NEW LOCO & VANS
I had recently noticed a spate of new O9 scale 3D prints on Ebay by seller "floyd_kraemer". A set of two vans appeared containing a guards van and a box van, so naturally I was tempted.
They come in three sections, chassis, body, and roof, and are very cleanly printed using a fine ABS like resin. Only the roof's had to be smoothed down and a small lip on the bottom (or top) of each printed section removed. They require wheels, couplings, weight and paint to complete.
The completed vans ex-paint shop at Pye Rigg works.
I emailed Paul Smith at floyd_kraemer to enquire whether there were any plans to make a steam loco body of any type, and he sent me this photograph of one he had designed. I bought one, and it comes in two sections, a body and a roof. Just the roof and the sides of the smoke box had to be sanded a little, otherwise again, nicely printed. It needs a Kato 4w tram chassis, couplings, and a driver.
Here are the three models displayed at our Norfolk & Suffolk Narrow Gauge Modellers meeting. The loco was named "Hydra".
