GVT style Beyer Peacock ‘Joyce’

[Durley]

Some photos and video of my recently completed tram engine ‘Joyce’ based on GVT’s Sir Theodore/Dennis. This is mostly 3d printed, with some Cnc cut brass and Perspex sheet. It’s to my own design to a scale of 14.4mm/ft, which is the largest size I could squeeze on to the build plate of my resin 3d printer. It runs on an LGB Stainz motor block, using a 3s 1000mah LiPo battery for power and Micron rc receiver for control.

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[Peter Butler]

What an absolutely beautiful job you have made there. Wonderful detailing and superb finish.
Great runner too.

[tommygander1941]

Some photos and video of my recently completed tram engine ‘Joyce’ based on GVT’s Sir Theodore/Dennis. This is mostly 3d printed, with some Cnc cut brass and Perspex sheet. It’s to my own design to a scale of 14.4mm/ft, which is the largest size I could squeeze on to the build plate of my resin 3d printer. It runs on an LGB Stainz motor block, using a 3s 1000mah LiPo battery for power and Micron rc receiver for control.

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Now THAT is a very nice model, love the accurate chimney shape!

[ge_rik]

Beautiful in every respect.

Rik

[StuartJ]

Very nice!

[philipy]

What everyone else has said.
The printing is very crisp and smooth.

[Durley]

Thanks for the kind comments!

I should have credited Rik for the inspiration for this build. I had started with the intent of printing off his design for Glyn and ran up against the problem of size restrictions with my printer. Sir Theodore/Dennis were 1ft shorter than Glyn so I modelled them instead and could print at a slightly larger scale.

[Old Man Aaron]

Bulletproof in looks - and with a Stainz block underneath - bulletproof in running.

[ge_rik]

Thanks for the kind comments!

I should have credited Rik for the inspiration for this build. I had started with the intent of printing off his design for Glyn and ran up against the problem of size restrictions with my printer. Sir Theodore/Dennis were 1ft shorter than Glyn so I modelled them instead and could print at a slightly larger scale.

I much prefer your model. Mine started off in 7mm and was rescaled to 15mm. I think your earlier version with the gull wing style cab front looks a lot more interesting. I also did away with the condensing pipework which they removed later on in the loco's lifetime

Rik

[tommygander1941]

I'm loving this model! I'd pay good money to have a 16mm scale version, I have a PDF models example but it isn't TOTALLY accurate, so perhaps the new owner might appreciate a design that is closer to the real thing?

[tommygander1941]

Some photos and video of my recently completed tram engine ‘Joyce’ based on GVT’s Sir Theodore/Dennis. This is mostly 3d printed, with some Cnc cut brass and Perspex sheet. It’s to my own design to a scale of 14.4mm/ft, which is the largest size I could squeeze on to the build plate of my resin 3d printer. It runs on an LGB Stainz motor block, using a 3s 1000mah LiPo battery for power and Micron rc receiver for control.

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Would this work if the original GVT gauge was scaled to 32mm track? 13.4736842105mm to the foot roughly

[Durley]

Hi Tommy, rescaling would need some redesign as the model is made up of 3D printed parts and 3mm Perspex sheet. Just rescaling the print without a corresponding change in sheet thickness would mean various parts wouldn’t fit or would be misaligned.