3D printed Garratt

 

A few days ago, I posted some photos from my local club night, one of which was a G1 3D printed Ruston diesel by Big Chris. The model had been enlarged from a TT scale file, and looked pretty good. 

Well, he's been at it again, this time enlarging a 009 Garratt file to G scale after a slightly random conversation with a mate. 

Printing, and curing, took 50 hours, but the result is a nice solid-feeling body, that should stand up to outdoor use. Maybe it lacks some of the finesse of a body created from scratch in the scale, but not much. Using the "6 foot rule", you'd be hard put to notice anything. 

Obviously, the model needs a chassis. In 009, it runs on a pair of RTR units, but for the bigger scale, Chris is talking to Ed the laser about a few options. Watch this space for more details.