Free 1:24 De Design

I've uploaded the files for the 1:24 De Class, giving everybody who wants it the opportunity to print their own.

I chose the De as its the easiest to assemble & find a motorized chassis for.

The power truck is a LGB 4 wheeler, i only used one in mine, but two is better.

I brought my chassis off ebay for $80 second hand, and used $50 worth of ABS.

I designed it in sections to fit my UP Plus 2 so should fit most printers.

Max Build volume 140 x 140 x 135mm

I found alot of cleaning up was required, lots of filling, sanding & painting repetitions. Although I rushed this model & in areas it shows!

Even includes the driver :)

Download the model here https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2348097

Running trains

Over the last few months I've been lucky enough to run a few of the 1:24 prints on a wonderful outdoor railway built by Michael Hilliar in Manurewa.

For most of the stuff I've built its never had the opportunity to fully be run in, and of course a few tweaks were required to enable the larger loco's to run around some tight bends.

1:24 Dbr

1:24 De, Dsg, Dh

1:24 Wab

NZ120 De Class Arrives, Standard Railcar gets a green stripe.

The De was designed and ordered last, before the Di in fact. But due to the Di being rejected 3 times does explain things somewhat. The Di will be in my little hands before long!

Once again I used the tooth-brush & paste under running water to remove all the waxy oil residue.

After priming in Tamiya Fine Primer I gave it a couple of coats Red to get things started.

The De is available to buy here
http://www.shapeways.com/model/1501648/nz120-de-class.html?li=shop-results&materialId=61

NZ120 DE Class, Right hand side

NZ120 DE Class, Left hand side

The Standard railcar gets an initial green stripe

Also, The AKC has been redesigned & a test order is on its way!

New Design, De Class Bo-Bo (1952)

A new design finished this week, the De class in nz120 scale. The bogie side frames will be available separately in the near future, and will be available in FUD & Brass (Perfect amount of weight precisely where it's required).

For any brass etching experts out there, this loco would benefit the most out of etched grill covers!

The New Zealand DE class locomotive is a New Zealand class of shunting diesel-electric locomotives Introduced 1952. The New Zealand Railways intended to replace steam locomotives for shunting duties with this class. They are physically similar to the Tasmanian Government Railways X class, which were also of English Electric design. - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Latest Version, without bogie side frames.

Showing inside Cab

New Zealand Railways DE Class. Ken Devlin Photo, Sourced from http://www.kiwibonds.com/KenDevlin/Pagebatch3.html

Tasmanian Government Railways X class Sourced from http://www.dvr.org.au

My scratch built De model, soon to be replaced with any luck!