Nederlandse Spoorwegen "Blauwe Engel" DE1 Motorrijtuig in Spoor 1 / 1:32 / 45 mm track

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This is my interpretation in Gauge 1 (1:32) of the DE1 railcar designed by Allan (Rotterdam) for the “Nederlandse Spoorwegen” in ‘50’s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Angel_(train)https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blauwe_EngelThese railcars were painted blue when delivered. During maintenance/revisions in the 1970's they received the standard red livery for diesel trains. Later they were painted in the grey/yellow standard colors, just like all other Dutch rolling stock.Motorcar #41 was stored after being decomissioned in 1985. After a full restauration in 1995 it is on display at “Het Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum”. https://www.spoorwegmuseum.nl/ontdek/de-collectie/onze-treinen/de-blauwe-engel-ns-41/The museum uses this motorrailcar frequently for the “Heimwee Express”, transporting guest between Utrecht Central Station (Ut) and The museum at Utrecht Maliebaan (Utm).     Parts needed:Axles: 4 X Standard LGB wheel/axle-sets (3.0 mm metal rod, 30 mm wheels)Bearings: 8 X MR63ZZMotors: 2 X Geared motor 16GA-050 (i.e. 12V/1400 rpm)RC Receiver: Your personal preferenceESC: 6V ESC for brushed motors (AliExpres, eBay, BangGood, etc…..)Power supply: I've used one 18650 cell, a charging/undervoltage PCB and a boost converter to achieve 6V DC.Additional: LED's (red, white and red/white) for the interior and the front and rear signal lights. Sound module. Several standing and sitting 1:32 figures.Screws: Several sizes, M2, M3 and M5PaintPlastic sheet for the windows. Important notes:This model will not drive trough curves tighter than LGB R3 (minimum radius ~ 1250 mm). It certainly derails negotiating tighter curves. The published files fit on the 30 x 30 cm print bed. You will need to adjust them to accomodate printers with smaller beds.Improved files were uploaded 20OCT2023.Because the construction is relatively simple, I haven't written instructions. Contact me for questions concerning building this model.It is sure I encountered issues building my initial model. Because it is very likely not all corrections havn't been updated on Printables it is a good idea to contact me before building this model.Additional information:  It was pretty easy to develop the DE2 model from this published DE1. (Pictures added). Please contact me in case you want to build this 140 cm long 2 carriage unit. Good luck pinting this typical Dutch rolling stock. Rob