Re: C&S RPO 11 in HOn3

Posted by Jim Courtney on Oct 02, 2018; 6:41pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-RPO-11-Linn-Moedinger-s-Shapeways-Print-in-Sn3-and-Hon3-tp12427p12466.html

My Bestine finally arrived. Following a bath, rinse, gentle scrubbing with warm water and Dawn, I gave the print a final rise with distilled water and let it dry overnight.

Using my surgical loops and a bright light I removed as much of the printing "fuzz" as possible with a thin fiberglass eraser. I reinforced some of the grooves in the end sheathing with a scribing tool.

This morning I gave the body a couple of light coats of Tamaya grey "Fine Surface Primer" and set it aside to dry.

Here is how Linn's HOn3 RPO 11 body looks at this stage:










Notice the bolt heads, grab iron fixtures dimpled for drilling hand rail holes and ratchet on brake wheel mechanism -- this is HOn3!!
The little printed rings on the bottom of the end beams (to attach end chains and hooks) are delicate, one broke off and was lost in shipping. I will likely clip off the others and replace them with Detail Associates HO scale lift rings.

Still more "fuzz" to remove. There seems to be less granular fuzz from the printing process to remove compared to Keiths Sn3 print. (But I guess HO fuzz is smaller than S scale fuzz).

Next up is the heavy mechanical part of the model construction: Floor, couplers, bolsters and trucks.