simon br blue

Most prints will need some sort of processing before final painting. For PLA I normally remove any support and then use a disposable nail file (the type with a different level of roughness each side) to remove any uneven areas, I will then spay a coat of of primer (sometimes the yellow filler primer) and again sand any rough areas with the nail file. To get a higher quality of print I tend to print at a slower speed and high quality settings in the slicer software. Print orientation is also important, the PAB coke hopper body was printed upside down with the top of the hopper flush with the print bed, the top hatches were added after initial processing. Some of the wagons such as the IVA Cargowaggon and Polybulk wagons were printed in 2 parts with the middle of the wagon flat on the printer bed, the join normally requires sanding and filling if on a flat surface. A couple of wagons below were printed in different ways. The castle cement tank was printed in 2 parts with the middle flat on the bed. The suspension and detail parts were added after sanding and filling. Layer lines are more visible on curved surfaces and the end of the tank required filling and sanding. The Cerestar tank wagon was made using a printed chassis and tank ends with 63mm plastic pipe used for the tank barrel, where there is as suitable size and shape pipe is available this will give a smoother finish than printing a barrel. 7mm Castle Cement PCA, 2 part body and chassis printed in PLA, resin walkways, ladders, suspension and details. Accurascale Oleo buffers and homemade transfers. 7mm Castle Cement PCA by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm Castle Cement PCA by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm Cerestar PCA. Tank ends, chassis and discharge pipework printed in PLA, resin walkways, suspension and details. 63mm plastic pipe for barrel. Elastic used for discharge hoses, Accurascale Oleo buffers and homemade transfers. 7mm Cerestar PCA by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm Cerestar PCA by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm FV432 test print painted with details added. Printed in 3 parts - body and separate wheels/tracks, details such as lights, mudguards and light guards printed separately. Some layer lines on the front due to printing orientation of the print, with complex angles it isn't always possible to get a smooth finish on every side. The Warflat body was printed in 2 parts joined in the middle with separate ends/bufferbeam. 7mm FV432 by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm FV432 by simon br blue, on Flickr

Hope its OK to also join in on this thread, I've been following the progress on this thread and have been working on 7mm version of the PAB hopper. I also used Shapeways to print the chassis with a bonus of 7mm being able to print the chassis in one piece. The body, hatches and doors were printed in PLA on Ender 3v2 printer. The walkway and ladders printed by shapeways and I also used Accurascale Oleo buffers. 7mm PAB coke hopper by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm PAB coke hopper by simon br blue, on Flickr

Been a few months since the last post, below are a some tank wagons. Following the usual method of choosing wagons with a tank diameter around 63mm in O gauge. First up is a 7mm Air Tip Calcium Carbonate tank wagon. Resin printed chassis, tank ends and details with plastic pipe for tank barrel. homemade transfers and Dapol couplings. The real wagon used the hydraulic ram to raise the barrel to aid powder discharge. 7mm Tip Air wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm Tip Air wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr Next wagon is a 7mm TTA LPG tank. Shapeways versatile plastic chassis with PLA printed tank ends and plastic pipe for tank barrel. Resin printed hatch cover and homemade transfer. Dapol couplings and Accurascale Oleo buffers. Similar to the Vacuum braked Algeco version build previously. The Accurascale Oleo buffers are good value with the only drawback being they currently only do the smaller 13" heads. 7mm TTA LPG tank by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm TTA LPG tank by simon br blue, on Flickr Another wagon I've been working on recently is a 7mm PAB coke hopper. Body printed in PLA on Ender 3v2, Shapeways printed chassis, walkway and ladders with PLA door and hatch details. Peartree wheels, Accurascale buffers and Dapol coupling. I started drawing this after seeing the 4mm version and detail pictures on Cazrail's thread. 7mm PAB coke hopper by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm PAB coke hopper by simon br blue, on Flickr

An update with some more wagons completed. Some wagons I actually finished work on last year were the Hydrocyanic acid tanks and their barrier wagons. The Hydrocyanic Acid tank has Shapeways Versatile plastic chassis with PLA tank ends and 63mm plastic pipe for the barrel. Shapeways PA12 printed walkway with resin printed hatches. Homemade transfer. Unusually the tank has a flat top section where the loading hatch is which required cutting into the pipe before assembly. 7mm Hydrocyanic Acid tank by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm Hydrocyanic Acid tank by simon br blue, on Flickr The PXA Barrier wagon. High end version used with Hydrocyanic Acid tank wagon. Shapeways Versatile plastic chassis with PLA ends and ballast weight and plasticard deck. Homemade transfers. Versatile plastic air pipe. Low end version is the same chassis with alternate ends. 7mm PXA Barrier wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm PXA Barrier wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm PXA Barrier wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm PXA Barrier wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr

Hi, some of the wagons are available in 4mm. Chassis for the Cambells and Procor curtain side wagons are available on my Shapeways shop along with the chassis for the TTB CO2 tank and ferry tank. The Polybulks I can print on my own printers as well as the Blackadder. I'm looking at making some of the other wagons available in 4mm when time allows. A wagon finished recently is a 7mm BOC TEA tank (same as the Oliva trains 4mm version). Shapeways printed Chassis and GPS bogies in versatile plastic with PLA printed tank ends, plastic pipe for the tank and resin details and buffers. Homemade transfers. 7mm BOC TEA tank by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm BOC TEA tank by simon br blue, on Flickr

A couple more wagons. 2 versions of a JNA wagon, an Ermewa version and one in Wascosa livery. 4 part body printed in PLA with Shapeways multi jet fusion plastic PA12 bogies and underframe tanks. Resin buffers and Dapol couplings. Although similar the Ermewa and Wascosa versions have a number of body and detail differences. Homemade transfers, currently unfinished Ermewa livery as I can't print white ink. 7mm JNA wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm JNA wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm JNA wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm JNA wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr

A couple more wagons, firstly a HJV hopper. Body printed in PLA on Ender 3v2, left wagon has a resin test print of a chassis and the right wagon has a Shapeways printed chassis. I've also printed a PLA chassis as a kit, the 3rd pic is of a wagon printed in one part via Shapeways and printed in PA12 Multi Jet Fusion Plastic black. Homemade decals. 7mm HJV hopper by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm HJV hopper by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm HJV hopper by simon br blue, on Flickr The second wagon type is a Covhop. PLA printed hoppers in 2 parts with separate discharge doors. Walkways printed in Shapeways versatile plastic. Left BIS wagon has a chassis printed in PLA with resin details and the right wagon has a Shapeways chassis printed in versatile plastic. Also working on a disc bake version and the sugar covhop, homemade decals. 7mm COV HOP wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm COV HOP wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr

Some more project currently on the go. Firstly a couple of 7mm class 20's. I'd previously drawn a 1/32 class 20 and decided to rework some parts and try printing some parts in 7mm. I went for a DRS version and printed it in PLA as a test with resin printed details, as can be seen in the first photos the main body was in 2 parts with separate cab, cab front and nose end. The bodyside doors are plasticard and the grills are resin. The bogies were done as a test in both resin and PLA with this model designed as a dummy with it planned to run with another powered version yet to be built. Currently awaiting windows and some more detail adding. Fitted with Shawplan etched window frames, with rainbow Railways acrylic paint and Railtec transfers decals. 7mm DRS class 20 by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm DRS class 20 by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm DRS class 20 by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm DRS class 20 by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm DRS class 20 by simon br blue, on Flickr The other class 20 is a model of 20084 with the additional fuel tank and extra grills. I thought it would be an easy progression from the DRS version but this has some other details and different fuel tanks. I've actually started on making 2 versions of 084, one completely in resin (printed in 2 parts on my Mono X) and a hybrid version with PLA body and resin cab and nose. Again this is a dummy designed to run with a powered Heljan version. First pic is the all resin version, second pic is the PLA and Resin version. The final photo showing some resin cabs and nose ends with a mk2 version of the DRS cab with printed window surrounds. 7mm class 20084 by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm class 20084 by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm class 20 cab and nose test by simon br blue, on Flickr

Been a while since the last update but some pictures below. 7mm JSA wagon, Shapeways printed chassis and bogies with PLA printed 3 part hood and resin retails. Homemade transfers, Dapol coupling and Invertrain Oleo buffers. 7mm JSA wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm JSA wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm E499 ferry tank wagon test print. PLA print with resin details, mesh walkway and 56mm plastic pipe with masking tape bands. Still with ladders and data board to add. 7mm E499 ferry tank wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm E499 ferry tank wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm IVA Cargowaggon test print in PLA. 2 part main body with separate ends, suspension and underframe bracing. PLA printed buffers and ferry hook details. Homemade transfers. 7mm IVA Cargowaggon by simon br blue, on Flickr 7mm IVA Cargowaggon by simon br blue, on Flickr

Are the cab handrails separate fittings?

The tank ends were primed, sanded, primed and then white topcoat. Picture attached of ends printed in 3 different material with the finish as printed. The grey end is printed in Anycubic grey resin on a Mono X, the TUA end with the walkway support is printed in White versatile plastic by Shapeways and the end on the right is printed in PLA on a Creality Ender3 v2. I normally use primer then sand a repeat before applying a top coat and sometimes sand that if there are any imperfections. I've had a look at the HO 25 sideframes and will print a test when I next use my resin printer.

Talking of OBA's below are some pictures of progress on some similar wagons. OBA waiting for decals to be applied, fitted with Oleo buffers, Dapol couplings, printed deck and air brake parts. 7mm OBA wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr OCA also waiting for decals to be applied, printed in WSF with PLA printed deck and under frame details added. 7mm OCA wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr PNA Plasmor wagon printed in Shapeways versatile plastic with PLA printed brick load and ends with separate Shapeways PA12 doors fitted with wire mesh. 7mm PNA Plasmor wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr OTA wagon with lower end printed in WSF with PLA printed deck added, Resin Oleo buffers, Dapol screw coupling and printed air brake parts. The stanchions just temporary pushed in place for the photo. 7mm OTA Timber wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr Mermaid ballast wagon with Shapeways chassis, PLA printed body and resin printed buffers, requires transfers and end chains to finish. 7mm Mermaid ballast wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr TCA tank wagon, Shapeways printed chassis, bogies and details with PLA printed tank end and 63mm pipe used for the barrel. Resin hatches and buffers with homemade transfers. 7mm TCA tank wagon by simon br blue, on Flickr

Hi Mark, 1mm to 2mm should be fine for the decks and m2 or m2.5 will be ok for attaching the bogies. I can print the decks for the OBA myself if you're interested and can do the air tank and valve if required.

The Procar 80 is one of the prints that I've not completed, I printed it as a basic shell with the intention of adding wire mesh for the mesh the cars drove on but its been packed away in a box for several years, I've attached a scan of the Procar 80 wagon info sheet which includes a wagon diagram. Regards Simon.

Recently I was looking at getting another resin printer and after looking at the various options I went for the Mono X. I've printed a couple of parts to see how they came out. I've used Chitubox for the slicing and used the standard settings for grey resin. The first part printed was the test cube, people seem to have varying results with this and my cube came out ok but the text in the middle wasn't perfect. Anycubic test print by simon br blue, on Flickr I did couple of other test bits done to see how fine and smooth some parts were, below is print of a 4mm class 58 fan grill. The grill is 17mm diameter and the mesh is 0.2mm thick. This printed fine but I had to manually adjust the supports to remove them from the grill. 4mm class 58 grill by simon br blue, on Flickr Also printed was a set of 4mm springs for the Heljan class 58, this came out smooth and the damper spring was strong enough to not get damaged during cleaning. 4mm class 58 springs by simon br blue, on Flickr Another grill test was done with open mesh and a bodyside braces behind the grill. I did print this part in 2 orientations and the one pictured came out better when printed vertically. I had tried this previously on my Form 2 but could get it to print reliably with the open mesh. 4mm bodyside grill by simon br blue, on Flickr Overall very impressed with the printer and compared to the Form 2 its much quicker printing. Just one question for the Mono X users on here - has anyone tried tried reducing the UV power setting and cure time as it has been mentioned that the standard setting over cure the standard Anycubic resins.