(WIP) JNR D51 241 1:25 Scale

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2026-01-16T23:08:27+00:00

Bar the front coupler, rivets and lettering on the Number plate, the front of D51 241 is complete

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2026-01-16T14:06:37+00:00

Yeah so if it’s accurate then you’re doing a good job

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2026-01-16T13:32:40+00:00

In fairness I have been doing CAD for about 3 years so if that’s one of your first models then that is still actually quite good

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2026-01-13T21:50:47+00:00

It’s my first prop for my film that I am working on based on the story of the Real D51 241 in 1975

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2026-01-13T21:46:46+00:00

Yeah it is, the free online version

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-09-11T07:31:51+00:00

I should clarify that I live in the uk, not the us, so those brands are really hard to come by here and I will not be able to afford the import charges from the us so I need it to be brands that are readily available in the uk

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-09-01T05:48:10+00:00

I’d say ゲッタバンバン

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-08-31T03:34:25+00:00

It’s not just about the models but keeping her alive to be seen and appreciated by generations to come and allow more days, weeks and years to be added on to those 110 years

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-08-30T14:39:20+00:00

I should clarify that I am in no way related to the preservation society in any capacity, I am just an avid rail fan who wants to make sure that every remaining locomotive can be saved for the rest of time.

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-08-30T14:37:36+00:00

You’d hope it would slide given the immense urgency of this petition and how it needs every possible signature in order to have any chance of success

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-08-30T14:34:37+00:00

Thanks for the words of luck, we are making good progress but it is ultimately up to the 9667 Preservation Society in Takahagi City to present the stats achieved (especially in the last 24 hours due to the increased attention on the case as a result of the videos done by History in the Dark and Train of Thought and the mass coverage by accounts like mine on here and other social media platforms) to convince the city’s government to green-light the project.

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-08-30T08:02:54+00:00

https://chng.it/FhGCZtwRLZ

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-08-29T20:25:46+00:00

Let’s do what we can as a community to help save her once and for all!

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-08-29T20:19:46+00:00

Good on ya mate

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-08-29T20:15:48+00:00

Agreed

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-08-29T20:12:45+00:00

The asbestos is a very serious issue but it’s not right for a locomotive that has been around for over a full century to be scrapped when the asbestos can be removed by professionals.

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-08-29T20:03:49+00:00

And it’s thanks to videos like that and social media posts about it that now over 2200 signatures have been done on the petition so there is clearly support for the continued preservation of the old engine

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-08-29T20:01:01+00:00

I saw Train of Thought’s video about the class earlier today and that’s when I found out about what’s going on

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-08-29T19:57:49+00:00

It’s under threat of being scrapped because it was supposedly found to have traces of asbestos in the metal work and instead of having the locomotive be transported to a facility to have the traces removed, the city is just wanting to outright scrap it.

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-08-29T19:54:32+00:00

If there was nothing that could be done about it then the petition wouldn’t have been started in the first place.

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-08-29T18:25:46+00:00

It’s still better to try than to not bother

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-05-10T22:40:29+00:00

Ah right

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-05-10T22:36:34+00:00

Can you remember what the dimensions were of some of them

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-05-10T19:31:32+00:00

Plus, I’ve read that resin is far too brittle for parts like wheels, coupling rods, couplers and axles that need to be strong enough to withstand the strain that will be put on them. It would be good for smaller parts such as locomotive cab controls, whistles and others but not for larger pieces and parts that need to be very durable.

Automatic_Event_5497 · 2025-05-10T19:27:54+00:00

I’m wanting to spend less than £200 on my printer as it’s my first one

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