Hi all,

I'd like to bring to your attention my Website and Shapeways.com shop. Most of my products are LNER based but I'm slowly getting some other railway companies into the range as well.

Some of these bodies have been designed to fit on specific chassis while others have been left to the purchaser to decide what is best for them.

My current range consists of:

- LNER N2

- LNER K3

- LNER L1

- LNER Group Standard Tender Body
- LNER Bogie Brick Wagon

- LMS Patriot


My website is:
http://atso-cadmodels.co.uk/

Direct link to my Shapeways shop:
https://www.shapeways.com/designer/Atso

Thanks Steve,
They look superb

Quote from: Only Me on December 06, 2013, 10:26:26 PM
Very nice indeed.  May i ask what thickness the bodies are in FUD please?

Thanks Paul

Thanks Paul and Newportnobby!

The wall thicknesses for the locos are 1mm. The bogie brick wagon is a little under but I've not experienced any warping with these.

For anyone considering buy a 3D printed model, I've created a short article on the website giving some advice on how to get the best from a 3D print. The article can be found here: http://atso-cadmodels.co.uk/page9.htm

Hi all,

I'm looking at some more loco bodies to design for 3D prints in 2014. So far I've got the following list of suggestions:

LNER:

- Peppercorn K1 (Kato C11/Union Mills hybrid)
- Gresley K4 (Kato C11/Union Mills hybrid)
- J50 (Forthcoming Farish Jinty or Pannier chassis)
- J52 (Forthcoming Farish Jinty or Pannier chassis)

Southern

- LBSCR K Class (Farish 4MT tender loco?)
- SECR P Class (Dapol Terrier chassis)
- SECR H Class (Dapol M7 chassis)
- LSWR O2 (Dapol M7 chassis)

LMS

- Original Condition Royal Scott (Farish Rebuild Scott chassis)
- Stanier 4P 2-6-4 (Farish Fairburn tank chassis)
- Ivatt Class 4 (Farish 4MT tender loco chassis)

BR:

- 3MT Tender loco (Farish 4MT chassis)

If anyone has any other suggestions, please feel free to post them here (also chassis suggestions would be most welcome!) - I've not got any GWR yet!

Edit: Oh, and I've not done any Diesels yet!

Quote from: Atso on December 06, 2013, 09:23:56 PM
I'd like to bring to your attention my Website and Shapeways.com shop. Most of my products are LNER based but I'm slowly getting some other railway companies into the range as well.

Anyone who doubts that 3D printing is the future of this hobby would do well to take a long hard look at your excellent models!

Quote from: Atso on December 13, 2013, 08:00:41 PM
I'm looking at some more loco bodies to design for 3D prints in 2014. So far I've got the following list of suggestions:

- Original Condition Royal Scott (Farish Rebuild Scott chassis)
- Stanier 4P 2-6-4 (Farish Fairburn tank chassis)

Would you consider doing versions of the above suitable for the old style Farish Duchess and 2-6-4T chassis ?

I'd be interested in a Patriot as well as a Royal Scot.

Good luck & Best Regards,


Joe

4 Southern locos I've already built. It's a conspiracy ;o)
Other Southern suggestions: LBSCR Gladstone, LBSCR Atlantic, LSWR King Arthur & SER R Class 0-6-0.
LNER: GER T26/LNER E4, G5
LMS: Turbomotive, Streamlined Coronation
GWR: anything, they all look the same (donning steel helmet and running for cover ;o))

And finally how about a Southern Leader
Gareth

Quote from: thebrighton on December 13, 2013, 09:19:30 PM
4 Southern locos I've already built. It's a conspiracy ;o)
Other Southern suggestions: LBSCR Gladstone, LBSCR Atlantic, LSWR King Arthur & SER R Class 0-6-0.
LNER: GER T26/LNER E4, G5
LMS: Turbomotive, Streamlined Coronation
GWR: anything, they all look the same (donning steel helmet and running for cover ;o))

And finally how about a Southern Leader
Gareth

Yes, you've already done the hard work proving that the chassis can be adapted to fit!

LBSCR Atlantic is a possibility as I can use the same methods I'm currently employing for my GNR Atlantic. The King Arthur could be interested as it runs with an eight wheel tender if I'm not mistaken...

R class, how big are the wheels. Looks like a nice one to model but what one earth did you power the Gladstone with?

Hmmm, a Leader...

LNER G5 and E4 both could make an appearance sometime soon!

Good choices for the LMS, I guess that could also lead to a GT3 based on a Black Five...

If you're running for cover for your thought on the GWR then save some room in the foxhole for me too!

Joe, the Patriot is already part of the range using the Farish Jubilee chassis. It might just fit over one of the older Farish mechs with a little filling on the top of the motor. As to the others, I'd need the chassis to see fit it would be feasible to do a version for both - remember though the 3D print is plastic so it wouldn't be as heavy as the old Farish bodies and therefore would need additional weight (if there's room for it!).

Vanders, thank you for the kind comments! 

Quote from: Atso on December 13, 2013, 10:30:55 PM


LBSCR Atlantic is a possibility as I can use the same methods I'm currently employing for my GNR Atlantic. The King Arthur could be interested as it runs with an eight wheel tender if I'm not mistaken...

R class, how big are the wheels. Looks like a nice one to model but what one earth did you power the Gladstone with?

Re the Atlantic following your GNR one; my thoughts exactly

The R's wheels are 5ft 2in and a 15ft 6in wheelbase with the front 2 slightly closer together but my drawing is lacking in info!
The Gladstone is easy as I'd follow the same procedure as my G Class Single. The Union Mills tender drive fits the bill. You just need to pop the wheels out, remove the gears and fit them on Farish tender wheels then add pickups to one side with the loco picking up from the other side. It's tried and tested and works very well 

Gareth

With quite a few LMS and SR locos already being covered above, I'd have to ask for a S&DJR 'Scottie' 0-6-0 tender loco built by the Vulcan Foundry in 1890.

The only photo I could find that was remotely close was this 1879 version by the Vulcan Foundry, which was also for the S&D. Probably a bit too complicated for now, though...?

http://www.enuii.org/vulcan_foundry/photographs/locomotives/no%20896-899%20somerset%20&%20dorset%20no25-28%201881.jpg

Joe, the Patriot is already part of the range using the Farish Jubilee chassis. It might just fit over one of the older Farish mechs with a little filling on the top of the motor. [/quote]

Had a look at the Patriot on your web site - it looks the business.

Further to your advice above, would it be possible to file the interior of the body shell instead of the top of the motor to make it fit ?

I'm assuming that the wall thickness of the body is around 2 to 3 mm.

Best regards,


Joe

Quote from: joe cassidy on December 14, 2013, 06:31:45 PM
Further to your advice above, would it be possible to file the interior of the body shell instead of the top of the motor to make it fit ?

I'm assuming that the wall thickness of the body is around 2 to 3 mm.

Sorry Steve - I just discovered reading earlier posts that you've already given the wall thickness as 1 mm.

Turning to nomenclature, we refer to 3-D white metal or resin castings as "castings".

Should we refer to your products as "printings" ?

Best regards,


Joe

Quote from: joe cassidy on December 14, 2013, 06:47:00 PM

Quote from: joe cassidy on December 14, 2013, 06:31:45 PM
Further to your advice above, would it be possible to file the interior of the body shell instead of the top of the motor to make it fit ?

I'm assuming that the wall thickness of the body is around 2 to 3 mm.

Sorry Steve - I just discovered reading earlier posts that you've already given the wall thickness as 1 mm.

Turning to nomenclature, we refer to 3-D white metal or resin castings as "castings".

Should we refer to your products as "printings" ?

Best regards,


Joe

Hi Joe, I believe the term used is 3D prints. I've found a 1mm wall thickness is the thinnest thickness possible for a loco body without the risk of the print warping. Some models, such as the bogie brick wagon are slightly thinner than this (the planking but the base is thicker) with several models printed to date and no sign of warping.

Another issue that may be a problem is that the Patriot has been designed to fit the wheelbase of the Jubilee, the generic wheelbase of the older Farish models may not line up with the splashers. Unfortunately, I do not own any suitable older Farish models to test this for you.

If there is not sufficient space to fit the motor then you could always substitute a Union Mills tender drive with the loco chassis freewheeling.

Hi,
I would be interested in a GNR/LNER K2 2-6-0 to fit a Farish 4MT 2-6-0 chassis, a LNER N5 0-6-2 tank with suitable chassis which may be a Farish 3MT as modified for the N2 and a GNR/LNER D2 or D3 with a tender drive either a Farish or Union mills.
Could the K3 fit on an older Farish chassis, such as a black five or crab, with a tender drive from Union Mills replacing the motor?. I have two of the tender drives spare.
I will also look forward to the J52 and won the road maybe a GER/LNER D16!
Keith Robson