Does any kind soul have Autocad and could they convert a .dwg file to a .stl file for me? I'd like to try 3D printing this 009 steam railcar: https://grabcad.com/library/steam-railcar-1
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Thank you very much Andy!
Quote from: Tom Haythornthwaite on September 26, 2020, 19:25
Does any kind soul have Autocad and could they convert a .dwg file to a .stl file for me? I'd like to try 3D printing this 009 steam railcar: https://grabcad.com/library/steam-railcar-1
That looks like an even more shortened version of the 1907 built Ruhr-Lippe Kleinbahnen (RLK) meter gauge railcars number 31 and 32 than the version that was made by Egger-bahn.
In reality these railcars were 52 feet long buffer to buffer and had another door and driving compartment at the far end of the coach section. The Egger one works out at only 32 feet in H0 scale (shorter in 00) the one in this drawing looks even shorter than that!
It should also be noted that these railcars were not a great success in operation and in 1919 both were rebuilt as un-powered standard gauge coaches.
Brian Meldon
Brian, have there ever been any other kits or models of these "Ruhr-Lippe Kleinbahnen (RLK) meter gauge railcars number 31 and 32" Or just the Egger-bahns?
Quote from: Tom Haythornthwaite on September 28, 2020, 13:05
Brian, have there ever been any other kits or models of these "Ruhr-Lippe Kleinbahnen (RLK) meter gauge railcars number 31 and 32" Or just the Egger-bahns?
None as far as I know.
The Ruhr-Lippe Kleinbahnen (RLK) meter gauge railcars number 31 and 32 were built in 1907 by Waggonfabrik A.G. in Uerdingen, Germany with the power units coming from Lokomotivbau Hohenzollern (works number 2137 and 2138). They were equipped with Rowan boilers, had seating for 12 second class and 41 third class passengers.
I have a poor copy of the maker's catalogue that has some of the dimensions and a photo that is different to the well known one in the link below:
(https://www.eisenbahnfreunde-werl.de/images/stories/rlk/rlk31.jpg)
(Originating web site: https://www.eisenbahnfreunde-werl.de/regionalbahnen-frueher-heute/ruhr-lippe-kleinbahnen/rlk-loks)