3d printed build & painting advice

[GWR_XC]

Hello everyone

I hope this is the appropriate place to ask this question

Does anyone know of who can build/paint a 3d printed model?

The 3d printed model is complete, have the required donor for it

Would really appreciate some help here if possible

Many thanks

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Happy new year to all

[njee20]

I suggest you may need to be a bit more specific. What do you have, and what needs to happen? It sounds like a loco, if you have a donor? Is it simply swapping a body and finishing it, or is it a proper kit? Does the chassis need modification? Is it a steam loco which may need more complex 'adjustment' or a modern loco?

[GWR_XC]

Yes sorry I should of added more details in the first post

So I see a 3d printed class 444 emu unit appear on eBay

Item number is 177732211831

So I assumed it would require a class 350 emu by Graham farish as a donor unit?

Then need painting into south west trains livery and lights fitted etc

I don't have the 3d printed class 444 as I didn't want to buy it unless I can make sure it's possible for someone to build/paint it

I have some donor units in my collection already, class 350s or class 150s, 156s, and other emus think I have some new Kato chassis as well if required

Do you have any advice on how to proceed here?

Many thanks

[njee20]

Sounds like it's probably a CMAC kit? He does a lot of modern MUs.

The 350 is a 4-car unit with 20m coaches. The 444 is a 5-car unit with 23m coaches, so I think it's likely to be much more complex than simply putting it on a 350 chassis. Does the model include bogies and chassis? If it is a CMAC model it may be worth messaging Charlie to see if he has any suggestions, although I believe 1) he's primarily a OO gauge modeller and 2) I'm not sure he specifically makes concessions for how to finish the models.

The 'usual' chassis used for the 442, which is another 23m EMU is the old Farish 158, so that could be workable. However consider that you'll need glazing (the 350 is totally unsuitable here), and if you want lights that adds a load more complexity.

This isn't trivial - it's something I'd expect to pay a few hundred pounds for. I don't know if someone like @Ensign Elliott has appetite for this sort of thing?

[GWR_XC]

Thanks for the information njee much appreciated and makes complete sense thank you

Yes it is a cmac 3d printed model and I have message the seller just awaiting there reply

Ideally there is someone out there who offer this service - to a fairly high standard if possible with lights etc

Of course I'd imagine it wouldn't be cheap and that's absolutely fine, happy with that and can pay with money and / or offer locos as payment - no issues here

So if you do know anyone or if anyone knows of a service for this kind of thing I would really appreciate it if you can let me know

[njee20]

Rob, who I've tagged, does some respray work, but I'm not sure if he's taken on anything quite like this. I can't immediately think of anyone else who could do it (but I'm hardly the defintiive authority on such things!). The problem you have is that it's a bit of a range of skills - someone adept at wiring in lights may not be the best person to fabricate glazing and do a good quality paint job.

[GWR_XC]

Ah i see that makes sense I appreciate you asking your contact

I hadn't even considered that expecting one person to be able to do all the required skills - painting, building, lights etc I just wrongly assumed, perhaps I am asking/expecting to much for this kind of project


If this is not possible maybe I could explore the possibility of getting a class 350 painted by someone to create a similar looking livery to the class 444

[njee20]

I just think it's a tiny market. Very few people build kits in N, which means there isn't a market for people to build kits on behalf of people! Then things like lights are generally the preserve of RTR, I don't think many people would expect to fit them to a 3D print. You may be able to use the lighting out of the 350, given they're the same cabs. It'll depend a bit on the internal structure of the 3D print.

There are SWR and SWT 450s from Farish, although obviously the 450 is the blue rather than the white if it was SWT you were after.

Why not have a go yourself?