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I'm currently in the early stages of modelling the SBB RABDE 502 Twindexx in N scale, and I was wondering if anyone else is interested if I were to put it up on Shapeways? Here's some of my other work for reference: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/109915-3d-printed-trains-victorian-vlocity-sydney-waratah-sncf-tgv/ RABDE 502: Update: Cabs sent off to Shapeways for initial test print! Starting on carriages soon. (Note, this is the second class cab. First class is not shown but is being printed too) Work In Progress:

The best part is - it's cheaper than FUD!

I've had the same problem trying to find Australian models, but with the added difficulty of modelling in N scale! Granted there are a few n scale producers, but I'm more interested in the modern era stuff and there is definitely a scarcity of those. So instead I turned to shapeways to made my own - which I think is the best way for modellers in small markets (like ours) to go about it. If you're interested, you can check out my threads on making a CityRail Waratah and the Vline V'locity by Shapeways!

Hi 69843! Just been through your post and it's coming along nicely! I was particularly interested in the 3D printed gears and worms, as I have been working on something similar as well! Have you thought about printing the entire gearbox as one object? With Shapeways, you will need 0.5mm clearance between all moving parts, so depending on the scale this may be a bit difficult - the advantage of printing the gears separately is that the tolerances are smaller! I'll be updating my own progress on my single-object gearbox soon!