Caption: BUILDING A HUNSLET FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF A 3D PRINTED QUARRY HUNSLET KIT
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Caption: The kit is of a Quarry Hunslet saddle tank locomotive, made by Peter Farley of PDF Models.
Domestic duties permitting, I will
be building the kit over the next
few weeks, and posting photo stories like this.
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Caption: This is how the kit looks
straight out of the box
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Caption: 120+ pieces, not counting
the rivets or fixings!
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Caption: Some evidence of the printing process is visible on the smoke box
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Caption: The detail on this boiler
backplate is impressive
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Caption: The spring units come out well in 3D
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Caption: These look like Cambrian
Models items...
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Caption: ...as do these
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Caption: Do you think the inserts were printed at the same time?
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Caption: So very Hunslet!
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Caption: I wonder why this is in red?
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Caption: This is how it will look when built, albeit a little smaller
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Caption: For comparison, this is the cabbed version, Irish Mail masquerading as Paddy the Friendly Engine
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Caption: PART TWO TO FOLLOW
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