Wild Boar Fell

Hello, Thanks both for your useful comments, firstly the bogies, yes I had seen the cambrian kit, which is a sensible option, the reason I decided ratio is they are more widespread/ more easily available, and they come as a complete kit. However once I know how both bogies are mounted I can draw up to different mounts so it is up to the customer to choose which they fit to the kit. (please note bogies are not supplied with the kit so must be sources separately). I have now corrected the surfaces of the 3 wagons, and removed the minor faults that I found. Lastly, thanks for the advise about the couplings and brake wheels, these are just test included on the test prints to see what is possible, if they are too brittle or don't print well I will remove them from the ones I make available. Thanks again Wild Boar Fell

Hello, thanks for your positive comments, glad people are interested, does anyone happen to know the Ratio 125 diamond frame bogies are mounted, as I haven't managed to get one of these kits yet, what size diameter hole do they use? or do they come with their own mounting plate? any information is useful thanks, work on all 3 designs is progressing, as can be seen.

Hello, Just to keep you upto date, I have also been working on one of the variants of Bolster wagons formed from converted warwells, these have has there sole bars depend, and deeper bogie pivots added. they also have scale planking effect on the surface, and will allow scratch built or genesis kits bolsters to be added, some modification should allow ratio bogies to be used (125), though I will probably investigate this as well. Feedback is welcome on these, and If there is sufficient interest I will attempt to make these wagons available for sale. Hope you like them, Wild Boar Fell

Hi thanks for that, should come in useful for future projects Wild Boar Fell

Hi thanks Richard, no haven't got the plug in, I will have to investigate it, wondered how to do domes, is it free? Thanks again Wild Boar Fell

Hi sorry as I said, the software's minimum radius is 0.5mm so even cylindrical rivets will be 1mm wide, also, I have not added provision for couplers, what I have used on mine is a small piece of balsa and coupling mounts from a railroad 37.

Hello, thanks for your comments, just a few things, This wagon isn't 100% accurate, it is based on the plans in LMS wagons 2 but I have found the depth is 1mm to thin, this can be addressed if people mind, Unfortunately the software im using (google sketch up) will not allow small round details so I cannot add rivets. I have created some jacks, but havent printed them myself so cannot vouch for quality, but will create an original variant. Thanks very much for the photo, If anyone is still interested or wan't changes to be made I will attempt this so please let me know, then I will make them available on the shapeways marketplace. Wild Boar Fell

Having seen some fantastic 3-d printed models on this forum, I decided to attempt to create something of my own using this new technology, having got some fairly basic knowledge, and after gaining some advice from Ben Racey, I created this Warwell and am creating other version to suit modified examples such as Bolster B's. This is a boiler carrier so is missing the support jacks from each buffer. lessons have been learnt designing the bogies and later ones will be thicker and have better bearings, but I am happy with the results and would like to hear your views. WILD BOAR FELL

Thanks for your help, they are also now on dapols shop site.

Looks a great model, but have noticed in all hattons photo's the running plate isn't flat, it bows. This may just be an illusion or should it be like this?

Hello, has anyone heard any more about further variants/ liveries? Dapol's facebook last month mentioned that the brake coaches were ready, have these gone on sale? Any info would be appreciated, thanks Wild Boar Fell