3D printed road vehicles

[acg5324]

1 hour ago, monkeysarefun said:

 

 

Are these printed using the standard resin meant for SLA printers?   I've found that way to brittle for day to day handling or any fiddling around with the finished model, adding 10% flex resin to the standard resin turns it into a material more akin to plastic model kits, things don't  shatter when dropped or twisted slightly.

The short answer is I’ve no idea, they were purchased from eBay.

[quicksilvercoaches]

On 24/01/2022 at 16:33, acg5324 said:

The Morris Minor Van that came with the Bedford CF and Diesel Transit is unfortunately massively oversized……and the brittle nature of the resin resulted in me snapping a big lump off the Transit when trying to tidy up the cab window.

 

Is it really a Minor or could it pass for a Morris Cowley van as they looked exactly like a slightly bigger Minor?

[BernardTPM]

Very close, though the Cowley had a split screen (like the early Minors) and the headlights were built into the wings rather than added on. A little filler, new grille and a new front screen would do the job though.

Edited January 27, 2022 by BernardTPM

[grahame]

Here's a couple more cars from Redandy (ebay) as received - two Fords; a Zephyr 6 Mk3 and a Cortina Mk2. My main concern is the glazing which isn't completely transparent and rather 'milky/dirty'. I might try painting the windows with Klear to see if that improves the look. But the overall painting/finish is great, especially for 3D printed. I'm impressed with them.

 

[acg5324]

7 hours ago, grahame said:

Here's a couple more cars from Redandy (ebay) as received - two Fords; a Zephyr 6 Mk3 and a Cortina Mk2. My main concern is the glazing which isn't completely transparent and rather 'milky/dirty'. I might try painting the windows with Klear to see if that improves the look. But the overall painting/finish is great, especially for 3D printed. I'm impressed with them.

 

I’ve used gloss varnish on the windows which improves things and smooths out any printing ridges. I expect Klear will work as well.

[grahame]

1 minute ago, acg5324 said:

I’ve used gloss varnish on the windows which improves things and smooths out any printing ridges. I expect Klear will work as well.

 

Thanks for letting me know your experience with gloss varnish. Klear is a high quality acrylic gloss floor varnish with leveling properties. Apparently aero modellers use it by dunking canopies in it to make them clearer and help alleviate any scratches.

 

 

[Ragtag]

1 hour ago, grahame said:

 

Thanks for letting me know your experience with gloss varnish. Klear is a high quality acrylic gloss floor varnish with leveling properties. Apparently aero modellers use it by dunking canopies in it to make them clearer and help alleviate any scratches.

 

 

I think the newer formulation has fallen out of favour for that purpose 

Edited January 28, 2022 by Ragtag

[grahame]

1 hour ago, Ragtag said:

I think the newer formulation has fallen out of favour for that purpose 

 

I've heard various reports about the new formulation being worse but also some saying it's not changed, so maybe, maybe not. Fortunately, I've still got the original Klear (and a second bottle unopened) so not a problem for me (or those who stocked up before it changed).

;-)

 

[acg5324]

RedAndy has a Jaguar 420 on eBay.

I’ve just finished painting 4 Cortina Mk4s and have an estate on the go. I’ll post some pictures over the weekend.

[acg5324]

Mk4 Cortinas, Fiesta XR2 from RedAndy and Mitsubishi Galant / Colt Sigma from Shapeways.

 

 

Edited February 2, 2022 by acg5324

[grahame]

Some more Redandy 3D printed ready painted cars arrived in the post today: a couple of marinas, a couple of escort mk1 vans, a couple of cortina mk2s, a cortina mk4 and a cortina mk4 estate.

 

[acg5324]

Grahame are you brush painting the chrome trim etc or using a paint pen? Looks neater than my efforts.

[grahame]

The 8 above came already painted - they're pretty neat and very well done. 

 

I have painted RailNScale ones in the past and currently painting the CMAC/m0rris ones I've got (and a couple of unpainted Redandy ones I have). I generally use a mix of spraying aerosols, using a fine brush with acrylic paint and Posca paint pens (often depending on colours I've got and what need covering).

[acg5324]

7 hours ago, grahame said:

The 8 above came already painted - they're pretty neat and very well done. 

 

I have painted RailNScale ones in the past and currently painting the CMAC/m0rris ones I've got (and a couple of unpainted Redandy ones I have). I generally use a mix of spraying aerosols, using a fine brush with acrylic paint and Posca paint pens (often depending on colours I've got and what need covering).

OK much the same as me. I’ll have to ask RedAndy how he gets the lines so neat.

[grahame]

1 hour ago, acg5324 said:

OK much the same as me. I’ll have to ask RedAndy how he gets the lines so neat.

 

Please let us know what he says. Could be very interesting.

 

 

[Trewisin]

HI,Grahame , Andy. It would look as though he uses fine tip marker pens for the silver lining .I also like his transfers that he has on the builders van. His headlights also look like decals as do the number plates. I wonder where he gets them from ? there could be a  new line available to all other modellers.

Look forward to the next models .Richards models  from Ntastic should come to us soon although hes having problems with his printers/caster at the mom so keep your eyes open

Regards Ray.

[grahame]

Osborns are in the process of developing and producing a rather antiquated looking commercial in N gauge:

https://www.osbornsmodels.com/whats-next-43500-p.asp

 

(a bit too dated and ugly for me )

 

[BernardTPM]

Eighteen 'Showtrac' ballast tractors were built by Scammell using a 4x2 version of that for fairground use from 1945 to 1948. Seventeen of them still exist.

[Mike Harvey]

On 05/02/2022 at 10:39, BernardTPM said:

Eighteen 'Showtrac' ballast tractors were built by Scammell using a 4x2 version of that for fairground use from 1945 to 1948. Seventeen of them still exist.

 

Osborns are doing a Showtrac too.

[grahame]

8 hours ago, Mike Harvey said:

 

Osborns are doing a Showtrac too.

 

Yep, lots of fairgrounds and circuses on N gauge layouts. Along with flashing lights and whirling rides.

 

 

[grahame]

I've been having a bash at painting the CMAC/m0rris 3D printed cars I've got. They've all been primed, had a body top coat colour and the chassis/wheels painted black. Plus I've started to add painted trim details to the Leyland Princess - unfortunately there's no finesse and fineness improvement over the RailNscale ones I did a while back:

 

 

  

[grahame]

I've also had a bash at getting some paint on a Leyland Terrier from Redandy. It was an unpainted on in primer finish. It now needs a little tidying up and some number plates added:

 

 

Edited February 7, 2022 by grahame

[acg5324]

1 hour ago, grahame said:

I've also had a bash at getting some paint on a Leyland Terrier from Redandy. It was an unpainted on in primer finish. It now needs a little tidying up and some number plates added:

 

 

Looking good……Haven’t got round to painting mine yet. It’ll gain a box van body and be liveried for NCL Fashionflow.

 

Edited February 7, 2022 by acg5324

[fodenway]

Surely that Terrier would have been in yellow livery - too late for blood and custard?

[Steven B]

Take body from Base Toys Leyland FG, add 3D printed Terrier, and you get:

 

 

Steven B.