3D printed road vehicles

[acg5324]

25 minutes ago, Mike Harvey said:

 Plenty of short wheelbase Land Rover Defender station wagons were in the Hongwell 1/72 range if you can stand the nominal scale difference. They had cab mirrors. I think I have at least one which was Schuco branded. The Oxford N versions are the older 88" wheelbase.

 

http://www.hongwellcollector.co.uk/defender-90/4545193742

 

https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/products/land-rover-series-1-88-civil-defence-nlan188001?_pos=9&_sid=f639be37f&_ss=r

Thanks Mike but needs to be N gauge.

[Mike Harvey]

Fiat Tipo now added to the RailNscale range in single and two car packs.  Can probably be made in 1/148 on request. Suitable for 1988 onwards.

 

https://railnscale.com/2020/09/25/fiat-tipo/

[Ian Morgan]

I had one back then. Most of its body panels seemed to have been made of the same resin that Shapeways use!

[Mike Harvey]

13 hours ago, Ian Morgan said:

I had one back then. Most of its body panels seemed to have been made of the same resin that Shapeways use!

So that is how Fiat planned to get rid of their “rust to dust” image.

[Mike Harvey]

I had not spotted the Ford Cargo in the 1/160 range from Axel's Bazar. The box van could be a useful rescale to 1/148, as with the Renault Midliner.  

 

Axel's Bazar by Axel_Vega - Shapeways Shops

 

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/axel-s-bazar?section=N+1%3A160+-+Trucks%2C+van%2C++bus&s=0

Edited December 6, 2020 by Mike Harvey

[acg5324]

...and they do the Fiat Ducato van and minibus. 

[grahame]

Osborns are about/planning to release an N gauge 3D printed Dennis dust cart/bin lorry as part of their in-house range. It will be available ready painted in two colours (orange and yellow, I believe) but unfortunately, like their Dennis fire appliance/engine, won't be available unpainted for those who prefer to paint their vehicles in an alternative livery or wish to bash and detail them.

 

 

 

[grahame]

On 06/12/2020 at 16:21, Mike Harvey said:

I had not spotted the Ford Cargo in the 1/160 range from Axel's Bazar. The box van could be a useful rescale to 1/148,

 

I've asked about a RHD and 1:148 scale one, and he has said no problem and will let me know when ready. So expect to see it soon.

 

[grahame]

On 19/01/2021 at 12:25, grahame said:

 

I've asked about a RHD and 1:148 scale one, and he has said no problem and will let me know when ready. So expect to see it soon.

 

 

It's done and available: Ford Cargo box truck 1981 - 1:148 (THP8QCYWH) by Axel_Vega (shapeways.com) 

https://www.shapeways.com/product/THP8QCYWH/ford-cargo-box-truck-1981-1-148?optionId=196481166&li=shops

 

 

[acg5324]

Osborns........The orange dustcart is now available.

https://www.osbornsmodels.com/arch-laser-a3d104-n-gauge-dennis-municipal-refuse-truck--bin-man-51200-p.asp

 

 

 

 

Shame it’s not available unpainted.

On a personal note for Kensington Olympia does anyone know what colour the dustcarts were for the City of Westminster circa 1980.......I know this dustcart is a bit to late but it’s the only game in town.

Edited January 26, 2021 by acg5324

[acg5324]

Looks like the cab type dates from earlier than I thought...this picture is dated 1981.

[37114]

6 minutes ago, acg5324 said:

Looks like the cab type dates from earlier than I thought...this picture is dated 1981.

Pretty sure the first ones were made in 1979. 

[acg5324]

Just answered my other questionDustcart film Kensington and Chelsea ......old Pathe film which is actually The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea!

[grahame]

Here's a couple of other pics of those Denis dustcarts:

 

 

 

The top one has plate suffix ref V which is 1979/80. The second one is a 1987/88 registration but pic taken in 1996 - seems they hung around for a while.

 

 

 

[37114]

2 hours ago, grahame said:

Here's a couple of other pics of those Denis dustcarts:

 

 

 

The top one has plate suffix ref V which is 1979/80. The second one is a 1987/88 registration but pic taken in 1996 - seems they hung around for a while.

 

 

 

They kept broadly the same design in production until c1989 when the headlights were replaced with square ones, then replaced with the Elite in c1994

 

[grahame]

7 hours ago, acg5324 said:

Osborns........The orange dustcart one is now available.

https://www.osbornsmodels.com/arch-laser-a3d104-n-gauge-dennis-municipal-refuse-truck--bin-man-51200-p.asp

 

 

Shame it’s not available unpainted. 

 

Yes, that is disappointing. I was also hoping to get an unpainted Denis fire engine/appliance so I could bash and paint it as a London one but they don't do that either. You'd have thought it quicker and easier to produce unpainted versions as well as painted ones for those who want that.

[acg5324]

I’m probably going to get one and repaint it.....hopefully won’t be to difficult to get apart.

[grahame]

It's 3D printed so might be just one piece.

 

I did bash a Scania 300 series (from 1987) 4-axle large commercial property dustcart from a Jetflame fire engine/appliance model with a scratchbuilt chassis and body some time back but would like an earlier Dennis one, so will probably also get the Osborns model:

 

 

 

And here's what it is based on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[acg5324]

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It's 3D printed so might be just one piece.

As it’s glazed at least the cab must be separate......unless it’s got no floor. 

[37114]

8 hours ago, grahame said:

It's 3D printed so might be just one piece.

 

I did bash a Scania 300 series (from 1987) 4-axle large commercial property dustcart from a Jetflame fire engine/appliance model with a scratchbuilt chassis and body some time back but would like an earlier Dennis one, so will probably also get the Osborns model:

 

 

 

And here's what it is based on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Grahame,nice model and easy to forget it is 2mm. Maybe just a typo but the lorry is from 1997 rather than 1987, the prototype was introduced around late 1995 in tractor unit form, the rigid ones were 1996.

[Steadfast]

On 25/01/2021 at 10:42, grahame said:

 

I did bash a Scania 300 series (from 1987)

That's a nice model Grahame, though as Rob points out above it's a 1990s era cab.

It's a 4 series (the badges on the grill are 9 litre engine, 4 series, Construction chassis, 310 horsepower), the predecessor was the 3 series, though I don't think anyone does a model of the 3 (or nigh on identical 2 series) in N.

Here's series 1 to 4 side by side on Flickr.

 

Jo

[Steadfast]

And coming back to the thread has just reminded me to order some of the 3D printed unpainted lorries from Osborn's, got a couple of the Scania tippers on the way.

 

Jo

[BernardTPM]

Roco used to do the earlier 1980s Scania cab though, of course, in 1:160 scale.

[grahame]

Soehaves do a 3D printed Scania 140 and 141 in 1:148 scale (I posted pics of examples on pages 16 and 17 earlier in this thread).

 

 

Edited January 27, 2021 by grahame
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[grahame]

Back to the Osborn Dennis dustcart. According to this site, the Dennis Eagle Phoenix (which I presume the model is) arrived around 1978.  Click and scroll down for pics:

 

Classic Refuse Trucks DENNIS - https://www.classicrefusetrucks.com/albums/albumpool2/DN.html