At long last, the conclusion of the 'I'll get it printed soon..' saga, well, the parcel from Shapeways arrived. The original laser cut MDF bridge will survive as a 'core' but now, 'Victoria' is rendered in much finer resolution as a 3D print, rivets and all!

It was printed in 'Frosted Detail' rather than 'Frosted Ultra Detail' to save on cost, it has plenty of detail still legible, with all of the wording showing through rather well in relief. I had to make the side in three segments due to the maximum dimensions of 'FD' and 'FUD' prints, this means a bit of fine tuning can be carried out to line up the freshly printed sides with the existing wooden uprights behind.

Some close ups of the central bit:

Pardon the dodgy flash photography, which makes the colours go a bit bizarre!

In the same order, I tried a Frosted Detail SVR Wheel Chair Carriage, which will be finished off with the roof and ends of a Farish BG conversion that went wrong.. All of the prints you see here are fresh from the box, and still need the fluffy wax print deposits cleaning off.. give me a day or two and you'll see them looking much tidier in primer. The carriage will benefit from some gentle sanding to the sides, which as well as improving and sealing the rough surface, will help to get the 'tumblehome' shape of the sides matching unmodified Farish carriages it will run alongside. At least I have the roof sitting at the right level.