MEA Box Wagon for model railway.

This has been designed for a OO model railway

Please see photos for more info; this has been produced from photo's I have found on the internet. The MEA varied a bit across all the MEA wagons built in real life and this is the design I copied from drawings. If I have got anything wrong then please let me know with details of what is wrong. Photos or drawings of things that are wrong will help me correct the model if required. As per normal with my designs there is a balance between accuracy and printability, hopefully not affecting the look of the model too much.

The model comes in two sections to aid printing and painting. The chassis is one item and the top (Main Body) is another.The chassis is best printed inverted but you are welcome to print how you feel is best. The chassis has got some indented holes for print supports to go which reduce issues with removing supports and getting the surface flat.

The example in the photos has been printed on a AnyCubic Photon, so item can be printed easily on a resin printer with a print area of 115mm x 65mm x 155mm.There is two versions of the Top. I have included one with a anti warp grid, this is designed to be left attached until after curing. I didn't cut this out for a few days and I found the top didn't warp.

The model comes with a NEM socket so a multiple of connections can be fitted.

You will need to purchase some 12mm Metal wheels and buffers as I decided printing buffers isn't very realistic, Accurascale do some excellent OO scale sprung buffers that I have used, see link below. Accurascale buffers are about £3 for a pack of 8; I have used the 16" version. There is a locating hole for fitting the buffers but might need drilling to enable the buffers to fit.

For a smooth running these might be helpful https://www.dccconcepts.com/product/bearing-reamers-set-of-two/

https://accurascale.co.uk/collections/buffers

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