Sam I have to say mate. I suffer off and on with bouts of depression, and when I get those I go to your channel. Your humor and passion for this stuff is amazing and fun and makes me smile! So keep it up bud!
haha!! And I have to say... it wasn't that difficult to do!! xD And making it worse... 3D printing is *nowhere near* as accurate as their injection moulds will be!! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Yes, the fits tend to be a point where a lot of people struggle when they start of with 3D printing. Depending on your printer, it might be more or less precise. If you can find any kind of tolerance sheets, or anything regarding the tolerances, to which your printer works. I'd be happy to help you out a bit.
You're telling me!! I didn't find anything like that, but I've made notes on every build I've done - I've pretty much figured out the tolerances - general rule of thumb seems to be +/-0.2mm! So if I make a square peg for a square hole, adding .2mm per side to the hole usually produces a snug fit... +0.3/0.4 makes a nice loose fit! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains Ah you‘ve already figured it out, brilliant. Yeah, generally in industrial applications there is a hole and a shaft. With this in mind there are three types of fits: 1. Clearance fit: The hole being slightly larger than the shaft. Meaning it has some play. So if we‘re talking about let‘s say an outer diameter for the shaft and inner diameter for the hole of 3mm. You could print it +0.2/ 0 on the hole side and -0.2/-0.4 on the shaft. Just to give it some play. 2. Interference fit: So in this case the shaft is actually larger, than the hole. So you actually need to apply some pressure to connect the parts. On the 3mm diameter it would be 0/-0.2 on the hole and +0.2/+0.4 on the shaft. 3. Transition fit: The trickiest of the three. These are generally used for bearings. Usually with these, it could go either into a clearance fit, or a interference fit. It depends on how the parts have been produced. So on the same 3mm diameter it could be for example +0.2/-0.2 on the hole and 0/-0.2 on the shaft. I could go into more detail, but this comment would turn into a text as long as the bible and it just wouldn’t be necessary for your purposes. However if you wish to know more, this is the link to the Wikipedia page: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_fit If you do decide to geek out and have some proper standards correct parts done. This is a link to a standards compendium used by draftsmen in Switzerland. Thankfully, SNV, the company who compiled it, made an english version for studies abroad, as well as diploma works. So if you want to snack a bit on that, here‘s a link for this frankly brilliant literature: shop.snv.ch/Anderes-Dokument/Diverses/STANDARDS-COMPENDIUM-2018.html?listtype=search&searchparam=standards%20compendium They do ship international, so the shipment won‘t be thing you‘re going to have to worry about. Due to the fact, that it‘s the ultimate book in it‘s class, it is quite costly. 81.- Swiss franks currently exchanges to about 64.- pounds sterling, so keep that in mind.
Glad to see more people making videos on this topic. I've been 3D printing rolling stock for a couple years now, it's the only way to make models of obscure prototypes without resorting to scratch building. Once you start adding detail parts like wire grab irons, brake wheels, and other castings, you can end up with a really high quality model. Don't forget to leave room somewhere for some added weight, light cars don't roll or track as well.
Thanks a lot for sharing - and yeah, plenty of possibilities! The wagons I've made so far have had fantastic weight to them already - a touch more than equivalent ones from Hornby! I deliberately made the chassis quite a chunky thing! :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains do you think we can get the 3D print files for the wagons there really good also sorry for asking and again also if u want try Thingiverse it’s a good site to get free files for model railway. But there not that much stuff tho 😒
I dunno about a cup.. you’d get through the whole pot and a dozen more in the time it would take to print that :-) funnily enough, I have a similar filament printer. I’ve just bought a resin printer, justified to myself because my new job involves 3D printing hearing aid parts in resin, but my actual thinking has always been what trains can I make with this? Best of luck Sam.. I’ll be following your endeavours with interest
I was not expecting this video subject Sam, but so enjoyed it. Wow, hasn't technology moved forward. I was a CAD draughtsman and designer in aerospace for over 30 years, starting circa 1982 with wire frame modeling in monochrome green and black, then through the years to full 3D colour solid modeling. That first monochrome system for 6 Computervision terminal stations cost £250k and now you can download for free CAD software to use on one's laptop, jeeze ! You made the process of modelling look easy, but it didn't used to be. People who could use a CAD system and mentally think and visualise in 3D were paid a premium over traditional draughtsmen using a drawing board back in the day. I was very good at it so would love one of these systems. Alas, my laptop is steam powered and my house is full, so no room for a 3D printer, though my son has one, but he lives 250 miles away and his printer isn't as good as yours. Fits and clearances are second nature to me. One thing with 3D printing though is you can probably ignore having to design in dimensional tolerances, but I guess you will have to get an understanding of how the plastic material expands or shrinks compared to the dimension modeled when creating features which fit one into the other.
What a fantastic video tutorial. First time I've seen a 3D printer and CAD in action. Excellent results and such clear explanation of all the steps involved. Another high quality video. Well done!
Watching this video...wow, just wow. If you told 5 year old me that this would be in my 20s, never mind my lifetime. I would not have believed you. It is incredible how far technology has come. Though, if you need some ideas for that cube you showed at the start I have a few: A: It could be turned into a load for one of your wagons. B: It could be the foundation of a prop like a crane or a statue. C: It could be a crate if you ever add a more modern, industrial area to your layout. D: You could paint it up a bit to make it a sign somewhere. E: You could attatch a picture of an interior to it and give one of your buildings a bit more detail.
Once you "master" printing of goods rolling stock, try passenger coaches! 👍👍 or even (diesel) loco bodies that would fit an existing commercial loco chassis. But not only train stock itself, you could design and create stuff like street/track side decoration - signs, semaphore signals, station platforms, signal boxes, engine sheds, turntables (?), level crossing gates (both classic 'gate' and boom-gate types), level crossing traffic signals (the sign post "stop on red signal" sign and light 'sockets' for fitting LED's for the signal lights)
So it looks we are moving from "Sam's Trains" to "Sam's Emporium", uh? Very good job with those wagons and couplings but we don't want to "guess" how they should look alike once painted. We want to see them painted at once! So paint them , you lazy guy! :)
haha I'm not lazy... I just know from experience that they certainly wouldn't look better if *I* tried to paint them! Maybe I'll learn one day... but I'm just focusing on design right now! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains I was just kidding, Sam. One of the members of our railway club uses his proffesional skills and tremendously expensive 3D printer to build some spare parts, wagons, etc. Even when using a proffesional 3D printer the parts must be sanded and smoothered...but then they look great. I would like to see how the last wagon you built looks after painting , because it is a beautiful little wagon. I'm sure it would look great on the tracks. Keep up the good work, Sam.
If you use niobium magnets on the chassis and top sections you will have a fully secure and stable connection. Also you will get best results in painting using enamel paints. Something to bear in mind is that the Indio honey comb uses a hell of a lot of material so you can cut down on costs of materials bumpy making the piece properly hollow and printing the roof separately.
Do it! I print fencing, milk churns, postboxes, coal staithes and so many other bits and bobs I've paid for my printers (yep I've got 3 of em) multiple times over.
This is great that you now have a 3D printer! Congratulations! Here's a tip for you: these things are AMAZING for creating buildings!! I've made a good few and acrylic paint sticks reasonably well to both PLA and ABS, the only filaments I've used. Depending on the printer, you can get an amazing brick wall/slate roof texture going! Also another tip: for the fiddly little things like your buffers, if you set the print speed down so it goes slower, that allows the layers to properly cool before the next layer goes on, which will minimize warping and "fluff". Just my thoughts. Have a great time exploring the limitless world you've just entered! ;)
The wagon and the fact that every single chassis is interchangeable with the body is truly fantastic, the only thing that I would criticise is the size, especially compared to the rolling stock that you used for the stability test, they are absolutely tiny, they look fantastic on their own though, and I would definitely say go ahead with making many more!
Thanks so much - yes you're right about the size - what happened was I scaled the van to fit the chassis! Obviously if I was doing this seriously I'd be making a proper chassis to fit the real dimensions of the van! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Way to go Sam, I can see you're totally wrapped, and why not!! Something I've pondered on like you, but great to see how functional these are in the model railway space. Thanks very much for bringing this to our attention. Cheers, Greg, NZ PS, locally these are well over 500 quid, but still worth it.
Excellent video, welcome to the world of 3D printing, yes, to run a 3D printer can involve a lot of tinkering, nothing to worry about, I had so many failed prints from my first 'Frankenstein' printer I built from parts, even with the ready assembled printers, you can get some issues, but this is an amazing learning curve as you find the best settings for your printer. In the early days of printing small detail like your buffers with 'fluff' prints (stringing), was hard to create, even with a smaller diameter nozzle, I reduced my stringing by printing the parts one at a time, but your fluffy buffers turned out great. Printers today have improved in many ways, you have chosen a nice machine for the Model Railway, next stop, buildings, and perhaps some track. It would be super to see the printed layers gone after the final painted result. I now use an Ender3 Max with a 300 x 300 x 340mm bed, perfect for larger tall prints :-)
You are an inspiration to me and I can not wait to have my 3D printer, I already have a train car chassis ready to print, now I just gotta finish the body and then print the final product!
haha that'd be awesome - I'd love to make something ridiculous in size... but I do only have a 15x15cm bed... so anything bigger than this needs to be modular! ;D Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@Sam's Trains you could try to print one of those specialized wagons for transformer transport (I'm sure they have a name, but can't remember right now). With about 20 wheels it's sure to be a challenge. :)
@@SamsTrains it’s possible to print in parts and use glue is to hold them together. I’ve had a 3-D printer for quite a few years now and you can print even full-size helmets with the same print bed that you have. There is also ways of friction welding using Dremels which you could google.
This was the coolest idea ever! One of your best videos! You’ve really taken the potential for the channel to new heights and opened up many new avenues! I’d love to see you decorate/weather your wagons and who knows…maybe one day you’ll make your very own loco! Sam’s Trains Models?? Could become quite the competitor for Hornby and Bachmann!
Well done Sam, excellent video and a welcome diversion from mass production models. I'm feeling motivated to make my own now, unless if course you make an LNWR brake van then I'm first on the list to buy it :-)
Sam you have just added a new dimension to your web site . It is great you have so many possibilities that you can open up . Like a contest to pick out what kind of rolling stock everyone would like you to make and so on. Good deal this is why your site is my favorite.
Sam, you have truly "upped your game" as a model railway enthusiast with your 3D printing. I'm particularly impressed with your skill with the CAD software. I believe that you will learn (if you haven't already) that watching a model you built yourself move down the track is orders of magnitude more satisfying that doing the same with store-bought equipment. What next, airbrushing and lettering with decals? My sincere congratulations and Cheers from Wisconsin!
I love it! Did you know you can get the plastic for these printers that contains metal particles as a sort of metal composite material... You could make heavier tanks etc for some of your lightweight locos 😂
I’m thinking of buying a 3d printer. It would be interesting why you decided on this filament printer rather than a resin printer, etc. this is probably the most useful TH-cam demo I’ve seen. Straight forward and practical. A confidence builder.
Hi Sam, I’ve just watched your 3D printer video and it’s great what you can do with it, but if you can find a scanner for your printer,then instead of doing all the measuring yourself, you just scan a wagon or whatever else and it produces it from the scan.All the best.👍😎
Ok, your excitement really showed in the video and you ultimately got me excited! Enough to make me splurge my savings on a 3D printer. I could make so many wagons and paint them all different, like the possibilities become endless and that must be the exciting part!!
Hi Sam, now that you're taking pleasure in it, don't stop anymore... I know something about it: goods wagons, passenger carriages, buildings, signals and much more. Congratulations, you have achieved a lot in a short time, you are a smart guy. greetings from Turin, Italy. 👍😊
If you have the budget for it, a 3-D scanner would make a great companion tool to your 3-D printer. Then you would be able to scan almost any object and print a dimensionally-identical replica.
That's true!! But I actually prefer to design them myself - I wouldn't find it much fun to just copy a Hornby wagon or something... and it'd probably be a bit naughty too ;) Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Congrats on getting into 3d printing finally. There are so many uses for them in the model train arena. Now, where are the links to your STL or CAD files? Surely you'll share them with us? Next, you'll want to look at a resin printer - way better print quality. I make a lot of scenic details in resin that are just as good as the expensive ones you buy IMO and totally customizable. Here's my vote for more 3d printed adventures 😊
great job Sam 👍 it will help you in future if you lay printed parts face up flat against the print bed for printing you will be able to get better detail levels and it will look less blocky things to consider when printing are orientation, material type, support material and temperature you might also want to consider a plastic recycler that can produce new 3d printing filament.
Coincidentally you already had dozens of suggestions to 3D print a drive gear/ axle muff for the Lafayette Norris 4-2-0. So many want to see the Lafayette running. No quartering accuracy needed with this single driver. Lots of potential to print parts to replace broken ones that low standard manufacturers not supply.
Well Sam, I felt the joy just watching the video. You have every right to be dead chuffed with your creations. I've often wondered about how easy or complex it could be. You made it look 'not so daunting'. The idea of interchangeable bodies is a cool idea. Well done Sam. I've only recently got back into oo scale modelling in my shed but I will consider 3D printing in the future. Cheers.
When I was in college (nearly 30 years ago) this technology was only just getting going. It was then called "Stereolithography" or "rapid prototyping" which kind of hints at why it was invented. The product of Stereolithography is a physical model of a design which can then be produced at scale by much more efficient machines,
New to the channel and new to model railways. Love watching your videos, especially the shunting ones. Inspired me to do a shunting layout in the future. I'm not new to 3d printing and would love the STLs you've created if possible, I went the budget route and dont have trucks yet
Howdy Sam I think it would be a fun idea if you gave your viewers suggestions or challenges to make their own 3D models of various items you can use on your track layout like coaches, wagons, trains, cars, and houses I would be more than happy to do that never the less I hope you enjoy your 3D printer.
If it’s google sketch up, there is a section where you can access libraries of other peoples builds and designs. Maybe there is a few builds regarding model rails ways
Nice Printer, also make O Gauge American Buckled Couplers too to your American O Gauge Loco, and also modificate your oo gauge british locomotive couplers to manual couplers of the O Gauge, last but not least dont forget make a painting machine for painting your model railway creations
Excellent video. Great enthusiasm . way back we had an early 3D Printer at work and they were mega expensive to buy and use. I never got a play!. Amazing what you can do with a few hundred pound 3d Printer now. Thanks
Fantastic! I really liked this Sam The NEM couplings were brilliant Great choice of van I could just imagine that painted in SR chocolate brown I’m really interested in Southern Railway and the companies that preceded it So would love to see that brake van/ road van We used to use sketch up in the school I worked in I bet the printer was expensive though! Keep us updated on your progress with this😊
What you need next is a scanning tool so you can scan models and components into the computer. I am noticing the likes of Peter's Spares are creating spare parts for locomotives and wagons, Lawrie from Lawries Mechanical Marvels recently fitted some 3D printed drive gears for one of his old Mainline (pre Bachmann)locomotives. I have also seen new bodies and plastic chassis create using 3D printing. There are even 3D printed buildings for sale eBay.
Perfect mix of humility and excitement at recognizing that you did an excellent job! A fantastic decision to buy one of these machines. Also good for making structures and bridges and who knows what else!
Hi sam! This is en exemplary enterprise of yours. I can't but being amazed. Your wagons look great and near to perfect. I thought that to design diesel locos one should do the rour sides and the roof separately, for later assenbly... Anyway, you have shown a long way ahead to discover. Thank you very much indeed!!
Brilliant. Love your style, the enthusiasm and honest opinion. Your clear uncertainty and trepidation are really good to see because we all feel like that with something new. My wife watch this with me and was intrigued too. We might be looking to treat ourselves. You certainly make it look possible for us! Love your train reviews too. Your star statement was “ Have I been playing with trains too long?”🤣
Dude! This is flipping awesome! Now I want to try this. Not just with trains, but with other stuff too. Also, I have seen a lot of custom model trains that are either based on an existing scale or made from scratch using styrofoam or cardboard. But this is on a whole other level!
I'm going to buy me one ! I have a first project in mind, an SNCF ex-PLM box van used for ferry traffic with the UK. By the way, you already have a commercial seller who sells you coaches made by 3D printing, they have video on YT, it's Isinglass models. There is also Budget Model Railways who proposes 3D printed models. On the long term, printing diesel or electric engines seems interesting and possible. For the pickups and the drivetrain, you can buy apart sprockets and shafts, you just have to print the support accordingly, and even flywheels if needed. I have right now an idea of a free lance UK locomotive I want to try, I will skeched it out in the next days. For other things like buildings, street furnitures, animals... it's worth the try ! One thing that prevent me now from doing a complete fleet of PLM stean engines, is the rodding and distribution on the sides of the locomotive... I think in plastic, it will not be sturdy enough to withstand a normal use. It's something to test with a simple prototype, I might do some pug-like one someday to check this !
You could make so many improvements and customisations to existing models also (like you have already in the new series). They are mindblowing really I'd love a 3d printer they are so cool.
Fantastic Sam. I can see companies allowing cost effective downloads one day so you can print your own loco body to fit on a chassis. This would be ideal for sci-fi locos or lots of other things. Cheers, Laurie
Fantastic, Sam. Quality looks better than my ender 3D. If you want more detail, for the buffers for instance, maybe consider looking at resin 3d printing. Warping seems to be harder to avoid, but things like buffers are perfect. Keep using the PLA for the bigger structures.
i found couplers similar tot he ones you made and the hook hole to fix to the rest of the coupler is complete and i just had to put a bit of filament trough the holes and it holds on firmly
Brilliant! I would love to see a few examples further painted and finished. I have played arond with SketchUp myself with great success and you can do a lot with it! For those that don't have 3D printers, you can also upload designs to businesses like Shapeways that offer 3D printing on demand. Although, I am not sure how cost effective this would be versus printing your own. You can also sell your own and buy others designs on there. On another note, still looking forward to your locomotive ranking review lists being published Sam!
Hi Sam, Well done. Now for the 3D scanner. All the things you could scan and build. Today the wagon chassis tomorrow taking over the Hornby worlds share of the global market..... :) Sam I think you may need to find some space for a weight in the open wagons. Sam a good way to keep the body on and to be able to remove it would be to put a dab of silicone sealant on.
For the three plank, you could get away with just printing it in brown. The 3d printer layers give a great wood texture, and with a good brown, it would look fine. For the box van, I think you could have done a bit better on the roof, I'd have taken it to the end of the brace bits at the end, then made a second ark parallel to the first and cut away to the outside wall, then extended the braces up. It would have been about 15 minutes of work, but it would have taken your roof from the sort of roof I'd expect on a cheap toy train to the sort of roof I'd expect on a cheap model train. I'd love to see some 5 or 7 plank wagons, and a tanker would be interesting. You could probably also make slightly longer variants of the chassis to make other wagons, and maybe do some 4 wheeler coaches, or 6 wheeler coaches and trucks.
Honestly 3D printing allows for a bunch of crazy ideas and allows tech savvy nerds like me to have even more funs with it. Some of my favourite stuff I've made is a OO scale american caboose, 1950s Dalby style Thomas faces and a OO scale Spectre (alien jeep with laser gun) from Halo 2 that I'm planning to mount on a flatbed (Don't ask, I'm just willing to go crazy XD) When making models, I use Resin printing. More toxic and more precautions needed, but a waaaaaaaay better quality outcome.
I have built parts with magnets built into my print, you need to have your printer to pause at the right height place the magnet and continue your print, this is how you get a magnet or metal plate into your print
I'm tempted to get into 3D printing some of my own rolling stock. Especially some stuff that isn't mass produced like rolling stock used by the US Army Transportation Corp during WWII with the USATC S100 and S160 class engines and maybe a USATC S160 body for a Bachmann (USA) Baldwin 2-8-0 chassis. And some miniature models of ships from Star Wars that Bandai doesn't make.
Nice bodies and wagons you made. And the red little box is nice. I ve been thinking on geting a 3D printer. Nice and intressting projects you did. It would bee nice to see more projects coming from you. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Hi Sam: Looks like a good proposition for designing spare parts for maintaining locomotive repair and rolling stock! Then move onto to larger projects.
I would love it if you could share the CAD files for some of these, especially the coupling and coupling hooks, these would make life so much easier! I need some for an old intercity class, and buying them for a pack of 10 is way expensive than if I could just print a couple on a mates printer.
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haha you never know! They wouldn't be pretty, but you can bet they'd work ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@lukeslocomotives he should buy a plethora of 3D printers to kickstart the ocean of custom wagons
Sam I have to say mate. I suffer off and on with bouts of depression, and when I get those I go to your channel. Your humor and passion for this stuff is amazing and fun and makes me smile! So keep it up bud!
Thank you so much for sharing Walter - that's lovely to hear. You're welcome here any time my friend!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I clicked faster than my parents dropped me when I was a kid
haha awesome - hope you enjoy it! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains don’t think Sam knew how to approach this comment
Sam just said awesome to you being dropped as a kid lmao
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"you must be sick of my voice right now"
WOW, Sam, why would we ever get tired of your marvelous voice!?
haha you're very kind!! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Agreed!
So true he is better at speaking than i could ever hope to be
I'm definitely hearing tones of Brian Cox
You could design your own Sam’s trains loco and rolling stock
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Maybe!! I would love that!! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains you could create a 3D Printed Bullman
Breaking news: Local man's very first self-designed NEM coupling outperforms equivalents from established companies; Heljan too embarrassed to comment
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haha!! And I have to say... it wasn't that difficult to do!! xD
And making it worse... 3D printing is *nowhere near* as accurate as their injection moulds will be!!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
could well be true.......:-)
Yes, the fits tend to be a point where a lot of people struggle when they start of with 3D printing. Depending on your printer, it might be more or less precise.
If you can find any kind of tolerance sheets, or anything regarding the tolerances, to which your printer works. I'd be happy to help you out a bit.
You're telling me!! I didn't find anything like that, but I've made notes on every build I've done - I've pretty much figured out the tolerances - general rule of thumb seems to be +/-0.2mm! So if I make a square peg for a square hole, adding .2mm per side to the hole usually produces a snug fit... +0.3/0.4 makes a nice loose fit!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains Ah you‘ve already figured it out, brilliant.
Yeah, generally in industrial applications there is a hole and a shaft. With this in mind there are three types of fits:
1. Clearance fit: The hole being slightly larger than the shaft. Meaning it has some play. So if we‘re talking about let‘s say an outer diameter for the shaft and inner diameter for the hole of 3mm. You could print it +0.2/ 0 on the hole side and -0.2/-0.4 on the shaft. Just to give it some play.
2. Interference fit: So in this case the shaft is actually larger, than the hole. So you actually need to apply some pressure to connect the parts. On the 3mm diameter it would be 0/-0.2 on the hole and +0.2/+0.4 on the shaft.
3. Transition fit: The trickiest of the three. These are generally used for bearings. Usually with these, it could go either into a clearance fit, or a interference fit. It depends on how the parts have been produced. So on the same 3mm diameter it could be for example +0.2/-0.2 on the hole and 0/-0.2 on the shaft.
I could go into more detail, but this comment would turn into a text as long as the bible and it just wouldn’t be necessary for your purposes.
However if you wish to know more, this is the link to the Wikipedia page: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_fit
If you do decide to geek out and have some proper standards correct parts done. This is a link to a standards compendium used by draftsmen in Switzerland. Thankfully, SNV, the company who compiled it, made an english version for studies abroad, as well as diploma works. So if you want to snack a bit on that, here‘s a link for this frankly brilliant literature: shop.snv.ch/Anderes-Dokument/Diverses/STANDARDS-COMPENDIUM-2018.html?listtype=search&searchparam=standards%20compendium They do ship international, so the shipment won‘t be thing you‘re going to have to worry about. Due to the fact, that it‘s the ultimate book in it‘s class, it is quite costly. 81.- Swiss franks currently exchanges to about 64.- pounds sterling, so keep that in mind.
Glad to see more people making videos on this topic. I've been 3D printing rolling stock for a couple years now, it's the only way to make models of obscure prototypes without resorting to scratch building. Once you start adding detail parts like wire grab irons, brake wheels, and other castings, you can end up with a really high quality model. Don't forget to leave room somewhere for some added weight, light cars don't roll or track as well.
Thanks a lot for sharing - and yeah, plenty of possibilities! The wagons I've made so far have had fantastic weight to them already - a touch more than equivalent ones from Hornby! I deliberately made the chassis quite a chunky thing! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
The first test cube you produced has already surpassed the quality of Heljan . . Lol!
haha this is true... though it surpassed them while still on the spool ;)
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Sam's trains could beat heljan by making 3d printed trains lol stonks
@@SamsTrains do you think we can get the 3D print files for the wagons there really good also sorry for asking and again also if u want try Thingiverse it’s a good site to get free files for model railway. But there not that much stuff tho 😒
@@Ace-ph7zl YES!!!
i mean in all fairness, there certainly aren't any glue marks, so that is technically true!
You could add little recesses in the middle to add small magnets to help keep the bodies on the chasis if you want to make them interchangeable.
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Ooh that'd be fun!! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
"Make it so"
I dunno about a cup.. you’d get through the whole pot and a dozen more in the time it would take to print that :-) funnily enough, I have a similar filament printer. I’ve just bought a resin printer, justified to myself because my new job involves 3D printing hearing aid parts in resin, but my actual thinking has always been what trains can I make with this? Best of luck Sam.. I’ll be following your endeavours with interest
I was not expecting this video subject Sam, but so enjoyed it. Wow, hasn't technology moved forward. I was a CAD draughtsman and designer in aerospace for over 30 years, starting circa 1982 with wire frame modeling in monochrome green and black, then through the years to full 3D colour solid modeling. That first monochrome system for 6 Computervision terminal stations cost £250k and now you can download for free CAD software to use on one's laptop, jeeze !
You made the process of modelling look easy, but it didn't used to be. People who could use a CAD system and mentally think and visualise in 3D were paid a premium over traditional draughtsmen using a drawing board back in the day. I was very good at it so would love one of these systems. Alas, my laptop is steam powered and my house is full, so no room for a 3D printer, though my son has one, but he lives 250 miles away and his printer isn't as good as yours.
Fits and clearances are second nature to me. One thing with 3D printing though is you can probably ignore having to design in dimensional tolerances, but I guess you will have to get an understanding of how the plastic material expands or shrinks compared to the dimension modeled when creating features which fit one into the other.
Well, Sam is getting more creative with his videos isn’t he?
haha thank you!! :D
Sam secretly setting up a model company, reviewing them and giving brilliant reviews and having a ton of people buy them.
@@SamsTrains you’re welcome mate!
@@thomasawl lol
Creative yes, but also crafty. lets see where this all leads, i suspect there is already a plan brewing in back of his mind.
What a fantastic video tutorial. First time I've seen a 3D printer and CAD in action.
Excellent results and such clear explanation of all the steps involved.
Another high quality video. Well done!
When he hits 200,000 subs "I made a locomotive from Scratch"
haha - for 200,000 subs I'll give it a try! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I’m a witness
I wounder if a steamer would work a diesel should be quite doable
Watching this video...wow, just wow. If you told 5 year old me that this would be in my 20s, never mind my lifetime. I would not have believed you. It is incredible how far technology has come.
Though, if you need some ideas for that cube you showed at the start I have a few:
A: It could be turned into a load for one of your wagons.
B: It could be the foundation of a prop like a crane or a statue.
C: It could be a crate if you ever add a more modern, industrial area to your layout.
D: You could paint it up a bit to make it a sign somewhere.
E: You could attatch a picture of an interior to it and give one of your buildings a bit more detail.
Welldone Sam. For a first timer, you've done very well indeed.
More printing please. 🙂
Once you "master" printing of goods rolling stock, try passenger coaches! 👍👍 or even (diesel) loco bodies that would fit an existing commercial loco chassis.
But not only train stock itself, you could design and create stuff like street/track side decoration - signs, semaphore signals, station platforms, signal boxes, engine sheds, turntables (?), level crossing gates (both classic 'gate' and boom-gate types), level crossing traffic signals (the sign post "stop on red signal" sign and light 'sockets' for fitting LED's for the signal lights)
So it looks we are moving from "Sam's Trains" to "Sam's Emporium", uh? Very good job with those wagons and couplings but we don't want to "guess" how they should look alike once painted. We want to see them painted at once! So paint them , you lazy guy! :)
That mean!
haha I'm not lazy... I just know from experience that they certainly wouldn't look better if *I* tried to paint them! Maybe I'll learn one day... but I'm just focusing on design right now!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains I was just kidding, Sam. One of the members of our railway club uses his proffesional skills and tremendously expensive 3D printer to build some spare parts, wagons, etc. Even when using a proffesional 3D printer the parts must be sanded and smoothered...but then they look great. I would like to see how the last wagon you built looks after painting , because it is a beautiful little wagon. I'm sure it would look great on the tracks. Keep up the good work, Sam.
@@sandieminx2266 It was just a bit of sarcasm.
. I thought that being British...
@@jagc1969 oh well then I'm DUM
If you use niobium magnets on the chassis and top sections you will have a fully secure and stable connection. Also you will get best results in painting using enamel paints. Something to bear in mind is that the Indio honey comb uses a hell of a lot of material so you can cut down on costs of materials bumpy making the piece properly hollow and printing the roof separately.
Beautiful, this makes me want to buy a 3D printer.
Awesome!! I can recommend it ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Same here, the ideas I have for this
Do it!
I print fencing, milk churns, postboxes, coal staithes and so many other bits and bobs I've paid for my printers (yep I've got 3 of em) multiple times over.
That's incredible, Sam! I've heard a lot about 3D printing, but never seen one at work! Awesome!
This is great that you now have a 3D printer! Congratulations! Here's a tip for you: these things are AMAZING for creating buildings!! I've made a good few and acrylic paint sticks reasonably well to both PLA and ABS, the only filaments I've used. Depending on the printer, you can get an amazing brick wall/slate roof texture going! Also another tip: for the fiddly little things like your buffers, if you set the print speed down so it goes slower, that allows the layers to properly cool before the next layer goes on, which will minimize warping and "fluff".
Just my thoughts. Have a great time exploring the limitless world you've just entered! ;)
The wagon and the fact that every single chassis is interchangeable with the body is truly fantastic, the only thing that I would criticise is the size, especially compared to the rolling stock that you used for the stability test, they are absolutely tiny, they look fantastic on their own though, and I would definitely say go ahead with making many more!
Thanks so much - yes you're right about the size - what happened was I scaled the van to fit the chassis! Obviously if I was doing this seriously I'd be making a proper chassis to fit the real dimensions of the van!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I can see the reviews now... “disappointing lack of die cast”
haha that's true!! When metal printers get good, you know who'll get one! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains I think it's more of a "when metal 3d printers get cheap".
@@stevelomas4119 i woulder if you could make spring buffers with a resin printer...?
@@globin3477 the arcam is pretty cheap, only €25k
Way to go Sam, I can see you're totally wrapped, and why not!! Something I've pondered on like you, but great to see how functional these are in the model railway space. Thanks very much for bringing this to our attention. Cheers, Greg, NZ PS, locally these are well over 500 quid, but still worth it.
Sam all I/ all of us can say THIS IS ONE OF YOUR BEST INVESTMENTS
I think you might be right - it's looking that way! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains are you providing the stl’s to members or free for all?
YES ! Onward and Upward ! !
Excellent video, welcome to the world of 3D printing, yes, to run a 3D printer can involve a lot of tinkering, nothing to worry about, I had so many failed prints from my first 'Frankenstein' printer I built from parts, even with the ready assembled printers, you can get some issues, but this is an amazing learning curve as you find the best settings for your printer. In the early days of printing small detail like your buffers with 'fluff' prints (stringing), was hard to create, even with a smaller diameter nozzle, I reduced my stringing by printing the parts one at a time, but your fluffy buffers turned out great. Printers today have improved in many ways, you have chosen a nice machine for the Model Railway, next stop, buildings, and perhaps some track. It would be super to see the printed layers gone after the final painted result. I now use an Ender3 Max with a 300 x 300 x 340mm bed, perfect for larger tall prints :-)
"Caressed them, if you will"
woah sam, not sure your talking about the buffers anymore *;)*
haha yeah... got a bit carried away!! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains always happy to watch your videos sam! :)
You are an inspiration to me and I can not wait to have my 3D printer, I already have a train car chassis ready to print, now I just gotta finish the body and then print the final product!
you should print a very long flat bed that holds something like a rocket or a big wind turbine!
haha that'd be awesome - I'd love to make something ridiculous in size... but I do only have a 15x15cm bed... so anything bigger than this needs to be modular! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@Sam's Trains you could try to print one of those specialized wagons for transformer transport (I'm sure they have a name, but can't remember right now). With about 20 wheels it's sure to be a challenge. :)
@@SamsTrains it’s possible to print in parts and use glue is to hold them together. I’ve had a 3-D printer for quite a few years now and you can print even full-size helmets with the same print bed that you have. There is also ways of friction welding using Dremels which you could google.
@@paquebot_T6 Schnabel car
@@Elfnetdesigns Thank you good sir
That's it. Have fun all the time what ever you are doing. And learning new things.
Well done. Brilliant.
This was the coolest idea ever! One of your best videos! You’ve really taken the potential for the channel to new heights and opened up many new avenues! I’d love to see you decorate/weather your wagons and who knows…maybe one day you’ll make your very own loco! Sam’s Trains Models?? Could become quite the competitor for Hornby and Bachmann!
Very excited to see what projects are coming down the line !
No better man for it Sam !
Ultimate prove for Sam is the most intelligent human being to date. :D
haha definitely not!! xD
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Don’t doubt yourself Sam everybody knows you are the place to go to if we need some model rail knowledge
Lol hahahaha
Well done Sam, excellent video and a welcome diversion from mass production models. I'm feeling motivated to make my own now, unless if course you make an LNWR brake van then I'm first on the list to buy it :-)
Sam you have just added a new dimension to your web site . It is great you have so many possibilities that you can open up . Like a contest to pick out what kind of rolling stock everyone would like you to make and so on. Good deal this is why your site is my favorite.
I have often wondered about 3D printing and it’s associated software and this was a great introduction. Well done!
Many thanks Allan - hope this was some help! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Sam, you have truly "upped your game" as a model railway enthusiast with your 3D printing. I'm particularly impressed with your skill with the CAD software. I believe that you will learn (if you haven't already) that watching a model you built yourself move down the track is orders of magnitude more satisfying that doing the same with store-bought equipment. What next, airbrushing and lettering with decals? My sincere congratulations and Cheers from Wisconsin!
I love it! Did you know you can get the plastic for these printers that contains metal particles as a sort of metal composite material... You could make heavier tanks etc for some of your lightweight locos 😂
I’m thinking of buying a 3d printer. It would be interesting why you decided on this filament printer rather than a resin printer, etc. this is probably the most useful TH-cam demo I’ve seen. Straight forward and practical. A confidence builder.
Sams gonna start reviewing his own locos now
haha maybe!! xD
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
can also do bits to go in the wagons. crates, pallets, barrels, sacks.
have you ever thought about uploading these designs to thingiverse so we can have a go at printing them?
Use some small magnets in your locating nubs, and washers in the body/chassis. That way, bodies can be swapped around.
Sam, you should totally release models like this! Even just the files to 3D print for a few dollars, could he absolutely fantastic
Good ball, that boy! After watching this you've almost got me convinced to take the plunge. Cheers.
Hi Sam,
I’ve just watched your 3D printer video and it’s great what you can do with it, but if you can find a scanner for your printer,then instead of doing all the measuring yourself, you just scan a wagon or whatever else and it produces it from the scan.All the best.👍😎
Ok, your excitement really showed in the video and you ultimately got me excited! Enough to make me splurge my savings on a 3D printer. I could make so many wagons and paint them all different, like the possibilities become endless and that must be the exciting part!!
Nah Sam don't bother buying a Big Boy just make your own:)
haha exactly!! xD
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hi Sam, now that you're taking pleasure in it, don't stop anymore... I know something about it: goods wagons, passenger carriages, buildings, signals and much more. Congratulations, you have achieved a lot in a short time, you are a smart guy. greetings from Turin, Italy. 👍😊
If you have the budget for it, a 3-D scanner would make a great companion tool to your 3-D printer. Then you would be able to scan almost any object and print a dimensionally-identical replica.
That's true!! But I actually prefer to design them myself - I wouldn't find it much fun to just copy a Hornby wagon or something... and it'd probably be a bit naughty too ;)
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains I agree. The process of designing something and figuring out how it should be made is a lot more fun than just cloning existing items.
Congrats on getting into 3d printing finally. There are so many uses for them in the model train arena.
Now, where are the links to your STL or CAD files? Surely you'll share them with us?
Next, you'll want to look at a resin printer - way better print quality.
I make a lot of scenic details in resin that are just as good as the expensive ones you buy IMO and totally customizable.
Here's my vote for more 3d printed adventures 😊
Thank you just what i needed i am designing a boer war armoured train
Amazing!! Good luck with that! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Have a look at the Romney Hythe and dimchurch railways armoured train
@@railswithethan3715 okay i will
great job Sam 👍 it will help you in future if you lay printed parts face up flat against the print bed for printing you will be able to get better detail levels and it will look less blocky things to consider when printing are orientation, material type, support material and temperature you might also want to consider a plastic recycler that can produce new 3d printing filament.
This is absolutely amazing and opens up the door to so many more possibilities. I hoping there’s a way to share your designs so others can print
Thanks so much Peter - I will look at that when I get better! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I really enjoyed watching this, I’d love to see more! For your first time 3D printing I think those wagons look great!
When Sam is good at 3D printing he should try make a class 390 pendolino
haha! Think I might need a bigger printer! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Coincidentally you already had dozens of suggestions to 3D print a drive gear/ axle muff for the Lafayette Norris 4-2-0.
So many want to see the Lafayette running.
No quartering accuracy needed with this single driver.
Lots of potential to print parts to replace broken ones that low standard manufacturers not supply.
Whenever I need advice or need something to fix my trains immediately go to sam
Same lol
Oh no!! xD
XD
Well Sam, I felt the joy just watching the video. You have every right to be dead chuffed with your creations. I've often wondered about how easy or complex it could be. You made it look 'not so daunting'. The idea of interchangeable bodies is a cool idea. Well done Sam. I've only recently got back into oo scale modelling in my shed but I will consider 3D printing in the future. Cheers.
You should do the buffer holes heljan size so when they fall off you've got a use for them
That killed me
When I was in college (nearly 30 years ago) this technology was only just getting going.
It was then called "Stereolithography" or "rapid prototyping" which kind of hints at why it was invented.
The product of Stereolithography is a physical model of a design which can then be produced at scale by much more efficient machines,
*Next episode: 3D printing an entire model train (ITS RUNS)*
OMG YAS!
haha, sounds like an amazing title!! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
New to the channel and new to model railways. Love watching your videos, especially the shunting ones. Inspired me to do a shunting layout in the future. I'm not new to 3d printing and would love the STLs you've created if possible, I went the budget route and dont have trucks yet
I really hope Sam designs a locomotive, I’d love to see what his imagination thinks up!
haha maybe one day - I'll have to practice some more first!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
The John Bullman locomotive
They are amazing!!! You can get tinker cad and create circuits so you can create mechanisms for a locomotives.
sam at 4:08 "I printed a parts tray"
sam at 13:50 *doesn't even use the parts tray he made*
haha that's true!! xD
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I could be interested in a parts tray. Sam's trains merch?
Howdy Sam I think it would be a fun idea if you gave your viewers suggestions or challenges to make their own 3D models of various items you can use on your track layout like coaches, wagons, trains, cars, and houses I would be more than happy to do that never the less I hope you enjoy your 3D printer.
Happy Modelling with your 3D Printer!
If it’s google sketch up, there is a section where you can access libraries of other peoples builds and designs. Maybe there is a few builds regarding model rails ways
Excellent video, great explanation!
How about including a magnet pair between the chassis and body, to keep the parts aligned/linked.
Nice Printer, also make O Gauge American Buckled Couplers too to your American O Gauge Loco, and also modificate your oo gauge british locomotive couplers to manual couplers of the O Gauge, last but not least dont forget make a painting machine for painting your model railway creations
Excellent video. Great enthusiasm . way back we had an early 3D Printer at work and they were mega expensive to buy and use. I never got a play!. Amazing what you can do with a few hundred pound 3d Printer now. Thanks
I love it!
Congratulations on 100k subs!
I also printed a lot of model trains, some of them are on my channel, but yours are way way better!
Fantastic!
I really liked this Sam
The NEM couplings were brilliant
Great choice of van
I could just imagine that painted in SR chocolate brown
I’m really interested in Southern Railway and the companies that preceded it
So would love to see that brake van/ road van
We used to use sketch up in the school I worked in
I bet the printer was expensive though!
Keep us updated on your progress with this😊
What you need next is a scanning tool so you can scan models and components into the computer. I am noticing the likes of Peter's Spares are creating spare parts for locomotives and wagons, Lawrie from Lawries Mechanical Marvels recently fitted some 3D printed drive gears for one of his old Mainline (pre Bachmann)locomotives. I have also seen new bodies and plastic chassis create using 3D printing. There are even 3D printed buildings for sale eBay.
3D print a shell for your Rail-gun.Then put it on the rack behind the loading area of the gun. It will make it a 100% better looking.
Perfect mix of humility and excitement at recognizing that you did an excellent job! A fantastic decision to buy one of these machines. Also good for making structures and bridges and who knows what else!
Hi sam! This is en exemplary enterprise of yours. I can't but being amazed. Your wagons look great and near to perfect.
I thought that to design diesel locos one should do the rour sides and the roof separately, for later assenbly...
Anyway, you have shown a long way ahead to discover.
Thank you very much indeed!!
Brilliant. Love your style, the enthusiasm and honest opinion. Your clear uncertainty and trepidation are really good to see because we all feel like that with something new. My wife watch this with me and was intrigued too. We might be looking to treat ourselves. You certainly make it look possible for us! Love your train reviews too. Your star statement was “ Have I been playing with trains too long?”🤣
Dude! This is flipping awesome! Now I want to try this. Not just with trains, but with other stuff too.
Also, I have seen a lot of custom model trains that are either based on an existing scale or made from scratch using styrofoam or cardboard. But this is on a whole other level!
Absolutely brilliant Sam, congratulations.
3D printing is very nice for modeling trains that are too unknown to be produced by companies, I own a few 3D printed locomotives
I'm going to buy me one ! I have a first project in mind, an SNCF ex-PLM box van used for ferry traffic with the UK.
By the way, you already have a commercial seller who sells you coaches made by 3D printing, they have video on YT, it's Isinglass models. There is also Budget Model Railways who proposes 3D printed models.
On the long term, printing diesel or electric engines seems interesting and possible. For the pickups and the drivetrain, you can buy apart sprockets and shafts, you just have to print the support accordingly, and even flywheels if needed. I have right now an idea of a free lance UK locomotive I want to try, I will skeched it out in the next days.
For other things like buildings, street furnitures, animals... it's worth the try !
One thing that prevent me now from doing a complete fleet of PLM stean engines, is the rodding and distribution on the sides of the locomotive... I think in plastic, it will not be sturdy enough to withstand a normal use. It's something to test with a simple prototype, I might do some pug-like one someday to check this !
You could make so many improvements and customisations to existing models also (like you have already in the new series). They are mindblowing really I'd love a 3d printer they are so cool.
Fantastic Sam. I can see companies allowing cost effective downloads one day so you can print your own loco body to fit on a chassis. This would be ideal for sci-fi locos or lots of other things. Cheers, Laurie
Fantastic, Sam. Quality looks better than my ender 3D. If you want more detail, for the buffers for instance, maybe consider looking at resin 3d printing. Warping seems to be harder to avoid, but things like buffers are perfect. Keep using the PLA for the bigger structures.
i found couplers similar tot he ones you made and the hook hole to fix to the rest of the coupler is complete and i just had to put a bit of filament trough the holes and it holds on firmly
Brilliant! I would love to see a few examples further painted and finished. I have played arond with SketchUp myself with great success and you can do a lot with it! For those that don't have 3D printers, you can also upload designs to businesses like Shapeways that offer 3D printing on demand. Although, I am not sure how cost effective this would be versus printing your own. You can also sell your own and buy others designs on there. On another note, still looking forward to your locomotive ranking review lists being published Sam!
Man its been ages since I've watched your channel.
This is such a cool video dude!
They look wonderful! Maybe you could do a little video about painting them up! Be cool to see a rack of these together too!
Hi Sam, Well done. Now for the 3D scanner. All the things you could scan and build. Today the wagon chassis tomorrow taking over the Hornby worlds share of the global market..... :) Sam I think you may need to find some space for a weight in the open wagons. Sam a good way to keep the body on and to be able to remove it would be to put a dab of silicone sealant on.
Yes definitely do the review and rework idea!
For the three plank, you could get away with just printing it in brown. The 3d printer layers give a great wood texture, and with a good brown, it would look fine. For the box van, I think you could have done a bit better on the roof, I'd have taken it to the end of the brace bits at the end, then made a second ark parallel to the first and cut away to the outside wall, then extended the braces up. It would have been about 15 minutes of work, but it would have taken your roof from the sort of roof I'd expect on a cheap toy train to the sort of roof I'd expect on a cheap model train. I'd love to see some 5 or 7 plank wagons, and a tanker would be interesting. You could probably also make slightly longer variants of the chassis to make other wagons, and maybe do some 4 wheeler coaches, or 6 wheeler coaches and trucks.
Honestly 3D printing allows for a bunch of crazy ideas and allows tech savvy nerds like me to have even more funs with it.
Some of my favourite stuff I've made is a OO scale american caboose, 1950s Dalby style Thomas faces and a OO scale Spectre (alien jeep with laser gun) from Halo 2 that I'm planning to mount on a flatbed (Don't ask, I'm just willing to go crazy XD)
When making models, I use Resin printing. More toxic and more precautions needed, but a waaaaaaaay better quality outcome.
I have built parts with magnets built into my print, you need to have your printer to pause at the right height place the magnet and continue your print, this is how you get a magnet or metal plate into your print
I'm tempted to get into 3D printing some of my own rolling stock. Especially some stuff that isn't mass produced like rolling stock used by the US Army Transportation Corp during WWII with the USATC S100 and S160 class engines and maybe a USATC S160 body for a Bachmann (USA) Baldwin 2-8-0 chassis. And some miniature models of ships from Star Wars that Bandai doesn't make.
Nice bodies and wagons you made.
And the red little box is nice.
I ve been thinking on geting a 3D printer.
Nice and intressting projects you did.
It would bee nice to see more projects coming from you.
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Hi Sam: Looks like a good proposition for designing spare parts for maintaining locomotive repair and rolling stock! Then move onto to larger projects.
Very much so Leroy - I've already produced essential spare parts with this! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I would love it if you could share the CAD files for some of these, especially the coupling and coupling hooks, these would make life so much easier! I need some for an old intercity class, and buying them for a pack of 10 is way expensive than if I could just print a couple on a mates printer.