Modelu Chris

Great to see your printing of our figures at home! As mentioned the figures come with some sprues already. For anybody struggling with other scales we do recommend giving us a message and I'm sure we can offer some advice.

With it being a bank holiday this weekend we are also delighted to say we have a sale off everything on our website! Please see the image below for the details!

Happy Friday all, we hope you are well. We have some updates that may interest you regards to our Patreon! Our new Patreon subscription service has been running for almost 2 months and we are approaching our 3rd release of figures. So far subscribers have been able to download packs of workmen, mechanics and our September release features seated passengers suitable for the 1930s-1960s. Hobbyist, Creator and Creator Pro tier subscribers can choose from 1 of 7 welcome packs to get them started, each including 5 themed figures, along with the monthly download of 5 STL files. Our popular Creator Pro tier allows subscribers to suggest a theme for each months figure development and their contributions are then open for voting by Creator and Creator Pro tier subscribers. This allows the Creator/Creator Pro tier subscribers to shape the content they receive, ensuring that they are getting the maximum return on their subscription. For more information on our subscription tiers and benefits see below! If you are interested in becoming a subscriber but don't own a printer, this is a great article which reviews 5 of the most affordable MSLA resin 3D printers. Any of these would give you a fantastic start in the world of 3D printing and would be ideal for printing the STL's from our Patreon subscription. https://www.3djake.uk/info/guide/5-affordable-entry-level-msla-printers?mc_cid=61843fac24&mc_eid=cfb4438c1e As well as accessing STLs via our Patreon subscription you can also purchase files without having to subscribe, or if you are a subscriber you can purchase the other welcome packs or monthly releases that pre-date your subscription using your discount code (see below). https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/downloadable-models/?mc_cid=61843fac24&mc_eid=cfb4438c1e This chart compares the prices and benefits of our subscription tiers, please see below for full details. Please note that you can change tier at any time. The £3/pm Patron tier subscription is for those looking to make a start in 3D printing without a big financial commitment. You'll receive a single free figure to print at home as part of your subscription. It is also a way to help us at Modelu to keep pushing the boundaries and provide new content each month. Patron Tier Benefits: 1x Welcome Figure STL File 5% Modelu STL Store Discount Email support The £7/pm Hobbyist tier is aimed at people with their own 3D printer. This tier allows access to one of our seven period themed Welcome Packs which include 5x figures to get you started printing your own miniatures. You'll also gain access to our Monthly Digital Release of 5 figures. Hobbyist Tier Benefits: Choice of 1 of 7 Welcome Packs with 5x figures Access to Monthly Digital Release of 5x figures 10% Modelu STL Store Discount Email support Our £10/pm Creator tier is aimed at those who wish to have a more interactive relationship with their subscription. As well as a choice of one of seven themed Welcome Packs and our Monthly Digital Download of 5x figures, you'll be given Voting Rights to shape the way Modelu Patreon content is created! As a welcome promotion, we'll also give you a single use 50% discount off the previous digital releases and welcome packs via the Modelu website. Your subscription at Creator level is also much appreciated, so you can expect Loyalty Rewards in the form of exclusive figures at 3, 6, 9 and 12 month anniversaries! Creator Tier Benefits: Choice of 1 of 7 Welcome Packs with 5x figures Access to Monthly Digital Release of 5x figures Single use 50% discount for Modelu STL Store 15% Modelu STL Store discount Exclusive Loyalty Rewards at 3, 6, 9 and 12 month anniversaries Voting Rights on new content Access to Modelu Discord channel At our £15/pm Creator Pro tier, as well as all the benefits of our Creator tier, you'll be included in our design and development discussions and have a unique opportunity to shape the content you will receive each month! This includes interactive 3d scanning sessions at our film & TV costume hire company, along with the chance to get yourself 3d scanned at our premises in Bristol or at an exhibition we are attending. Creator Pro Tier Benefits: Feedback on product design and development One free 3D body scan at our Bristol Studio or an exhibition we are attending Choice of 1 of 7 Welcome Packs with 5x figures Access to Monthly Digital Release of 5x figures Single use 50% discount on previous Digital Releases & Welcome Packs via the Modelu website 20% discount on previous Digital Releases & Welcome Packs via the Modelu website Exclusive Loyalty Rewards at 3, 6, 9 and 12 month anniversaries Suggestion & Voting Rights on new content Digital Commissions Access to Modelu Discord channel

Bespoke crew made for this loco will be released very soon

My 7802 arrived into the office this afternoon, I have been good and held off opening so far...

We are trying to do some figures for RTR models that have been out for a while, it is just making sure we can get our hands on the engines to test fit. Will be keeping an eye on this layout, looks good!

We have a couple of days at Didcot Railway Centre, really excited with what we can add to the range!

We have one to put a crew into, has anybody any advice for getting into the cab? We have taken the body shell off but struggling a little

Thank you for your comment, we have looked into the problem. It is also something that we will be keeping a very close eye on. We are also in a very fortunate position that we have become more well known, hopefully this means if someone is indeed sharing the files it has more chance of getting back to us.

We've added a 12 pack of seagulls for your seaside and dockside scenes. The pack includes 5 seagulls on water, 5 standing and 2 flapping their wings. Available in all scales via the website. West Hill Wagon Works have kindly given us a number of their superb depot interior detailing kits for us to make bespoke figures for. The first of which is this set for their Wagon works 15ton Lifting Jack. The pack features 3 operators wearing boiler suits and bump hats and hard hats. Thanks to Chris Field from the SVR for his assistance in creating the scans. Whilst Chris visited us to capture the lifting jack scans, we also created a number of new fitter and shunter poses for modern image depots. These two new packs feature fitters inspecting, using a torque wrench and at rest, and a shunter pack featuring a shunter calling on with bardic lamp and a shunter using a radio. Thanks to feedback from a number of customers we've updated the straight arm water crane design. We've now added a bolted flange version as well as the earlier (pre-1900?) filleted type flange as per the GWR engineering drawings in the GWR Journal. August sees us return to Didcot for the first time in a year for a 2 day new product scanning session! On our to do list will be a figure pack for the forthcoming Kernow Rail Motor, Edwardian passengers, Rapido 15xx and 45xx crew and a wealth of new shed and depot details.

Good afternoon all, with all this rain recently we would love to cheer you up with a newsletter from Alan! We've had a busy month thanks to the wet weather, with new product developments, new collaborations and piloting our Patreon subscription. We've also been working on upgrading our 3D scanning capabilities and looking at photogrammetry. Photogrammetry is a widely used method of 3D scanning using overlapping photographs of the subject taken from different angles. Whilst this can be achieved using a single camera or even your mobile phone, using multiple cameras at the same time allows for almost instantaneous 3d scan capture. This is a capability I've been looking to achieve at Modelu almost since I started back in 2015. In pursuit of this goal we visited a company in Amsterdam who use a portable 3d scanning rig. Scans take a few seconds to capture and we were shown samples of scans of young children, pets, or whole families together. For now we are still looking at options, but all being well this could be the future of our scanning at Modelu and exhibitions. We're excited to announce that after a successful pilot our new Modelu Patreon subscription is now live! Patreon is a subscription based service where subscribers receive a monthly download of 5 figures to print on their own 3d printers. As well as 5 monthly figures, new subscribers can also choose from 1 of 7 welcome packs to get another 5 figures to get them started. Each month we generate a poll where subscribers can shape the type of content they will receive in the monthly release. As well as our subscription service, we've also added a new STL Store to the Modelu website where you can piurchase packs of figure STL files without becoming a subscriber. Subscribers get a discount on the STL Store as part of their benefit package. For more information see our Patreon page or drop us an email. Please note that printing of the figures is for personal use only. We're pleased to announce Yarmouth Model Works will be the first stockist in North America to stock our figures. YMW will be stocking our North American range in HO and some 1:48, though you will be able to order anything from the range. We are hugely grateful to Pierre Oliver for facilitating this! Thanks to Hunter Hughson for the super promo shot. In a new monthly feature we pay a visit to Dan Evason's busy figure painting workbench. Dan has been professionally painting Modelu figures since taking it up full time in lock down and offers a complete figure painting service, alongside commission work of buildings, dioramas and layouts. You can also see his monthly how-to articles in Hornby Magazine, This month has seen Dan painting a 1/12th Ghost Buster figure after a chap visited us for a scan in the Spring, alongside couples, children and retirement gifts! Variety certainly is the spice of life. If you are interested in getting your figures professionally painted by Dan, you can view his prices and get in touch via our website or Dan's Facebook page. We're pleased to announce the first of a new series of collaborations with Rapido. The first of these is a set for the new SECR 6 Wheel brake van. Set includes a guard (Andy Hardy himself!), two side lamps and a tail lamp with 5 red and 5 clear 3d printed lenses to fit. Shown here painted by Dan Evason. Look out for crews for the beautiful new LMR Lion, GWR 15xx, LNER Dynamometer Car and more in the coming months. Thanks to the staff and volunteers at Sheffield Park station we will shortly have a new range of figurines suitable for pre-grouping and grouping era layouts. These test prints show LBSCR station staff including Station Master, Signal Man, Ticket Inspector and Porter. Look out for news of their availability next month.

I know we don't usually venture to this part of the forum but we thought some people may be interested to know that we now have some of our figures available in STL form via Patreon or via our website. If you are a member of our Patreon you can get a discount on our website STL files. Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/modelu3d Modelu downloadable figures: https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/downloadable-models/ If you do decide to join our Patreon we would for you to comment that you found out through RMWeb. Many thanks for reading.

If we are starting this off as a game then I am 31. Have 3 manors on order 7802, 7812 and 7820. Having only seen them in preservation I couldn't resist. Also got engaged on the footplate of 7820 before COVID.

It's all part of the image that won, fully recommend looking up Terrific Trains on Facebook or Instagram to see more of his work. He has recently started moving over to O gauge from OO.

We now have 3 different cat bundles you can choose from, or treat yourself to all 3 if you want to move them around from time to time. The water cranes are live on the website, please see link below: https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-category/detailing-components/water-columns/ We will get some measurements sorted out next week for you.

Happy Friday everyone! We have had a busy week this week with the first batches of water cranes being shipped off and more new products incoming. I may drop some images over the weekend of a couple of bits we have been up to that I'm sure will interest you all! Before that though lets get on with another newsletter... Last month we released our first Cameo Pack of 3 figures for our Modeller of the Month Competition, the winning image being from Steven Draper. Following on from the success of the first pack we've added 3 more to the range. These packs are at 33% off the individual figure price so are an ideal option to add some interest to a scene in your diorama or layout. They feature a pack of 5 childen, a pack of 3 people in some sort of situation (use your imagination!), and 3 people shopping. We love to see the stories people create with our figures, so please remember to share your scenes with us to be in with a chance of winning a £25 voucher and Modeller of the Month! We've added two new packs of cats and kittens to our range of animals. The packs feature a cat walking on a wall/fence, cat drinking milk and two cats together. The kitten pack features two kittens playing, a kitten and ball of wool and a cat and kitten together. That is all for now, although I only work Monday to Friday I do try to be a responsive as possible out of office time for you all.

Just for you, this is how they get sent out with supports still attached. Each piece that needs slotting together then has a male and female component. To quote Stephen Fay: "Great western water crane from Modelu, these are a game changer, 3D printed parts that simply slot into each other. I’ve got another pair to build and they do a fire devil. Very minimal cleaning up of components. Definitely my product of the week, product of the year I reckon!"

Thank you Nick, I believe this is what Alan was referring to when he wrote the newsletter

Sorry for the delay in responding to your comment. I appreciate the comments you have made and think I have replied to them all below. We will get some measurements and I will pop them up on here. At the moment we wont be offering that as an option but we do have 6 different variants available so should be enough for everyone. The cranes come as a set of parts that couldn't be easier to put together. So if you aren't after a base then there is no need to use it. We will be adding the fire devils to the range on their own soon, I will pass on about the draining options. I will pass the coal bunker idea on to our 3D designer in the office!

Here is the reason that the roof was taken off. Really nice model. Top work Rapido!

Ever wondered how Rapido get such a good finish to the paint on the Toad wagons? We have found the answer! It appears that I didn't put the roof back on correctly after getting an image of the inside of the wagon.

As part of our shed staff range we've added a new crew pack featuring driver and fireman booking on. Both figures are shown having been to stores to collect their allocated tools and equipment, including loco and cynlinder oil cans, oil feeder, tool bucket and firing shovel. Shown here using the Scale Model Scenery Engine Arrangements board. Do to popular demand we've created a new set of painters using the scans from our Depot Staff pack. We've also added a sign writer, posed by master sign writer himself Brian McCulloch! Thanks Brian! Available now in a pack of 3. Featured here with the new Rapido GWR Toad. Following on from our recent SR Engine Head Signals a number of customers have requested the LNER/GER versions. These are now available in packs of 5 on the website.

Good morning everyone! Managed to find some time to get this sent to yourself before the mailing list, hope you enjoy, lots more releases incoming! Welcome to the Modelu July Newsletter! To kick off the month we had a superb weekend at the Bluebell Railway Model Railway Event, with us set up in the shop at Sheffield Park with our scanning kit. The guys there couldn't be more helpful in providing us with locomotives to pair up with crews. Being able to see the real thing and get insight from the crews who drive them was invaluable. We've plans afoot with the Bluebell to produce a complete range of pre-grouping station staff after scanning a constant stream of volunteers in SR and LBSCR clothing. Look out for updates in our forthcoming newsletters! Our People In Conversation competition didn't get a huge number of entries, but those we had were exceptional. With such a high standard of figure painting it has a hard decision to pick a winner, but in the end it was the expert skills of Steven Draper that most caught our eye. Steven has presented the figures here in O gauge, painstakingly painted in oils, to give a wonderful finish. The scene is titled: "Go on Jack - Race her to Callington" Well done Steven, you've won a £25 voucher and Modelu Modeller of the Month for June! You can see more of Steven's work from his 'miniverse' on Facebook and Instagram, please search the name Terrific Trains. We are pleased to announce that we've added the first of a new range of Water Cranes to the website. This first launch features 6 variants of the distinctive GWR Water Crane, including cranked and straight arms, platform and ground mounts and short or standard length arms. Available now in 4mm and 7mm with N, TT and 3mm to follow. The packs include a fire devil and options for drainage including a hopper or drain cover. With our attendance at the Bluebell Railway Model Weekend we thought it about time to create a crew for a favourite loco of ours which is based there. 9017 was the first ever preserved steam locomotive and the only member of the Dukedog class to be saved, being delivered to the Bluebell in 1961 from Oswestry. We've now designed a new Dukedog crew specifically for the Bachmann model, though you will find these suitable for many other GWR classes. Modelu customer Tobi Johnson and his father helped us out with our colour Accurascale Manor scans a few months back. Whilst they were with us we captured a few other poses, including this new set of crew figures preparing a top link service. They include a driver oiling up, a fireman fitting headboard and a cleaner holding a headboard and tool bucket. These are a great little set for a shed scene cameo! Thanks to Fox Transfers for the headboard - please note that it is not included in the pack!

I have a day off tomorrow so I am off to a local (ish) model shop to pick up my toad. Very excited to see it in person after seeing the pictures!

Feel free to give me a PM when you need some help. Kind regards, Chris