S2 E38 | A 3D Printed Model Railway Wagon for Bexhill West Model Railway | Part 1 of 2 

Hi Paul, Nice to hear from you. Hope all is going well with your new laser cutter. Must speak soon. All the best, James

The thought had crossed my mind. :)

Thank you Paul, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. All the best, James

Thank you Michael, hope all is well. :)

Thank you very much. I can't wait to get these painted, I think they'll look OK. All the best, James

Thank you very much, and thanks for watching too. :) All the best, James

I'd forgotten about the contractors wagons I'd made previously - too much on the go to keep track of. :D I'm afraid the scale unloading mechanism will not be appearing in Part 2, but I had intended to print a single wagon with a discharge door removed so we could all see how the process would work. That said, the drawing is created from separate elements, so I could print the doors separately and maybe fix them with a bit of wire as a hinge. Hmmm, I'll give it some thought. It might be fun. :)

@@BexhillWest ... or do the mechanism in a bigger gauge ;)

Thank you Andrew, that's a good idea. I could do with one for my own benefit, and it would certainly add an extra dimension to the videos. I'll look into them. All the best, James

I'm fortunate that my work led me to into 3d modelling, which I enjoy doing, although for some years it was the source of much frustration as I struggled to figure out how to draw what I imagined. I much prefer working at my bench making things though - old school is the best school. :) Thanks for watching, James

Don't be daunted. Start with something simple. Find out how to draw primitive shapes like boxes, cylinders and spheres, then add or subtract them. Or maybe draw the outline of an object then extrude it. Start with something really simple. There are loads of people happy to help you if you get stuck no matter which CAD package you're using. Good luck!

@@BexhillWest That sounds like the perfect way to approach it to me👍💜✌️ I'd find it frustrating too, I may have a go one day, but life in general is challenging for me so hobby time has to be therapeutic🤞🤞😊

@@cheesedoff-with4410 That's sage advice, thank you. I suspect I will one day. Also the price of printers is coming down and quality is improving etc so I suspect, eventually, I'll dunk a toe🤞💜😊✌️

Hi Mike, Additional weight will be added to the cavity under the wagons created by the discharge chutes. I'll see how they work un-sprung for now, but have a springing unit which I can retro fit if need be. I've developed a neat little sprung system for my 3d printed wagons, but I'm saving it for the time being for a future video. I'll have them running in the next video, and include some footage with the Plug Track which you've seen, although that's not wired-up yet so I may need to find a scale horse to tug them about. :) Thanks for watching, James

:) What I didn't show was the endless picking-up of fiddly bits which had pinged onto the floor. By the way, these are resin prints. I suspect my mention of layer lines may have caused confusion. To be clear the layer lines of the resin print are very fine, but the cruelty of the camera makes them look far more significant. Thanks for watchinng, James

Wow, thanks for that, very informative going forward. PS the hopper wagons look great

HI Phil, I hadn't intended to fit suspension but following a question about it from another viewer I've gone back to the drawing board and built some springing in. The open top nature of the wagon frame rather precluded fitting a commercial springing unit such as a Bill Bedford etch. However, I've come up with something now which works really well and is very discrete, so expect to see a fully sprung wagon in part 2. :) Thanks for watching, James

We've a hardware shop in Bexhill which is excellent. I didn't think to pop along to see if they had a 0.3mm drill, but now you've mentioned it I wouldn't be surprised if they did. I'll check later. :) Thanks for watching, James

HI Adam, that's fantastic - good luck with your machine. These wagons were printed with Anycubic Standard Resin V2. Thanks for watching, Jamed

Hi Matt, Yes, Anycubic ABS like resin for these. They're really robust including the buffers which I'd anticipated having to replace. All the best, James

Of course, that's a great idea. I hadn't thought to print some bigger. I'll be able to add the detail to the makers plate too. :) I'll include an O gauge one in part 2 - and whilst I'm at it I'll print some in N gauge as well. Thanks for the suggestion, James

Hi James I’m just about to start on my o gauge branch line layout (southern era) I would like to purchase a few of these if you are interested in selling them.

Well done James excellent video. Just as a matter of interest what machine did you use.

Hi Keith, Thank you. These were printed on an Anycubic Mono 5s.

Hi Graham, I've found your email in my junk folder and have replied accordingly. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. :)