James

Thank you! Apologies, still finding my way round the website at the minute

Is there any more info on how the 201s are coming along? Trying to figure out if I should put the next few budgets on the IRM preorders or if I should save up for them being released

Thanks a million! I really appreciate it!,

Thank you!

Cheers! I’m trying to find what works best with them. I appreciate the feedback!!

Hi all, Just out of curiosity does anyone know what paints to use to spray carriages into the post 2008 enterprise silver and green livery please? I think I have found tamiya colours that are close enough but I’d prefer to get it spot on if anyone knows the best match. Thanks in advance?

Not at the minute, it was my brother and currently in storage while I work on the boards. I’ll see if I can get it out for some photos for you over the next few weeks Cheers! The Galway set is the newest addition and I love it!

I currently use Shapr3D to draw them as I can use it on my iPad and tend to only have time to work on the designs if I’m travelling. As for printing I’m using a Creality Ender 3 and I’ll sand the model down next time I’m working on it to smooth it before painting

Here are the first prints I had done, attempting to print the carriages in halves and glue the together. This didn’t work with parts warping after being removed from the build plate. These videos are from the final, completed CAD designs. As it stands I am currently unable to print these as a whole entity but I’m looking into it and solutions for my second run of prints. My most recent print, a stronger and sturdier print. It is able to hold the bogies without the floor imploding, and I’m generally happy with the overall finish. I can’t reach the internals of the carriage so I will just post process (ie sand and paint) them and then use tint plastic to fill in any windows. I’ll do more updates and background info as I continue working on these! Note, I don’t know how to add the specific files in a specific order. The halves are pretty obvious as are the videos. The clear photos of the carriage by itself on the layout was my first ‘successful’ print, which has since imploded but is good test dummy for learning to spray paint. The most recent print is sitting beside the 201 on the messier side of the board. RPReplay_Final1753187001.mp4

Falling down the rabbit hole of scrolling through forums instead of studying (I feel there should be some form of AA meeting for it at this point!) I thought I’d add a little side part here to get ideas and keep everyone up to date with what I’m up to. For those of you who have seen on Facebook I started designing De Dietrich carriages almost a year ago for after getting a 3d printer specifically for this. In between work and studies I have slowly managed to get a few print done (mostly all ‘learning’ or ‘improving’ or ‘I’m so glad I didn’t follow my engineering career path otherwise we’d all be screwed’ prints) but as of the weekend I think I may have got it right.

Class! Any ideas of good spotting locations please?

Thank you! Yeah, I’ve spent a bit of time living/working in the states and there is just something about the trains and vehicles over there that I have a love for. I try to get a piece of rolling stock/cheap loco in every country I go to to remind myself of the memories from there! I hope that is the last of the messing around with the track for now so that it’ll be smooth sailing and continuous running from here fingers crossed! Thanks for the support! Hoping to get more videos made/uploaded over the coming weeks.

I must keep an eye out! It’d be tough for them to match the level of IRM, especially at the minute! Their models are amazing! Hopefully they catch on to the pricing, in the further details they’re looking £100 for postage on top of that!

Here’s the link to my YouTube channel folks! https://youtube.com/@woodgatejunction4133?si=xVfqlEHWffymX5Jn I uploaded a video earlier that I’ve been working on over the past few weeks. It’s not perfect but it’s getting there! If you have a minute feel free to look through my videos, or hit subscribe please as the more people I see are showing an interest the more I want to keep improving my videos and working on the layout. I live by ‘rule 1’ so not everything will be correct or perfect but that’s all part of the fun! Anyways, back to hibernation and studying for the next while!

Saw this earlier, wish I had money lying around. Not sure if it’s worth the price or not, I’ve heard mixed reviews on the carriages but they look lovely either way! Maybe somebody here will enjoy them! https://ebay.us/m/9cnZgi