FlyingFordFalcon's Daisy - Printed!

Miksolo

Hello again everybody. A few days ago I came home from vacation to find a package from Shapeways at my door, and so I finally have my hands on one of FlyingFordFalcon's amazing models. Here are some pictures of it from the tweet I posted that day. The face is transparent but upon close inspection, it is very finely detailed, and so is the loco body itself! It is a bit grainy, but nothing too major, and the plastic is very strong, just flexible enough to get onto the chassis and be taken off without breaking or cracking, and fits great on any TOMY Diesel 10 chassis.
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Super

Mik

I don't see any pictures. Does anyone else?

fred16850

I can see them, but I need to open each link in a separate tab.

Nigels

Pretty good Miksolo, when do you intend to paint it? That will show the detail a lot better I would think 🙂

You don't have to say how much, but was the print expensive?

Super

Must be just me then as they don't even show up as Links for me.

leylandvictory2

i can see it. Maybe it has something to do with your internet browser.

I guess one can use sharpie to paint the handrails and spray can for other parts.

As for the transparent face, you can paint grey behind the face.

Miksolo

I plan to paint it whenever I get an airbrush. School is starting soon, so that could be in many MANY months... The body will be painted green and all the details will be applied with pens and regular brushes. The face will also be airbrushed with thin coats of grey and then have eyes and makeup applied through means I haven't decided on yet. Also, the print price is constant for everybody on Shapeways. For what it is, it isn't crazy expensive, but IIRC, Nigels, you were one of the people who were hesitant to buy it earlier due to its price. o:

leylandvictory2

there is a 10% off promotion right now at Shapeways for first time users

Ron Thunderr

Even tho im more into electrical modding this looks really neat! But will you paint it? and if yes how?

Nigels

I'll be keen to see it once painted, although I'm surprised you didn't get it printed in green to start with as that would have made it a lot easier, assuming that is an option of course 🙂

One tip get a can of plastic primer to prepare it before you start to paint it...

leylandvictory2

I would spray paint majority of the body with green. For small details,, like the handles, I will use sharpie pen.

Chrizzly

What I'd do is spray the full thing in black primer, then mask off the Windows and spray it green. As Leyland has said, Sharpies would be used to pick out fine details.

Miksolo

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The print is only available in black and white unfortunately. However, FlyingFordFalcon's coupling rod sprues are available in almost all colors of the rainbow, so at least there's that. 😛
I might try doing the black first, but the original plan is to use green. I've yet to look into it, but I've heard that it might not need primer since it's just a plastic surface that hasn't even been painted yet

FlyingFordFalcon

I would have offered green as an option if their material colours were close to Daisy, however the green used by Shapeways is a forest green looking shade. As a side note, shapeways only dyes their plastic as opposed to it being the same colour all the way through, meaning when you sand the body it could wear through the green layer. Essentially there was a high chance you would need to paint it anyway. As for airbrushing, personally i do have one but it isn't absolutely necessary to finish. If you are more comfortable using spray cans or paint brushes then by all means use those instead.

Nigels

Makes sense, I would have thought they would offer muliple colours as standard, just using dye is ok I suppose, but as you say it would wear, pretty quickly if its going to be handled like a PlaRail is likely to be.

@[deleted] - Personally I would prime it as this will help your top coat stick better and it may make the finish smoother as well so you get a more professional finish, but of course you can just go ahead and paint it as is 🙂

chrisjo

Super wrote
Mik

I don't see any pictures. Does anyone else?

Using Firefox, me neither, all I get is this.....and the links are not selectable.

But I can see these pictures fine if I use Edge. Most posts I can see the images fine in Firefox as well. Must be the way the images were inserted into the post.