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Posted: **Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:55 am**

ge_rik wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 5:08 pm Ooooohh! This is all so tempting. But I really can't justify a 5" gauge loco ....... can I?

Rik

Yes! You can.

Sad to hear about Robin, he was a nice chap. I have built one of his TOAD brake van kits.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:39 pm**

Hi,

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here are some photos of the one coach i've printed so far. I must now give a shout out to a guy known as Robertino who very kindly posted the files for it on Thingiverse. I had been looking for a coach to print for ages and then found this one, so I'm extremely grateful to him. As you can see it is a Southern region 1st-3rd corridor coach. I had to print it in four parts and then glue them together. The corridor wall and partitions are from card with the seats hot wired from polystyrene. The roof is balsa with a tissue covering fixed with white glue to represent the canvas roof of the original. The print time was quite long but worth it. I may do some more in the future.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:32 pm**

Very impressive, well done.

Posted: **Tue Jul 27, 2021 5:09 pm**

wsrbloke wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:39 pm Hi,
20210724_170119.jpg20210724_170119.jpghere are some photos of the one coach i've printed so far. I must now give a shout out to a guy known as Robertino who very kindly posted the files for it on Thingiverse. I had been looking for a coach to print for ages and then found this one, so I'm extremely grateful to him. As you can see it is a Southern region 1st-3rd corridor coach. I had to print it in four parts and then glue them together. The corridor wall and partitions are from card with the seats hot wired from polystyrene. The roof is balsa with a tissue covering fixed with white glue to represent the canvas roof of the original. The print time was quite long but worth it. I may do some more in the future.

I saw that coach on there and was also tempted. Then I looked at the printing time and I can literally design, laser cut and build one in the same amount of time. Including a full interior. So my bullied dreams remain so. For now......

Posted: **Wed Jul 28, 2021 6:27 pm**

Hi,
I know it is a huge print time but I can do mine for a fraction of the cost and at my own pace, and for me they turn out just as good. Everything is printed except the tyres and roof.
Ron

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