Moel Rhos

A 16mm scale narrow gauge railway in a West Wales garden…

Category: 3D Printing

  • Easter Bunny

    Easter Bunny

    A couple of Easters back I realised the line had no Easter Bunny (not counting the scale 4 meter high monsters who visit occasionally) so I downloaded a rabbit from Thingiverse and printed him. Here he is riding in luxury on a Binnie flat wagon…

  • Sir John Hurt

    Sir John Hurt

    “Great men are forged in fire. It is the privilege of lesser men to light the flame.” – The Day of the Doctor One of the first things I did when I got my printer, back at the end of 2020, was of course to download Sir John Hurt and print him at 1:19 scale.

  • Priming Prints

    Priming Prints

    Having made a start in 3D printing I found that priming some of the bits and pieces I’d testing with different print settings helps to show up differences in the finish you get.

  • Lego wagons

    Lego wagons

    One of the first drawings I did to 3D print was for parts to make Christmas presents for my nephews and niece.

  • Christmas Eve 2020

    Christmas Eve 2020

    Merry Christmas everyone! Dipping into our virtual meet-ups from 2020/21 again, here’s a set of images from Christmas Eve 2020.

  • A start in 3D printing

    A start in 3D printing

    The biggest development on the Moel Rhos in the past few years has been the acquisition by the railway’s workshops of its first 3D printer.