Mike Harvey Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) Continuing my 40+ year love affair with Corail compartment coaches, I have just placed 15 new models in my Shapeways shop:- A5t2u Vu75 Téoz (2 versions) B3Su Téoz (2 versions Vu78 and VU86) B7uh Vu83 Intercités and TER (Sliding plug door for handicapped access) B11u Corail, Intercités and TER - (4 versions Vu75, Vu78,Vu83, Vu83 sliding plug doors) (Vu80 available from Piko) A9u Vu75 Corail and TER A10u Vu78 Corail, intercités and TER (different from the Piko version) A4B6u Vu75 Corail and TER B6Du Vu86 (different from the Piko Vu78) B12u B3t7u A6t5u Vu85 (Cabine Huit and TER) B5uxh réversible - matches up with the cab module already available on Shapeways from "Les petits trains de Théo". The bodies are designed to reuse parts from Roco/Fleischmann Eurofima whilst different in many ways (bogies and skirts) still look convincing with the new bodies on. https://www.shapeways.com/shops/moving-buses Edited June 20, 2020 by Mike Harvey 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 (edited) I have now added 5 additional items to my Shapeways listing. First is the interior for a Corail ambulance coach with the beds in ambulance/pilgrimage configuration, with 40 beds. https://www.shapeways.com/product/BMRFD6YSM/sncf-corail-ambulance-amenagement-interieur-1-160?optionId=111213949 This interior fits into the other 4 items added - replacing the original interior of the Roco/Fleischmann Eurofima. Ambulance coach Vu75 - original version with one small cut out for the electrical connections at each body end. https://www.shapeways.com/product/AJQLACFWA/sncf-corail-ambulance-so-vu75-1-160-originale?optionId=111237724 Ambulance coach Vu75 - final version with two large cut outs in the body ends. https://www.shapeways.com/product/6QLVJCUQZ/sncf-corail-ambulance-so-vu75-1-160-fin-de-vie?optionId=111238596 Ambulance coach Vu80 - original version with one small cut out for electrical connections at each end. https://www.shapeways.com/product/FLBW3X3W3/sncf-corail-ambulance-so-vu80-1-160-originale?optionId=111238110 Ambulance coach Vu80 - final version with two large cut outs in the body ends. https://www.shapeways.com/product/VWQ8KJSSJ/sncf-corail-ambulance-so-vu80-1-160-fin-de-vie?optionId=111238726 The difference between the Vu75 and Vu80 rests simply with the layout of the window to the left of the large central sliding door. This is a half drop on the Vu75, and a full non-opening window on the Vu80. When I get a spare hour I will also draw up the interior for the 60 bed configuration used for group travel, and later the interiors for the B6Du 2nd class/baggage, the 10 compartment A10u, 12 compartment "Cabine 8", and the semi-open conversion of these to B3t7u/A6B5tu. These are the coaches where the donor Eurofima interiors do not exactly match the window spacings. Edited July 7, 2019 by Mike Harvey 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) The Corail style ambulance coaches usually ran with a converted 2nd class/baggage car. These were B5Dux/B5Dd2ux conversions of the Vu86 build of B6Du/B6Dd2u. A refreshment and medical preparation area was installed in the "agent's" compartment which was fitted with a half drop window, with a corresponding half drop on the corridor side. I have now put this version in my Shapeways shop. https://www.shapeways.com/product/3HARBUCWA/sncf-pelerins-mixte-fourgon-b5dux-b5dd2u-1-160?optionId=114942873 Edited August 1, 2019 by Mike Harvey 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 I have added another variant to the range. This is a 2nd class baggage car with part of the baggage area converted to an accessible toilet. The non opening window in the baggage compartment has been replaced by a top opening window, using part of the glazing from the donor Roco/Fleischmann Eurofima coach. https://www.shapeways.com/product/HAT72SFN7/sncf-corail-b7dux-ufr-pmr-vu78-1-160 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 The final two orders for SNCF’s Corail open saloon coaches (Vtu) were fitted from new with sliding plug doors. These were 110 in the Vtu82 order made up of first class and second class versions plus some specials for the ill-fated “Fédora” special train project. The Vtu84 build was made up of 100 first/second class composites. The original Lima Vtu coaches included a plug door option, but the more recent Piko models are uniquely fitted with the inset folding doors. At the request of a French enthusiast I have just made available 3 sprues each of 40 doors (10 vehicles worth) for either just Vtu82, just Vtu84 or a 20/20 mixture of each. The doors are handed so different at each end of the vehicle when looked at from the side. The Vtu84 has the door opening button about 25cm lower than the Vtu82. The new doors can be fitted without dismantling the Piko coach. The conversion instructions in English are here:- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UbaXmYjEQHKYwv8kAu1-4sIBI6R5Bw1-/view?usp=sharing It is a really simple conversion. This is a screen grab from the drawing file for the Vtu84. This photo shows the 3D printed doors fitted to a coach in TER Rhône-Alpes livery. I was surprised to find that I have only ever photographed one of these coaches which is seen here in a poor quality image taken at Lyon Part-Dieu on 12 August 2004. The doors are on Shapeways now:- https://www.shapeways.com/shops/moving-buses?section=Portes+Corail+1%2F160&s=0 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 (edited) After having my enjoyment designing bodies for SNCF Corail compartment stock, I have now made the 1/160 scale .stl files available for free download from the Shapeways site. This will give printer owners the opportunity to redesign to suit other donor chassis such as the Piko Vu chassis, or resize to suit their needs, or just print at home far more cheaply than using Shapeways. To use the "Download Product" option you must be signed in to Shapeways, and the button appears at the end of the product description for each individual body. Revised location for download files:- https://tinyurl.com/ys7dzd8z Edited October 20, 2022 by Mike Harvey Revised link 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) Following some problems with the integrity of some of the files downloadable from my Shapeways shop, I have now loaded the original files onto Google Drive after running all of them through Accutrans and Nettfab. The links below provide a free download of the files for the SNCF Corail coaches, and some door and interior files. SNCF A4B6u Vu75 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kYo0H2za6i3QogsQhKaRLRNmNzRVhKcJ/view?usp=sharing SNCF A9u A5t2u (Téoz) Vu75 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hu0xB9GF6NCAxqQXIijeCQEh1t6X0Jbb/view?usp=sharing SNCF A10u Vu78 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_CdpTwS3mi31DLyplfiKIyVACtYisYG9/view?usp=sharing SNCF A11u B11u Vu75 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BB6MmfsJt476wJ4smRPE5uzMGdFUMhKW/view?usp=sharing SNCF B11u Vu78 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lSo5AE4O5LaM60QG6oKq1Z-W1kL-sGSP/view?usp=sharing SNCF B11u Vu80 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BB6MmfsJt476wJ4smRPE5uzMGdFUMhKW/view?usp=sharing SNCF B11u Vu83 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GdfTX9rgribHYMHSlrkELY_JX0crvyLq/view?usp=sharing SNCF B11u Vu83 with sliding doors https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_rwBrStEUqdktXATCMNqjzOYJfOqSFpi/view?usp=sharing SNCF B7uh Vu83 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T9H2cFXa_KnJ47MJ0Nvhsff9QZiGVELM/view?usp=sharing SNCF B12u (Cabine 8) A5t6u B3t7U Vu85 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JykT25_vA3hSn0slSyK2lMgb0EGqfD25/view?usp=sharing SNCF B7Dux Vu78 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ob1FVvSJjgYF7TOdhCjrrrr4JjK4nH_Q/view?usp=sharing SNCF B6Du Vu75/78 https://drive.google.com/file/d/19iT4BpR2yUuMXJSGiz0zPU-Bs6gOTEi1/view?usp=sharing SNCF B6Du Vu86 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17AKG_z2lCTktroXOstEQIE6FqIOrQ0zx/view?usp=sharing SNCF B5Dux Vu86 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UogfI0w_OxPu7Z2XgdLFUwfWa2RbPEvt/view?usp=sharing SNCF B3Su Téoz Vu75/78 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PCpil7QNEVPhjgNIgmH-_rpG3gcnxryi/view?usp=sharing SNCF B3Su Téoz Vu86 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_NkGN3VR94UWcYoQhbR-AgK7ujhatdXe/view?usp=sharing SNCF B5uxh (without driving cab) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KhRCWH2Z8dViJ6GlzVNwId0Jc1x9s2uP/view?usp=sharing SNCF AEF/Eurailtest test coaches 234 235 ex-B6Du Vu86 https://drive.google.com/file/d/13sXULO0zEFmQ5Q9PjdRcN8R2BAkZwPrF/view?usp=sharing SNCF Ambulance Vu75 https://drive.google.com/file/d/11exmyuXO0iCpib0IhFG7RROp3qYZJRu2/view?usp=sharing SNCF Ambulance Vu80 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c1i_oUebqw5SG-DMQdhwLyVWgrOYPpGB/view?usp=sharing SNCF Ambulance interior https://drive.google.com/file/d/18HbvTUfwRF9andJ5OGQae7s8ATUg1W8o/view?usp=sharing SNCF Corail sliding plug doors Vtu82 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ra0kOT1SxahFSL0RSnqsZt48tooNufrb/view?usp=sharing SNCF Corail sliding plug doors Vtu84 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kMGeCQp43XMlvS2fxtqvdSdXBS5bAmFS/view?usp=sharing SNCF Corail sliding plug doors Vtu82 + Vtu84 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c22MulFVv0uuSlc0wjUY17RnlcolUk-9/view?usp=sharing Edited December 21, 2020 by Mike Harvey List Updated 21 December 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) I have added another file to the list. This is test coaches Su 234 and 235 used by Agence Essais Ferroviaires. Two vehicles were converted from the B5Dux/B5Dd2ux (ex- B6Du/B6Dd2ux Vu86), and seem to be used for testing traction. Good photos appear in the recently published Tome 4 of the Le Train Corail archive. The corridor side of the coach is unaltered from the original B6Du layout, so the half drop window has been replaced with a plain non-opener. On the compartment side, the window layout has been revised slightly, and the small window at the baggage end of the coach has become an air intake for a (motor?) generator set. I have not changed the roof to show the exhaust for this, or for any ventilator changes which are not clear enough in the photos. I have had a couple of prints run off which are in the paint shop now. Screenshot of the body:- STL file download here:- https://drive.google.com/file/d/13sXULO0zEFmQ5Q9PjdRcN8R2BAkZwPrF/view?usp=sharing Raw prints received from Hexa-cubed:- Test coach at work:- http://www.vuesurlavoie.com/picture.php?/10471-090923_DSC_1277/category/750-vossloh_euro_4000 Edited December 21, 2020 by Mike Harvey 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) I have added the complete range of the driving trailers in the B6Dux family to the range of free N 1/160 print files. Details in this downloadable document. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rRyl8l37VL0oSeEDXqyBtUcZ47XpZi5E/view?usp=sharing Edited March 8, 2021 by Mike Harvey 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 Since I started drawing up the files for 3D printing, I had no intention of duplicating commercially available items, except where those were inaccurate. This was when I was selling through my Shapeways shop. However, now that the files are for home printing or printing in a local 3D print shop, I have decided to complete the range of bodies with the four missing couchette cars and the B6Dd2 second class/baggage car. I think that I have now covered every type including later conversions. To round things off I have drawn up 2 chassis to suit the two different bogie centre options (19.0 metres/18.4 metres), and the gangways to go on the coach ends. SNCF B10c10ux/B7c7ux Vu75 second class couchettes https://drive.google.com/file/d/194Fxbn5ftrX_JL8otfxxgw7Zaa884sEt/view?usp=sharing SNCF B10c10ux Vu84 second class couchettes (Iberia traffic) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nkmHnapke_VEHz2LV_NCKgWhyq_Oy_FC/view?usp=sharing SNCF A9c9ux Vu75 first class couchettes https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eN-wM1egXZLTGhyiNMIAS0cPQiZDJGKD/view?usp=sharing SNCF AcBcux Vu84 convertible couchettes 1st/2nd class https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FEuSIhUrQyFt0WsyKOga7AAQqPK7QRP-/view?usp=sharing SNCF B6Dd2 Vu75 second class/baggage https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M0HKV6zbezI_x3K0VuO4TTWuI4qFiFcq/view?usp=sharing SNCF Corail Chassis Vu75 bogie centres 19.0 metres https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Va_kNbh8i4gWI8hNwMV7YFb6AdGvZv0n/view?usp=sharing SNCF Corail chassis Vu78-Vu86 bogie centres 18.4 metres https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yIucucjX-upuCky6NqrdyZ31PW9xxilG/view?usp=sharing Extra parts needed to complete the chassis:- 2 x Y32 bogies (Piko 94338-02A) 4 x wheelsets axle length 13.85mm, wheel diameter 5.6mm (various suppliers) 2 x kinematic couplers Pého 005 A steel weight 85mm x 12,5mm x 1mm. See link below. https://www.first4magnets.com/tape-strip-c85/steelflex-12-5mm-wide-steel-tape-gloss-white-premium-self-adhesive-p3835#ps_0_4017|ps_1_12853 Gangway for home printing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HqnMmFjyG2_R21KO3p-6gPi1_-PSjANL/view?usp=sharing I am gradually working my way through interiors, but that is a bit dependant on getting drawings or photos of the more esoteric ones. So far there is the ambulance car, https://drive.google.com/file/d/18HbvTUfwRF9andJ5OGQae7s8ATUg1W8o/view?usp=sharing and 3 different versions for the B6Dux driving trailer family. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rRyl8l37VL0oSeEDXqyBtUcZ47XpZi5E/view?usp=sharing 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) I have now uploaded links to 25 .stl files for interiors for the whole Corail Vu family in 1/160:- https://tinyurl.com/ys7dzd8z A friend in France has been road-testing these and they incorporate improvements derived from his experiences. Using an Anycubic Photon Mono X he is able to print four files for bodies/chassis/interiors at once flat on the build plate with a print time below three hours. 3D printing and N scale seem to work well together. Edited October 20, 2022 by Mike Harvey Revised links Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Harvey Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 There is now a file containing links to all the free .stl files for Corail compartment coach bodies, interiors and chassis in 1/160 scale, as well as some accessories and instruction sheets:- https://tinyurl.com/ys7dzd8z Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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