Chris Ward Locos - help required !

[petersmith1942]

you may be right but I think its the way it is designed FOR printing and the designer specification/requirement. After all the designer should see examples of the finished article before it is put on sale. I must stress I am only talking my experience and havent tried Chris Ward products; certainly Bobs 2 diesels look fine.
Peter Smith

[garrywhiting]

you may be right but I think its the way it is designed FOR printing and the designer specification/requirement. After all the designer should see examples of the finished article before it is put on sale. I must stress I am only talking my experience and havent tried Chris Ward products; certainly Bobs 2 diesels look fine.
Peter Smith

Unfortunately, the major drawback with some of the products available from Shapeways, is that the originating designer has not requested a test print of his/her item ( at their own expense ) before offering it for sale. To my mind this is a very dubious business practice. On two occasions in the past year I have ordered prints from Shapeways, only to be informed some days later that they cannot print the item, necessitating a refund, which also unfotunately Shapeways are a little slow in processing . Caveat emptor indeed!

Garry

[Scott Rixon]

Anyone also willing to post some pictures of their completed locos?

[Hugh Norwood]

Anyone also willing to post some pictures of their completed locos?

My CW Pechot Bourdon is in this thread
http://www.009society.com/forum/index.php?topic=1066.0

and photos of my CW Dutch tram and CW Fairlie are on my layout link (below) - click on locos and rolling stock

[Scott Rixon]

Very nice.. Thanks..

[CWRailways]

Bob, good evening, I dont come on here very often at all. We do put a Note in all our Loco Bodies products, about the finishing using 'burnishing' this term means 'rubbing' 'smoothing' the surface by wooden manicure stick or a smooth metal object, IE A dental probe. This is 'Brass rubbing' in miniature, or 'burnishing' as used in days gone by when Letterset was the way we all used to make signs etc.

By the way Now we have very little 'finishing' to be done to our Loco Bodies as we now print in a 'Gloss' finish, we have been making parts in this way for almost a year now. In April 2014 we will take delivery of a New 3D print machine to provide an even better finish and service to all our customers
I hope this helps. Best rgds CHRIS 

[Frank]

In support of what Chris said, I recently received a loco body from him which I have nearly completed, I will post some info when completed as I have fitted radio control to it, which may be of interest.

The finish on the model as received was extremely good and most of the surface required no additional work at all prior to painting.   Sprayed with ordinary auto primer then gloss paint it gave a very good finish.

Frank

[Elmgate]

I obtained a couple of wagons from Chris at Shepton Mallet, and these are also in "gloss" finish, with auto primer, plus Humbrol matt brown they are fine.

[jimowers]

If you want to see how the RNAD Hunslet 60hp diesels and wagons from Chris turn out then they will be a main feature of our Dean Hill which will make its debut at Sparsholt.