Hello everyone

Thought I'd detail the processes used and progress on some of my projects to avoid clogging up the pugbash thread with my waffling quite so often.

I'm a design engineer so Computer Aided Design (CAD) is pretty much my day job so I can knock out designs pretty quickly. Combining that with my resin 3D printer allows me to make models of my favourite weird and wonderful locomotives along with some other bits and bobs without having to break out the plasticard and craft knives.

Typically I design around RTR locos, taking their chassis' and designing, printing and painting new bodies, I've yet to venture into custom building a chassis but who knows what the future holds.

Currently I'm working on 3 models and they're all in various states:

Florence - Bagnall 0-6-0ST based on the Foxfield railway.

Electrotren Baracaldo chassis, body complete bar detailing (safety valves, whistle, name plates etc)

No5 - Kitson  0-6-0 Pannier Tank, based on the North Tyneside railway

Bachmann Thomas chassis, chassis bodged to be as small as possible, body painted but needs gluing together and further detailing

Freelance - Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST based on a slightly bloated and stretched, K class on large wheels, sort of an amalgamation of Aldwyth and Sharpthorn

Hornby Terrier chassis, Design completed and ready for test printing

You can find some details on the Kitson in the pugbash thread and the Manning Wardle hasn't even been test printed yet so I don't even know if it's feasible as a model so I'll mostly talk about Florence to begin with

Not sure this really counts, but I want encourage newcomers to the hobby. My first attempt a layout built for my then 6 year old son, he is now 33. A real 'model railway', the Peco track and Lima 47, are real giveaways!