a nightmare. I figure the only way you’ll ever really see it is if the cars crash off the rails and down to the ground, in which case I have bigger things to worry about.
The software fought me, the printer fought me, my fantastic eye condition (optic neuritis) fought me, the dogs wanting attention fought me, my ape brain fought me, but I won a small battle tonight. Funny how these things work, because I already have another betterer idea in mind after this is finalized.
Need to walk away from it for the moment, but will print them in black next and then fit them to my Amfleet cars. Had to use gray for testing as the print bed is black and I struggle enough as it is to see the details without having them blend in and fade away.
Again, thank you to CentralFan1976 for the original STL I used to make these work.
