3D Printed & CNC Machined GWR 95xx 0-4-0 Loco designed from scratch | S2 E26

[@iangerahty3422]

An inspiration to all from the fairly young to the err not so young. The experience and skills of your family are a magnificent resource that you marshall well.

[@OONeal]

Thank you Ian!

[@Daracdor]

About 1971 I was a kid that had a love of model railways and I bought a used track set from a school friend . My dad saw my interest and took me to visit Beaties in Sheffield and said that I could choose any one locomotive . All the famous names of the steam era where there for me to choose my fancy . I came home with the GWR Pannier .... for some reason I have always loved that loco & still do .

[@OONeal]

That’s a great story, I like that you had a pannier as your choice of locos to take home

[@chrissharp5073]

There are times when I wish I was 50 years younger! Your engineering skills are outstanding and you have taken scratch building to a whole new level. Well done and well presented.

[@OONeal]

Thank you Chris, I’m glad you liked it. It took a lot of work and was a very satisfying process

[@martynbuzzing3327]

Nice when you have all the kit and the knowledge. Amazing results. I thought when I saw all the unusable bodies, I could use something like those on a diorama scrap yard I'd like to create.

[@NicholassTrainChannel]

I must say you have done a fine job there Tris A loco to be proud of.- Nicholas.

[@OONeal]

Thank you Nicholas 😊

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Nice video Neal. Very helpful.

[@OONeal]

Thank you 😊

[@gregoryhale2202]

Tris, simply brilliant. Cheers Greg

[@OONeal]

Thank you Greg 😊

[@WHRBERT]

Real cute little engine, well done!

[@OONeal]

Thank you Mark!

[@Kevin-mm5ix4dc7y]

Great video Tris. Like others I’d read your article in HM and was looking out for the video.

[@OONeal]

Thank you Kevin 😊

[@lewiscartwright3609]

Great video mate thanks I thoroughly enjoyed watching it 👍 😀

[@OONeal]

Excellent glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@lewiscartwright3609]

@@OONeal No worries 👍 Keep up the informative and inspiring videos Cheers.Lewis 👍

[@Kettenhund31]

You've built a good model of a plausable GWR 0-4-0PT and given me a lot of ideas.... Thanks for sharing. Incidentally there actually was a single GWR 0-4-0PT that was rebuilt from an absorbed Welsh saddle tank although it didn't last long...

[@OONeal]

Thank you, it would have been great to see that loco

[@dylansheppardmymodelrailway]

On catch up tris .....what a great vid 👍👍👍👍

[@OONeal]

Thank you glad you liked it

[@ade9685]

Pretty amazing well done fab vlog

[@OONeal]

Thank you Ade!

[@StaxRail]

I remember reading the article in one of the model railway mags about this, and recognised your name- been waiting for the video! Brilliant little loco, very impressive construction and probably one of the most modern scratchbuilds I've seen. Milled chassis, 3D printed body, DCC sound, it's got it all. You should be very proud of it

[@OONeal]

Thank you very much it was a very enjoyable project and it’s great that I show you all 😊

[@DangerAngelous]

Oh wow this is like shorty car conversions but holy cow for a steam engine it looks so cute :D

[@OONeal]

Thanks it does have a nice look about it doesn’t it

[@thomasmcelroy3637]

hi tris. yes very nice indeed.

[@OONeal]

Thank you Thomas

[@willtaylor1676]

definitely time to build an 0-8-0 pannier

[@OONeal]

That would be a fun project, I need to find a good doner chassis for that.

[@wheezypalacemodels7726]

Tris, you are amazing at what you do and a breath of fresh air to modern scratch builders. The technology at you’re fingertips is fabulous and you have absolutely nailed that loco..👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼.. very well done sir, really enjoyed watching that..thank you, Chris

[@OONeal]

Thank you Chris, it was really enjoyable to do 😊 I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@sonarfreq]

Simply superb work, well done!

[@OONeal]

Thank you very much

[@WillJamesRailways]

Really nice work mate!

[@OONeal]

Thank you sir 😁

[@fredtedstedman]

she's beautiful Tris , reminds me of your lttle narrow gauge pannier ? unbelievably cute , well done . ( O gauge would be great !)

[@OONeal]

Thank you, yes it was my inspiration and I would like to make both of them in O gauge 😊

[@im9nr1]

Lovely little model train you made for yourself.

[@OONeal]

Thank you Ethan 😊

[@robwooding5046]

Well done that man!! what a totally believable loco, just a thought maybe outside cylinder boxes ? then could class it a 12xx a smaller brother to the 13xx, would make a great dock or quayside loco.

[@OONeal]

Thank you Rob, you could do I guess thats another project for another day when I build some more confidence in the modeling.

[@martynhares2776]

Very well done Tris, The detail is fantastic give yourself a pat on the back.

[@OONeal]

Thank you Martyn 😊

[@RobA500]

That is a very impressive little locomotive, looks as if it could’ve come out of Swindon’s rail work back in the day.

[@OONeal]

Thank you I wish it had come out it would have been a great looking loco

[@calmandclumsy]

That's absolutely amazing what you've done! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@OONeal]

Thank you ☺️ it was a pleasure to share it with you

[@railwayjade]

Awesome work Tris! Thanks for showing us the process!

[@OONeal]

Thank you Jade 😊

[@VNWas]

Amazing work Tris, well done!

[@OONeal]

Thank you Warren 😊

[@iansaunders811]

Amazing work Tris. Truly inspirational. I ave some Newman's Miniatures 3D printed Scratch ids bodies for Era 1 Loco's but am having trouble getting hold of the right diameter wheels and connecting rods.

[@OONeal]

Thank you Ian 😊 wheels I got from branch lines but Conrods you can make yourself from thin brass if your patient enough

[@dragon-junction-MK2]

Brilliant Tris .Enjoyed that.

[@OONeal]

Thank you sir 😊

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

Nice work, Tris. When one has the tools and experience, the projects get quite strong.

[@OONeal]

Thank you Anthony 😊

[@marklittlejohn1457]

Looks amazing thankyou for the video

[@OONeal]

Thank you Mark 😊 I’m glad you liked it

[@hartleymartin]

I don't know if it has already been mentioned to you, but there was indeed at least one 0-4-0 Pannier Tank loco. GWR No.795 which later carried the name "Dorothy" It was smaller than what your model portrays and was an outside-cylinder 0-4-0.

[@OONeal]

Hello Martin, It has and I have since found some pictures of it. Its an interesting loco and maybe worth putting time into making one day. Thank you for taking the time to write the comment.

[@martinhall60]

What a great little 040 pannier tank loco. Well done. Looking forward to seeing you build another locomotive.

[@OONeal]

Thank you very much. I would like to do something but not sure what yet but we will see. Thank you for the support!

[@AntoekneeDE]

Fantastic. Probably mentioned before but I chose to do a GWR rebuild of a M&SWJR L-class which is a 4-4-0 tender loco. I had a motorised tender chassis (Airfix 4F most likely) which met the dimension requirements near enough and going that way meant an FDM chassis for the front with brass bearings inserted was doable seeing as I don’t have the CNC machinery or even at that time a pillar drill for brass plate. I used donor Hornby wheels, coupling rods and bogie but otherwise was FDM. Everything was designed to be sympathetic to FDM, printing in resin you could certainly make some changes and break it down into fewer pieces than I had to, and I had to apply the rivet details afterwards as waterslides, which would also be easy with a resin printer. I was amazed when it all came together and worked. Modelling a safety valve bonnet on a taper boiler in fusion 360 was no mean feat! There’s a lot of software that couldn’t produce that shape! Anyway point of telling you this is you’d be more than welcome to have the CAD of you wanted to give it a go and improve it with a metal and motorised main chassis and help with the bulk of the dimensions having already been reproduced digitally.

[@OONeal]

Hello, that sounds like a great project I would love to see it. Yes maybe oneday to build up what you’ve been working on would be cool. I’ve got a lot of projects to get through now though but it’s nice to hear what you used and how you did it. Maybe you can send me some pictures on Instagram 😊

[@HemelDownModelRailway]

Your work never ceases to amaze me, great job tris looks great! 🙂🙂👍🏻

[@OONeal]

Thank you Mark 😊

[@eddierools]

Not gonna lie, that baby pannier looks VERY cursed... but EXTREMELY adorable at the same time, I love it! XD Btw, this may seem very silly... But in all seriousness, because your name is "OO Neal", i think it'd be rather fitting and fun if you actually went and made a OO scale version of Neil, the little 0-4-0 Box Tank from Thomas and Friends and use him almost as a little mascot of sorts!

[@OONeal]

Ha ha maybe in the future 😊

[@DouglasParkinson]

Looking very good. As a suggestion for future projects: printing parts at 45° is a a good compromise for artifacts on all faces; but there is a "golden angle" to print at where the surface at that angle will have almost imperceptible layer lines, since the layers don't skip any pixels when going up to the next layer. On my Photon it's 46.62° for a 50 micron layer height, but it will vary based on the pixel width of your screen and the layer height. Other surfaces will have imperfections, but it's good if one surface matters more than others. I'd love to do a similar project in N scale, but I lack the CNC machine and CAD skills to realise such a project.

[@Legomastr365]

This is such an adorable locomotive! Really splendid job!

[@mistermadmachine6311]

It’s like duck then duckling (get it)

[@OONeal]

Thank you 😊

[@vandenbricks]

Something I’d also like to try doing one day, I have various Victorian railways prototypes modelled and ready to go, hoping to see more videos like this!

[@OONeal]

That’s great, I hope to do more but as you know it takes time so I need to plan the next one.

[@deanwilliams5466]

Well that looked absolutely amazing. I would be very interested in an o gauge version of your 95xx.

[@OONeal]

Thank you I would like to make one some time

[@deanwilliams5466]

@@OONeal you are most welcome. If you let me know I would certainly be interested as it would make am interesting talking point plus would be great for tighter radius curves. I would like to print myself but have other priorities at present.

[@dangerdave0000000001]

Were did you get the transfers from neal :) love the pannier :)

[@paulofbramleyjunction4270]

Well Tris, you never stop surprising me. That little GWR engine you have created is fantastic, well done. You should be really proud of yourself, I really wish I could create stuff like that. 1. I can’t and don’t understand CAD, therefore cannot draw what’s in my head. My hat goes off to you sir. 👍👋

[@OONeal]

Thank you, I am really pleased with how it came out. It’s great you enjoyed it 😊

[@alastairvize7052]

Really fascinating video, and the end result is a delight. Thank you.

[@OONeal]

Thank you 😊

[@johnjephcote7636]

Fascinating! but totally beyond me as I just cut metal and solder and use a hand rivetter. As to those fold-up gear boxes...The gears never mesh right. For some reason the armature shaft hunts and the loco runs hesitantly in one direction, though better in another and I've been trying these gearboxes since the 1960s . I prefer buying a worm and gear set and making the frame myself.

[@OONeal]

Thanks, I’ve spent many years watching my dad make them from brass and always been so impressed, one day I will have a go at a brass kit.

[@daylightman8459]

An 0-4-0 Great Western pannier tank? That’s both cute and cursed at the same time.

[@OONeal]

😊 I must ask why cursed?

[@daylightman8459]

Everyone knows that all GWR pannier tanks are 0-6-0’s but it’s still very adorable.

[@ManOfUnknownWorth]

I suppose you could make models of experimental engines. The GER A55 would be interesting, but it might be a bit too much. I wish that I weren't so stupid because I would love to do something like this myself.

[@OONeal]

Yes if you have the time you could do anything. It just takes time and you can do it.

[@kevinludlow7561]

"wow" nothing more to add

[@OONeal]

Thank you 😊

[@Bonkers38]

I struggle to make a square/circle on CAD :( - that loco is stunning

[@OONeal]

It will come with practice. Thank you though it was a lot of fun and really enjoyable to do.

[@class_31clag]

Could you maybe do a 0-4-0 class 20 Love your vids Keep up the good work

[@OONeal]

Oh wow, not sure how that would look 😊

[@The.Conqueeftador]

How about a gwr steam railmotor? That would be epic

[@OONeal]

That would be a great project. Maybe oneday!

[@goldbug1981]

What a fantastic little loco. Which copy of the Hornby mag will this be in?

[@OONeal]

Hello Mathew, thank you, it’s in septembers issue.

[@goldbug1981]

@@OONeal thanks for letting me know

[@krzystf764]

This Look cursed lol, love it. ❤

[@Bonkers38]

Did you use a primer before painting the green?

[@OONeal]

I did but I think it wasn’t smooth enough

[@adamhester8751]

Really good work. It looks like it was actually built in real life. Wonder why they didn't.

[@OONeal]

Thank you, I wish they had

[@RobA500]

Look forward to watching, did you mean to set it to premier at 07:30 in the morning?

[@OONeal]

I can’t believe I’ve done that again. I will make it the evening 🙈 thank you Rob

[@martynbertalan9143]

Nice work Tris, did you glaze her or did I miss that part 😀

[@OONeal]

Thank you Martyn, I did a satin varnish coat at the end but didn’t film it. For glazing of the windows if that’s what your asking I didn’t but maybe I should sometime

[@Flyingscotproductions]

Could you make a tramway version with sideplates so it could use a tenshodo spud chassis

[@nicolaiitchenko7610]

Try an On30 on a simple 0-6-0 loco body in OO.

[@OONeal]

Maybe I should! we will see

[@bigbuffersproductions]

They are so cute you need to sell them lol I’d buy it lol

[@AustNRail]

My goodness, it’s Obi-wan, hello there.

[@OONeal]

Ha ha thanks

[@jasonkristunas9427]

Would you consider selling the body as a o gauge kit?

[@OONeal]

I don't think I would to begin with but I may do something in the future. I'm glad it interests you.

[@medwaypeninsulaMR]

Hi Tris - Excellent video showing the process of design and build and shows how scratch building progresses and I think 3D will allow people to make bespoke items more easily and mean there will be so much more variety of rolling stock. It looked great on your Father's layout . What does he think about the "New" methods compared to say white metal kit building ? Cheers Kev

[@OONeal]

Thank you Kev, it was good to see you yesterday too! It has opened up more possibilities of what you can do 😊 I think he’s quite excited by the techniques that I use. Take care 😊

[@medwaypeninsulaMR]

Thanks for taking time to chat yesterday and looking forward to what you are planning next on the 3D designs and thanks for the Airbrush advice did you say .8 nozzle. Cheers Kev

[@OONeal]

@@medwaypeninsulaMR it’s ok it was nice for me. I look forward to showing you my models in the future. Yes something around a .8 will be fine for you 😊

[@OlivierGabin]

I'm interested, in the long term, by building my own engines in HO scale (PLM railway in France). I am still blocked now by the valve gear, always outside one on french trains... I'm thinking about it now, maybe with brass plat pieces laser-cut. Anyway, it's still interesting to see how you do your model. Now, I juste have to buy a 3D printer first !

[@OONeal]

I hope they work out for you, outside valve gear from scratch is something I would like to learn about so I can understand where your coming from. Get yourself the 3D printer and have some fun.

[@DanInHisDen]

Where can I get one? I know it is custom but it looks cute.

[@OONeal]

Thank you I’m glad you like it 😊 maybe oneday a big company will want to make one like it for you all to buy

[@ayitatrainfan]

You should buld a 0 gauge versions vor samstrains

[@OONeal]

I am tempted to make one on O gauge, would be much easier

[@babbagebrassworks4278]

3D printer the gears and gearboxes should make them quieter and inner wheels for only tyres needed.

[@8213_productions]

I would buy this if I could

[@OONeal]

It would be great if they were avalible to the market

[@MartinsTrainsAdventures]

can we buy these anywhere?

[@blu5118]

Is there a way I can buy the body for this engine?

[@OONeal]

I am afraid there is no chassis for it to fit. I will have to think about if I want to look at selling the bodys on the website or not as its a busy kit of bits.

[@blu5118]

@@OONeal that would be nice, seeing a couple of these going around a yard shunting and taking branchline trains

[@thomasawl]

I believe you’ve accidentally created on of those engines that is a lot smaller than they look.

[@OONeal]

You maybe correct 😊

[@mistermadmachine6311]

😮an 0-4-0 pannier type yes please 😃

[@OONeal]

Glad you like it!!

[@mistermadmachine6311]

Yeah but what did you use for it’s motive power again I couldn’t find it on eBay

[@OONeal]

@@mistermadmachine6311 you have to get it from a company called Branchlines. It’s a mashima 9x16 motor and a 50/1 gearbox

[@mistermadmachine6311]

Thanks

[@jasperherridge3168]

Does anyone know if a company like Airfix make model locomotive kits?

[@OONeal]

They used to, but Airfix are Hornby so they have the ability but I think Dapol have some of the old airfix moulds and sell them in their range.

[@jejejeje846]

Hi im joab what where is ducks face

[@adem9599]

This thing is basicly ivor the engine

[@OONeal]

Ha ha same kind of size

[@newobanproductions999]

There was no such thing as a 95XX in real life. It turns out that the numbers 9500-9599 were never issued to any GWR or BR locomotive.

[@OONeal]

I think you missed what I had explained during the video? The whole idea of the steam engine is fictitious and so I used those numbers for that reason because they were free. I hope that helps you

[@newobanproductions999]

@@OONeal It was just for those that didn't know that the GWR No. 9500-9599 was never issued or allocated. It's nice take on a small locomotive, much better than what I can come up with.

[@Nansen1981]

Total garbage unless you have the money. Do it properly ie really from scratch. Try a brass kit for example. Total rubbish.

[@OONeal]

Thank you Andy for your kind comment 😊