1/32 model train car mold procedure

**machiningfool** · Jul 9, 2016, 07:11 PM

Thanks Paul, I have noticed that procedure helps.

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Here are some more parts for the truck, still mocking up. *I combined the spring cross bars with the mounting plate, so it makes it a little easier to assemble. Bob.

**machiningfool** · Jul 16, 2016, 11:39 AM

Thanks Paul. The mock up of the truck is finished, here is the truck. Bob

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**Paul Jones** · Jul 17, 2016, 09:05 PM

Bob,
The trucks look impressive. Looking forward to seeing these on the heavyweight passenger cars.
Paul

**machiningfool** · Jul 19, 2016, 01:47 PM

Thank you Paul. I am gearing up to make the cars shortly, Bob.

**machiningfool** · Jul 21, 2016, 01:13 PM

I have been trying to get the perfect shape for the F cab windshield and I made a pattern for a mold. The shape has been scaled from the full size to 1:32 and is made with the seal. I loaded the program on my Anilam controller and had to delete all of my other programs just to get this file on my machine, about 4000 steps.

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Here is the beginning of the operation. Bob.

**machiningfool** · Jul 31, 2016, 09:03 AM

Here is what I have been doing in the last few days. I made a mold of the heavyweight doors so that they will open and be a split door. *I am still trying to make the perfect E and F series windshields. *I am trying to make the windshields, so that I may retro fit them into any one gauge E or F series loco. *I am designing them so that when installed in the loco, there will be no glass to make it easier for painting and then there will be a ring in the shape of the windshield, to be installed from the inside to hold the glass in. *I am using .020 Lexan for the glass, also making the side windows for the loco, and here are some pictures of the patterns and molds. Bob.

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**machiningfool** · Jul 31, 2016, 02:22 PM

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*Well here are the glass panels. *I cut them with a tool that I made, a vinyl cutter. *This tool was made to cut just .005 material, but I ran it through twice and it scored the .020 Lexan enough so that it broke away clean. They came out just like I wanted them to. *I have to draw just one more part to complete the assy. then I will attempt to install them in an MTH cab and the other cab that I made the mold for. Here are some pictures. Bob.

**Paul Jones** · Aug 2, 2016, 04:19 PM

Bob,
I like your clever use of the "scoring" method with the CNC inscribing technique. This would be very precise for any type of model making.
Thanks Paul

**machiningfool** · Aug 2, 2016, 05:11 PM

I should have described the cutting tool a little better. The blade in the cutter rotates 360 degrees and protrudes about .005 in. The blade is mounted with a spring loaded pad and moves about .250 in. for uneven surfaces. The blade was purchased at a vinyl cutting supply store and adapted to my tool. Thanks Paul. Bob.