16mm Narrow Gauge Model Railway Wagon
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This is a Model Railway Wagon suitable for Garden Railway. 16mm is "16mm to the Foot" scale or 1:19. 32mm Track Gauge, that makes the track 2ft Gauge in real life, which is often the Welsh Narrow Gauge. Further details of the UK based Association at www.16mm.org.uk If you print the sides and ends in White and wash paint with a brown to give wood grain effect. The Outside and Inside were glued together with a Modellers liquid Solvent. I printed the layer height high to show more grain - 0.24mm The sub-frame needs a close layer height to get the detail in, I did 0.16mm. I printed in Black. The coupling body is printed in RED and bolted to the Subframe with a M3x10 Countersunk bolt. You could print in white and paint it. The buffer is in black - a coupling hook is made from a piece of wire. The wheels are printed in black and a tight layer height 0.12mm. Best to only print 1 wheel at once. drill out with a 2.9mm drill while held in my lathe to keep it square, some wheels where still not square and scrapped (Use for wagon loads!). You will need some 3mm axle rods and 3x4mm brass tube for the axle bushes. I made it for 32mm Gauge track but you can use longer axles for 45mm Track - But I have NOT tried this, let me know if it works on G scale. You will need to orientate the items in your Slicer, i.e the sub-frame upside-down, The planks at 45deg so the top surface is along the grain of the wood. Supports are only needed on the Outer planks. I have some internal base planks to add to this project with 12mm dia magnets in them. Also Barrels with magnets. I will post these as soon as they are finished and checked. EDIT - April 2019 After running several of these at the Peterborough UK 16mm Nation Garden Railway Show it soon was made clear that they need some weight in them or stuck under them. So I have just added 100g of Car wheel weights under the frame. Seems to make a massive difference. EDIT Dec 2020 New Buffer added. Print the plate on its side with support. Print the body then drill up with 3mm to clear hole. Slide a 3mm hex nut in the slot, glue in place if needed. fix with a 3mm bolt from the chassis.
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