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Make your own Engine!!!

Looks good enough. Neat project!

Love combining 3D printing with trains! Good work.

3:01 to 3:03😂

You can weight the containers by pausing the print before the top layer lines and add sand into the model. Just be careful to not smear sand over the outer layers...

I haven't begun printing rolling stock, but having printed on several printers for the last 3 years I have a few pieces of advice : 1) a good quality filament for aesthetic parts is a filament which diameter is really regular elseway the printed walls are sloppy because sometimes there is too much material, other times too little. As you would have guessed, good diameter regular filament is more expensive. For mate color parts : Polytera Pla by polymaker. For other parts : Prusament PLA by Prusa, it is a breese to print. 2) it's way easier to paint over light colors than darker ones. Just print with a good white if you are going to paint it afterwards 3) if you aren't going to paint it, mate-color filaments help hiding defects 4) sometimes from tge same brand two colors win't behave the same 5) so for my choices of filament, for mate parts ? Polytera PLA (the red one doesn't print as well as the others and the color is to pinkish, but the others are great) For usual ones ? Prusament. It's more expensive at around 27-30$ per spool, but it's a dream to print, reliable, precise, printing defects are minimal

You've probably noticed this already, but part of the expense with the store bought inter modal cars is the fact that they are diecast. This allows for the whole car to be weight. If you want to save money on train car weights, you can use steel bars. They will take up more volume than the lead weights, but they're a lot cheaper.

Thanks for sharing this wow they look really great 👍🇦🇺

Hmm. I've been extremely curious about this, I bought an absolutely giant lot of wheel sets, literally hundreds of them off ebay and I've been thinking about using them to create a fleet of 3d printed cars. Glad to see some success out of it! Although seeing the troubles with assembly of the re-scaled cars I think I'll try 3d modeling my own copy of a Con-Cor articulated well car unit I've got which honestly aren't that much higher detail than these printed cars. Plus with the articulated units I can get the cost even lower because they need fewer couplers and fewer wheels for a longer train.

Hey I was looking for your email and couldn't find it. I'd appreciate it if I could have to drop you a line!

I’d love to have a set of those cars! They look great to me.

if this goes anywhere maybe the big corps will cut there stupid high prices. but i have more than i can use right now. and did see a way to print on card stock. looks good. and anybody can do them. but the only problem with printing is you need to be a computer neerd. and have $10’s of thousands of USD in a good printer and then the flubs learning how to program the computer right

Next would be 3D printed tank cars like the ones with two value covers.

The best part is "don't take it too seriously" I think that is key. You should enjoy the hobby and don't let someone else try to make you feel like you have to comply with some rules of accuracy. If you want a faithful reproduction of a location or a track with turns, bridges and Godzilla that is fine too.

I developed a design in HO for well cars and the end is adapatable for either coupling /coupling or a 3 gang configuration and a 5 gang configuration. I ended up making 4-5gang units and a few spare singles and all the containers to populate them. If ou're interested in the design, let me know.

I developed a design in HO for well cars and the end is adapatable for either coupling /coupling or a 3 gang configuration and a 5 gang configuration. I ended up making 4-5gang units and a few spare singles and all the containers to populate them. If ou're interested in the design, let me know.

You forgot to include the cost of the 3D printer, and the computer to run it.

What kind of 3D Printing do you own. I’m new to this hobby.

Email me are they free

Why don't you use them for a container yard ?

bunch of sanding, primer, and spray paint will solve the color issues.

idea just use the containers for dockyards and if you were to add some ships to a HO layout for a dockyard you can use those containers and make it interesting

Download design spark 3d modeling software. There are a lot of tutorials on UA-cam. It's super easy to learn and will save you a lot of money.

Cool, this cars are expensive if you buy them

Agreed! Intermodal in HO is outrageously expensive! Just discovered your channel. You do some very impressive work! If you eventually are looking to make these blend in more, I think all you'll need to do is decals and a bit of weathering. That might do the trick. Also, if you're looking to get rid of some containers, I might be interested. If there's an email I can reach you at, we can work something out and I'll make you an offer. (Unfortunately I can't find your email on your channel page)

With some higher quality filament it could be solid like you said. The containers look great would never be able to tell they are 3d printed and not OEM stuff

Consider 3D-printing your own trucks. ;)

4:37 UP's turbines are GTEL (Gas Turbine Electric Locomotive), not 'GETL'.

Love the content and the editing! your channel is gonna explode quick I see it. One of the biggest challenges with Model railroading is how expensive stuff is.

I think painting the cars with an airbrush instead of printing them in color would result in a much better color match

They look pretty good, I think if you used some sort of spray can to dull the paint or weather them lightly the tone of the color would fit much better with regular rolling atock

The grey ones look like the twin towers

Excellent video, I need to get more containers printed, going to subscribe your channel

Is this good with a resin printer aswell?

they definitely look different from the regular cars, but when it comes to saving money, they look great (especially the containers). if you're happy with them, that's all that really matters. great video!

Non-modeller here (but addicted 3D print nerd). I dunno how big your layout is, or whether it's even landscaped. But if it is, couldn't you just use your surplus containers to create a static container storage yard scene/area on your layout?

They look amazing and for $12 is a bargain 🔥

Cool! I have 4 printers. I must try it🤙🏼

Thanks

Great Job , can I ask what printer you use ? and are those Kadee # 5's you using?

How does this guy not have more subs he’s a great youtuber

I always wanted to build one of these! This is great.

Nice job on the flat car and the video! What kind of milling machine are you using?

I wouldn’t call 3D printing optimal for an RC plane, but in your hands, it works fine!

you should build the shark aero!!!

Well done. Fun and creative vid.

Great videos. Goid mix of diy, production value, and hilarity. Is this your first UA-cam channel?

This is awesome! Great video! You're living the dream. I have my own locomotive but live in an apartment so my ability to build stuff is very limited. Can't wait til I get my own place with a garage so I can build my own stuff. Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧

So cool