Time for Boats

Hi Ray- welcome back. I see you've got the printer working overtime.

Bob

I have missed you, Ray!  I’m glad you are back on the right track!  The boats really look great!

Thanks Bob and Mark, I'm going to have to make up for lost time. Run time on printer is over 2600 hours with just a little grease on the rods now and then.

There we go!  JUST BEAUTIFUL RAY!  

Those are awesome!

Those look really nice.  I'd be interested in learning how you do a project like this.  I know nothing about 3D printing.  Once I get my layout built I'd like to have my bass boat on my lake. 

Ray, glad you've recuperated enough to get back to the train room.  Nice 3D prints  It's amazing what some of you are doing with the 3D printers.

Welcome back, Ray....great models.

Peter

Rob great video! 

A project like this is not for the faint of heart. Wasn't sure I could pull it off. Lots of designing time, printing didn't take too long as most of the parts are very small, but the putting all those parts together was a challenge.

Thanks Peter, Joe and Terry

Added row boats to the repository list of free downloads for members of files that can be 3D printed.

Ray, thank you for sharing!  A friend of mine ran some of your earlier designs and they turned out great.

Dan thanks for the feedback, always good to know the outcomes

@sidehack posted:

Added row boats to the repository list of free downloads for members of files that can be 3D printed.

Ray, I'll get them in the Catalog in the next day or two.  Just finished the taxes and heading out front to take down my neighbors 80' cedar which is ready to fall!  YIKES!

Great job, glad you have finally finished those taxes.

This is great, thank you!  Even on my simple XYZ printer the rowboat turned out well and fits my portly 1:48 fisherman perfectly.

I'd love to see your models for speedboats...

Good to see you Ray'... all the best to you after two tough years'.. Great job with your 3-D projects''' Love the boats'...👍😊

Thanks Ted

Dave nice job,

I should have noted that I printed the boats by standing them on the transom. Seemed to give a smoother surface but it could have also been my settings.

Ray

@sidehack posted:

I should have noted that I printed the boats by standing them on the transom. Seemed to give a smoother surface but it could have also been my settings.

FWIW, the rough texture gives a decent impression of the stippled aluminum hull of my 12' V-bottom.

Thanks, that's good info

Hey Ray, Sidehack, great topic, it’s great to see you here on the forum again. Hope you are going to be a regular again. Nice boats. Happy Railroading Everyone

Thanks Larry, I hope to be

It would be nice to get more members interested in 3D printing as it will be much bigger in a short time and could be very complimentary to our hobby.

Uploaded Jon boats to the repository list. These files can be downloaded free for members and 3D printed.

Ray

I had a need for a single axle trailer for the smaller boats on my layout. Designed one and set it up for 3D printing.  It came out pretty good. 

Ray, the trailers and boats look fabulous!

Very nice modeling! JohnA

Thanks Mark

Ray,

Glad to see you posting again. Best wishes - and beautiful work on the solid models and printing.

MELGAR

Thank you MELGAR, something I really enjoy doing.

@sidehack posted:

Uploaded Jon boats to the repository list. These files can be downloaded free for members and 3D printed.

Ray

Very nice, now how about an outboard motor?

AHH motor, one of my next projects

Those are some beautiful models, well done! I'm not too knowledgeable about watercraft, but I did visit the Finger Lakes Boating Museum in Hammondsport on my last vacation. Lots of nice old boats in there!

This is some awesome work. You have added a whole new dimension to layout options.

Thanks Ken and Yendor.

There really is no limit to what is possible once you get involved with 3D printing.

Ken you have a fantastic layout thanks for sharing

Ray, those are outstanding!!! I sure wish I understood the world of 3 D printing!!! Just curious if anyone here on the forum has given any thought at 3 D printing a forklift for O gauge?? There does not seem to be a lot of them out there in O gauge size. I know K-Line offered a 3 pack of them years ago. Not even sure if something like that is possible.

Jeff

Jeff, thanks, hardest part of 3D printing is the part. If you can't design a part on CAD then you are left to use someone else's like what we have on the the "Repository" which has quite a lot.

I also have need of different forklifts including some high lifts and have that on my list to do someday because you are right, they are hard to find.

If anyone has an interest in printing I suggest they start by learning some basic CAD to be able to build their own models.

Ray

@jjames9641 posted:

Ray, those are outstanding!!! I sure wish I understood the world of 3 D printing!!! Just curious if anyone here on the forum has given any thought at 3 D printing a forklift for O gauge?? There does not seem to be a lot of them out there in O gauge size. I know K-Line offered a 3 pack of them years ago. Not even sure if something like that is possible.

Jeff

Jeff, I'd suggest www.Tinkercad.com as an easy to use tool for 3d creations.  You can do alot with the combination of basic shapes and can export to STL to print on most 3d printers.

Nice job on the boats.

thanks Jeff and obxtrainman, Tinkercad does sound like a good choice for those just starting out.

Ditto Ray, I started with Tinkercad... knowing less than 0 ...I ran through their online instructional lessons (I think there were around 4 maybe 6 lessons).   Lots of basic stuff that allows you start to wrap your head around cad.   It's a great primer that's fantastic for beginners.  I now use fusion 360... which also provides lessons and has a free dumbed down version for hobbyist as well.

Vrooom, Vrooom Ray!  Merc, Johnson, Evinrude?

Added an "Old Town Canoe" to the repository that can be downloaded and printed.

Also there is a bench seat downloaded that can be modified and used for other applications.

Fantastic detail with those boat trailers!  I know nothing about boats ( my brother had me out on a catamaran on a Minn. Lake), nor 3D printing, but l would sure like to be able to print Mack rail buses, and, for watercraft. a gold dredge as in SE Idaho or Fairbanks.  Are there vocational school courses in 3D printing?

Like I stated in an earlier post "the hardest part of 3D printing is the part. If you can't design a part on CAD then you are left to use someone else's like the parts we have on the the "Repository" which has quite a lot and is growing.

I suggest if you are not using a CAD program to design parts then start there. Get a simple CAD program, some are free and start designing simple parts. When you can do that you will have a much better chance of being productive using 3D printing which is not really that hard to learn and you can pick up a  fairly inexpensive printer to start with. You could try to find someone locally who does 3D printing and would spend some time guiding you, that is all you should need. All the parts we put on the Repository are free to use. You can even get answers from this Forum if you run into problems.

I started with TinkerCad moved on to 123Design(no longer around) then to Rhino.

I learn new features in Rhino7 via YouTube tutorials.

I have been saying for a number of years now;  3D design isn't that hard!