HON30T005A Jackson & Sharp 4'-0" wheelbase passenger truck
Saturday, a box from shapeways arrived, bringing new 3D printed goodies, to include these Jackson & Sharp passenger trucks, printed in Frosted Extreme Detail.
They don't come this way, so some prep work is involved. I always soak my FUD/FXD parts in Bestine rubber cement thinner for about an hour, then carefully remove them from this bath with latex gloves and long tweezers. From there, they are rinsed in warm water, and dried on paper towels. Once dried, I spray them with Tamiya NATO Black acrylic. Any brand should work, and color is a preference up to the modeler. I like NATO black because it's as close to black as it comes, without actually being black.
After the paint dried, I hit the journals with some fine graphite dry lubricant, which I always use for trucks, in any material, and installed the Fox Valley Models N scale 36" wheelsets. (.540" axle length)
The trucks roll freely, just as good as any commercial truck, as you can see below.
They don't come this way, so some prep work is involved. I always soak my FUD/FXD parts in Bestine rubber cement thinner for about an hour, then carefully remove them from this bath with latex gloves and long tweezers. From there, they are rinsed in warm water, and dried on paper towels. Once dried, I spray them with Tamiya NATO Black acrylic. Any brand should work, and color is a preference up to the modeler. I like NATO black because it's as close to black as it comes, without actually being black.
After the paint dried, I hit the journals with some fine graphite dry lubricant, which I always use for trucks, in any material, and installed the Fox Valley Models N scale 36" wheelsets. (.540" axle length)
The trucks roll freely, just as good as any commercial truck, as you can see below.
My buddy Chris was an early adopter of the Marsh Creek Trucks, and you can see his layout in progress below. You can't see them, but the Marsh Creek trucks are on the flat cars in the video. Chris is a phenomenal builder, and it's a source of personal pride that he's using my trucks.
Since you're there, go ahead and give him a thumbs up, and subscribe to his videos. He's got tons of HOn30 builds, along with some great N scale, and Nn3 stuff going on in his basement.
Go build something awesome!
Go build something awesome!
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