al3xfoster

Hi Gibbo, Thanks for the reply. I'd not looked into the Lima model as my local model shop only had an old Hornby one when I popped in. I've just taken a quick look on eBay at some Lima versions and I think my body shell could be made (modified in CAD) to fit. I see what you mean about the bogies - I can see my eBay watch-list growing this afternoon in an attempt to procure one! I did toy with the idea of just modelling the cab and putting it on the Hornby body. This is an earlier test print on the FDM printer:

Hi all, For the past couple of months I've been working on modelling the the Prototype HST with a view to 3D printing (in resin) a complete body-shell that I can drop onto an old Hornby chassis. After a bit of trial and error with the print orientation, I have managed to produce a test print of the cab that I painted over the weekend. The real thing was at the Severn Valley a couple of weeks ago and as it was out of service I got to take photographs from every conceivable angle! Sadly, this has made me realise that I haven't got the front of the cab quite right; mine is flat fronted whereas the prototype is more curved. I've revisited the model in Fusion 360 in attempt to correctly model the curve but my skills aren't up to scratch in that regard just yet. I'm carrying on with the rest of the body for now and I'll re-visit the cab again in a few weeks. Alex

Hi Simon, Thanks for your reply. I've not tried to print anything that small on it. The Alstom logo is .11mm high at OO and the layer height is 25 microns. I've not tried to print anything really, really tiny yet. I'll try and print a point motor in N and see how it comes out (the Alstom logo would be .0.057mm high). If it works, I can stick one in the post for you so you can see how it comes out? Or, if you know of or can send me an .stl file of the sort of thing you'd like to print, I'll happily attempt to print it as a test for you. I use this https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1crvzMnt_8NJXAsABinoIhcOjE8l3h7s0L82Zlh1vkL8/edit#gid=0 as a guide for my basic print settings. I haven't yet tried to print at a 10 microns layer height.

Thank you both for the replies. I’ve just looked for a wiring guide for the ZTC and it seems to fit the bill. I’ll have a play with it now and see if I can get it running! Thanks again!

Hi all, I've been given the following point motor without any documentation and I was hoping someone might be able to help identify it. I've trawled through google images and manufacturers websites to no avail! Thank you in advance. Alex

Hello all, I'm relatively new to posting on the forum but I've been watching from afar for quite a while! I've been recently using my 3D printers to produce some line-side details (in 00) and I though I'd post some of the results here. I have a Creality Ender 3 and an Anycubic Photon. I use Fusion 360 for my modelling work. Initially I knocked up a few bits and bobs for this little diorama: The fence and pallets were done on the Photon and the relay boxes, cable trunking and relay box base were done on the Ender. I've also done an aggregate bag (Photon) which I still need to paint. My latest attempt has been the HW2000 point machine: The render. Test prints from the Photon (with a quick coat of primer). I'll aim to update this post as and when I add new designs. Alex

Hello! Yes, I have modeled the objects myself. I mainly use Autodesk Fusion 360 for my 3D work as I find it fairly straightforward for anything that has mainly non-complex shapes (such as the fence or the pallets. I'm still learning how to make more complex items that have compound curves and the like. I also use TinkerCAD to mock up ideas as it's quite easy to 'draw in shapes' if you will. The majority of railway 3D models seem to sit behind a paywall/printing service such as Shapeways and I totally get why people add a price to their hard work. For me, I'm happy to print the items myself and this also happens to involve modelling them too! Ultimately, I'd love to be able to competently model and make loco parts. I have two printers, a Creality Ender 3 and an Anycubic Photon. The first uses the extrusion of filament to create layers and thus the item and the latter uses a resin which is cured by light. The latter is capable of much smaller prints whilst maintaining accuracy. This forum has a great 3D printing area and is a great place to browse for information - I should probably look at starting a thread in there for my models once I've added a couple more to the portfolio.

Thank you for the replies Here is a couple of snaps of some of the 3D prints: I'd already painted these and didn't take any before pictures. I also printed and weathered a rubbish skip but I felt it was too big for the size of the scene. The Land Rover was just too bright and glossy when I placed it on initially so I tried to tone it down a bit with some flat varnish and a dusting with the airbrush. I've picked up some white paint now so will hopefully get the aggregate bag finished and added to the scene.

Hi all, After a little while stalking the forums and being hugely impressed with the talents of folk on here I thought I'd have a little go at things myself. I intend on building something 4ft x 2ft eventually but for now I've been practising my modelling skills in miniature. Whilst off work for a couple of weeks I decided to produce a diarama based around a piece of Hornby R600 set track. I wanted to try and reproduce a couple of bits on the 3d printer and come up with something simple that can sit on a shelf. The 3D printed objects are: Relay boxes Relay box surround and slabs Pallets Fencing Cable trunking I still have a 3d printed aggregate bag that I need to print up and add to the flat pallet (hence the dude with the shovel!) I think, looking at the images, I could do with hitting the Bachmann figures with a coat of matt clear. Any way, that's the extent of my efforts for now! Cheer, Alex