All These Model Trains Were 3D Printed At Home!

A showcase of all the 3D printed locomotives that I've built over the past few years!

Thanks for watching!

0:00 Intro
1:11 Prototype Loco
5:22 Manning Wardle L Class
10:12 LBSC Gladstone
14:39 Old Coppernob
19:58 Gresley's Rocket
24:37 GER 552

[levidarling]

You’re too harsh on yourself Sam, your first 3d printed locomotive should be loved because he just shows you how important it is to find a place to start so you can begin your journey of making your own locomotives. I haven’t started 3d printing entire locomotives yet, but I’ll give it my best over here in the states.

[paranoidjd]

You should always be proud of the first one as that's the one that started you on the path of learning! Be fun to see you go back and do a Mark II of the early ones 😊

[awesomealbertt]

I love how you say that Gresly’s rocket is entirely fan powered. (In 2 ways; a real fan and Sam’sTrains fans)

[TheRamtops]

The first model is fab Sam. Captures aura of some hard working industrial monster from the 1800's that was battered and dirty and lived a short life of bodged repairs and oily tea. Absolutely love it.😊

[derekbond]

As a fellow 3D printer Sam, and owner of some of your creations, I salute your diligence and patience.

[chrissharp]

Sam every journey starts with the first step and is the learning curve to better things. To get your head around what you have to achieve in order to make 3D printed models is a minefield but with perseverance you have achieved the goals you aspire too. Well done and yes you inspire others in this great hobby.

[NWRJ_WStudios]

It's really amazing to see how much progress you did Sam. From your first one to your best one.

Cheers Jasper & WIllow

[cdyvids]

The gresleys rocket fan idea was done before for james may's great train race attempt two, however it went horribly wrong as the engine, was not fitted with brakes, and then after rerailing it they tested its speed and it derailed at such a high speed it ripped itself to bits, though gresleys rocket has a much smaller fan so it is superior in that sence, so its not top heavy, if only it had a coupling haha


As you can tell, gresleys rocket is my favourite, love a wacky idea

[nathanw]

Greeley Rocket kinda reminds me of the push along prop thing Triang did back in the day!

[tobyytlai]

Hello Sam, have you heard of the GWR Garratts? They were 2 proposed designs that never came to fruition. One is a 2-8-0+0-8-2 (using 28XX chassis), the other is a 4-6-0+0-6-4 (using Hall chassis). With both chassis being readily available in RTR, you can combine 3D printing (for the body etc.) with RTR to create these 2 very unique models.

[europacifictradersltd]

hi sam. at last a catwalk of sams unique models starting from your first build upto your present build. you should always be proud of your first model because that led to your present day models well done

[drewzero]

I've been designing and 3D printing a garden scale tank engine over the course of this year, and have found the big strength of 3D printing is being able to easily iterate on parts that weren't quite right the first or second time.

Rather than sanding, I've had best results splitting up parts so smooth flat sides can be printed flat, and enabling ironing in the slicer. It makes the print take longer but can dramatically reduce post-processing.

[adeerdoes]

your locos are incredible Sam! I love how you can see your confidence improve through each successive model! Definitely would say 552 is my favourite!

If you're looking for suggestions for future locomotives, why not try (if it's possible) an era 1 loco..
You have The Rocket, but what about the other locos from the Rainhill Trials? how about Sans Pareil or novelty? heck even the cycloped!

Would definitely be a challenge!

[Noodlewerfer]

It's really amazing how far your 3D printed projects have come. I remember when you teased the prototype as an idea you were working on before you knew it was possible to make a fully 3D printed loco, I never imagined it would turn into multiple proper models! I think my favorite is either the Manning Wardle L Class or Old Coppernob personally, but they're all fantastic- even the prototype 4-4-0!

[lukeslocomotives]

I would quite like to see you make a Lancashire & Yorkshire Class 23. A ready to tun model has never been made, whilst it has a large saddle tank and inside cylinders, so I imagine it would be quite easy to make and add weight to make it pull better

The Class 23 were rebuilt from Class 25s. They literally removed the tender and added a saddle tank and bunker, so if you wanted to you could modify that into a Class 25

[Madonsteamrailways]

The Great Eastern locomotive is an absolute classic design, and a brilliant model to run on a regular British layout.

[Sam_Dabboi]

Even though I've been watching the 3d printing videos since the beginning, it's astounding to see just how much progress Sam has made

[artt]

The G E R looks beautiful. I'd like to see next you do some 3D printed '0' gauge models.

[gyralite]

Sam, Thanks for sharing! Your first loco is a neat proof of concept; you should be proud!

[sattambiswas]

Sam, all the models are beautiful, including the first one. Your progress have been astonishing.
Can I request you to please make a 3D printed running model of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) steam engines?