S2 E38 | A 3D Printed Model Railway Wagon for Bexhill West Model Railway | Part 1 of 2
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- Hello everyone,
In this episode I begin to put together a rake of SE&CR hopper wagons to form a Ballast train for Bexhill West.
The basic wagon body has been 3d printed in one piece, but needs some cleaning-up and details adding to complete it.
If there is interest in the print, than I can make a batch and put them in my online shop: www.makeitminiature.co.uk
I hope you like the video, thanks for watching,
James - Розваги
Excellent and enjoyable video. Thanks for posting. I’m across the Atlantic, so different prototypes, but similar techniques and tools.
Very nice. Thought the historical background was interesting too.
Next step fully functioning ballast wagons to use in conjunction with your ballast vacuum.😀
The thought had crossed my mind. :)
Always great to see your skills in full flow chum, cheers P
Hi Paul, Nice to hear from you. Hope all is going well with your new laser cutter. Must speak soon.
All the best,
James
James.. your videos get better and better, more and more history, great stuff.
Thank you Paul, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video.
All the best,
James
Hello again
30:24-30:11 "... one piece 3D print ... coach ..." -> about side panels; flat, curved, corrugated, ... and combined construction, with window frames and with / without compartment doors 🤔or some of the mentioned versions better printed in more parts 🤔
Spring-loaded buffers would be a nice topic on it own 😜
30:12-31:35 noting against lasers 😊
Hi James,
Excelling work creating those 3d printed wagons and showing the start of what you have to do to get them ready. I look forward to seeing the new laser cutter review
Cheers, Michael
Thank you Michael, hope all is well. :)
Brilliant work James!👏👏👏
Thank you very much. I can't wait to get these painted, I think they'll look OK.
All the best,
James
Nice work. Excellent result. Well done.
Thank you very much, and thanks for watching too. :)
All the best,
James
~1:00 you already got one for the first time ballasting as we know from your video "S2 E2 ..." 😉 just need a shovels and men.
~4:00 yes, texture; the real ones got it, too and good for painting
Interesting history and reason to build those hoppers.
Will Part 2 be also about the to scale unload mechanism (just kidding 😏) and the further hopper wagon development?
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 ;)
James, thanks for sharing your techniques. Have you thought of using a USB microscope to show details, such as at 9:10?
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
Live with James !!!
Must be a UA-cam first, to the norm, which leaves the fiddly bit out, you actually went there, very brave I must say.
I must say the level of detail is exceptional, but I wonder why you didn’t resin print them ?
Regardless thanks so much, love the detail
:) 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
As always inspiring work, watching from afar.
I wish I was dedicated enough to learn 3D CAD etc, sadly, these days, after being an advocate of computers since the 1980s, I pretty much loath the things. But I see the benefits of resin 3D printing - I just have to carry on being old school and/or commissioning others to do the 3DP work.
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🤞💜😊✌️
Great video supper tip on the wire for a drill. Out of interest I note you have resin cast both the W iron and axle box, does that mean no suspension on these ballast wagons?
cheers
Phil
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
Hi James, Are you going to add any additional weight to the hoppers and coaches. No springing? Any chance we could see something roll over the templot track work that you've already constructed? Just wish I could get my head around 3d. I'm ok with 2d CAD, but 3 d completely eludes me. Great video. Just started harvesting the chairs and timbers for my own layout. Without your video's I'd have been stuck back in the 1960's methods of track construction.
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
That annoying feeling when the fine drill breaks, happened to me last week but only a 2mm one so fortunately a quick cycle to the local hardware shop got me a couple of replacements
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
Watching you and your creating I got into 3d resin printing james I have got an anycubic mono 2 for Christmas brillant done so much what resin did you use James look forward to your next video many thanks 🚂🚂🚂🚂
HI Adam, that's fantastic - good luck with your machine. These wagons were printed with Anycubic Standard Resin V2.
Thanks for watching,
Jamed
Hi James, this sort of stuff really interests me. Cracking video and some great tips to boot.
What type of resin did you use, abs?
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
Hi James any chance of some in o gauge?
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.
I have tried to contact you via the web-site (contact page) and by e-mail (from details contained in a video comment) - to discuss using your servo mount for 7mm scale (actually for S7 track). No response in the past few weeks so please let me know how to proceed.
thank you Graham Beare
Hi Graham, I've found your email in my junk folder and have replied accordingly. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. :)