3D printed Rail truck by Tebee OO9

[Brian Mosby]

today arrived a 3d printed OO9 rail truck by Tebee
100_7989 by brian mosby, on Flickr

Tebee say to use the Kato 103 chassis But I have found that a 104 chassis fits better
100_7990 by brian mosby, on Flickr

100_7992 by brian mosby, on Flickr

& here it is with a railcar to show the ride height on the 104 chassis with a 103 it would be around 4mm higher
now off togive it a coat of primmer

100_7991 by brian mosby, on Flickr

[B.Meldon]

That is an attractive little vehicle.


For a second slightly different rail-truck I think Arumo in Japan offer this one in kit form with the Kato 11-107 chassis for 5000 yen + postage. (About

[Brian Mosby]

well I have got most of the painting done still need to pick out some detail & make a front buffer beam which will be fixed to the chassis

Heres how I chached the print to fit the 104 chassis
I removed the lower lip so the chassis would sit up agains the wagon floor at the back I also removed from the chassis one end in line with the hollow down to the coupling mount plus filed a slot so the coupling on the chassis can move in the rear buffer beam   
100_7997 by brian mosby, on Flickr

100_8003 by brian mosby, on Flickr


& heres the body
100_7999 by brian mosby, on Flickr

100_7998 by brian mosby, on Flickr

100_8000 by brian mosby, on Flickr

100_8001 by brian mosby, on Flickr

100_8002 by brian mosby, on Flickr


the load is a old ten commandment casting that I shortened

[DeadHorse]

The lack of support under the front end worries me.

[Brian Mosby]

The lack of support under the front end worries me.

as I said I still need to work on the chassis by making a front buffer beam which will include framework under the bonnet