• Our new ticketing site is now live! Using either this or the original site (both powered by TrainSplit) helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchase! Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread!

Card model trains

Status
Not open for further replies.

Siimo

Member
Joined
13 Aug 2025
Messages
51
Location
Junction of SW Main and West Coastway
Hi all.
I rediscovered model-making using paper/card during the pandemic, and from building pre-designed kits made the jump into designing my own on finding that UK trains were virtually non-existent in the medium. My first effort was an SWT Class 158, which was successful enough to adapt the basic design process for other classes. Currently, I'm working through the Mk.1 and Mk.3 multiple units, plus London Underground types, as these are quite kind shapes to translate into paper. Off the top of my head, so far I have designed and built:

-SWT 158 (plus a test build by a friend)
-NSE 159 (still needs wheelsets)
-Southern 4CIG
-BR Southern 4CIG DT
-BR blue-grey 2HAP
-GX GLV
-Arlington Fleet Services GLV
-SWT 3CEP Lymington Lucy
-Class 150/2 Sprinter blue, plus test builds of 150/1 Provincial and Silverlink
-D Stock unrefurbished and refurbished
-Class 230 LNWR (plus SWR Class 484 by a friend)
-C Stock unrefurbished and refurbished
-A stock unrefurbished
-1996 stock in LT corporate, plus promotional livery for 7-car trains
- GOtransit Bombardier bilevel cars

I use Inkscape for all of these. Currently being built are GWR 150/0 and SPT orange Class 318 (which are very similar). All pictures taken by me apart from the 158.
 

Attachments

  • IMG_20240808_161720.jpg
    IMG_20240808_161720.jpg
    1.3 MB · Views: 66
  • IMG_20240808_162013.jpg
    IMG_20240808_162013.jpg
    1.8 MB · Views: 67
  • IMG_20241229_185112.jpg
    IMG_20241229_185112.jpg
    3.3 MB · Views: 64
  • IMG_20241229_185137.jpg
    IMG_20241229_185137.jpg
    3.7 MB · Views: 63
  • IMG_20250321_081942.jpg
    IMG_20250321_081942.jpg
    1.1 MB · Views: 60
  • IMG_20250408_181151.jpg
    IMG_20250408_181151.jpg
    2.6 MB · Views: 57
  • 422233661_773609098301266_7597302034458320007_n.jpg
    422233661_773609098301266_7597302034458320007_n.jpg
    260.3 KB · Views: 55
  • IMG_20250731_111632.jpg
    IMG_20250731_111632.jpg
    2.6 MB · Views: 54
  • IMG_20250731_215937.jpg
    IMG_20250731_215937.jpg
    3 MB · Views: 62
Last edited:
Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; click here to register, or click here to log in
R

RailUK Forums

Tony2

Member
Joined
7 Apr 2019
Messages
569
I’m very impressed!

What scale is the finished product?

Do you have any plans to share the printable files or are these for personal use only?
 

Siimo

Member
Joined
13 Aug 2025
Messages
51
Location
Junction of SW Main and West Coastway
I’m very impressed!

What scale is the finished product?

Do you have any plans to share the printable files or are these for personal use only?
These are all 1:160 scale, but I started designing some subjects (eg Class 20) in O scale in order to have an easier time with fine detail and to include things like cab interiors.
I feel a bit transgressive advertising that these are created partly for commercial purposes, but yes I do sell these via an online shop for card model downloads.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Top