009 Tanker Wagon Model Railway

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Maybe not the best choice for FDM printing after all. The file TankerWagon.stl is actually a pre-assembled model, and it's definitely not designed with 3D printing in mind. Two body versions are included - one with bracing bars, another without. I've never even attempted to print the barred version myself. To add some makeshift bracing bars to the no-bars model, I simply glued on lengths of electric guitar string. The chassis is perfectly compatible with standard N/009 gauge wheels, which can be attached using pointed end axles. Plus, the underside of the chassis is just the right height for Greenwich 009 couplings. As it happens, this model was originally printed in ABS, and the paint job isn't exactly a masterpiece - I knew that from the start, by the way. It was always intended as a bit of loco graveyard scenery.