Following the slight issue encountered with the width of the original 3d printed MFA wagon body (see previous blog entry) I have revised the CAD and received another body from shapeways based on the latest 3d model / CAD design. Having undertaken a test fit to a HEA chassis it appears that the previous width issues have been resolved:
My fleet of MFA conversions is now looking healthy with 7 conversions undertaken to date, all of which have been painted in EWS livery with graffiti on a
So this is my first blog entry which I will use to describe my first attempt at 3D printing in order to convert a HEA coal hopper into a MFA spoil wagon. From around 1989 redundant HEA coal hoppers were converted into box body MEA mineral wagons, during 1999 the MEAs began to be superseded by new MBA "Monster Box" wagons and the decision was taken by EWS to convert some of these wagons into MFA spoil wagons by cutting the body height down by 1m (depending on which works this was undertaken at de
