Recent 3D print Activities

Building the layout is fun and providing me with great satisfaction. But I equally enjoy designing and printing SAR associated rolling stock and infrastructure for my layout. To me it’s a whole new dimension of the hobby. I research as much as I can, measure where I can then print the model. For rolling stock I use my Elegoo Saturn 2 Resin printer and for buildings and bridges etc I use the Anycubic Kobra Plus FDM printer. 

The Stonie

For some months now I have been drawing the SAR Stone Hopper which  I finally printed this weekend last. To date I have 10 hoppers printed. Just ordered loads for them, need to print bogies and acquire wheels and decals for them. They are not perfect and would not pass muster to a rivet counter, but for now they will add a new train to the SAR roster.

SAR Rx and RXP Insulation Car

I completed drawing the detail on the SAR RX Insulation Car after consultation with running cars on the Border Downs Railway.  This weekend I printed a final version. Now to paint and decal.

Something different and substantial 

Last week I decided to start drawing the SAR Cafeteria Car . I downloaded plans from the Comrails website and with Bob Bevan’s BGB model in hand I started to draw the car. By far the biggest car I have printed. The body took 15 hours while the under frame and Interior took an additional 11 hours. 

I am pretty happy with the out come which now I have to prep for painting before assembly. 

 

My next project CD Brake Vans.