20 years dedicated to product design

Since I finished my studies in Industrial Design Engineering, I have specialized in the design of plastic parts and injection molds, and I have been acquiring knowledge about what should be taken into account depending on the application that we must give to the piece to be designed.

This gives me a lot of experience in how the design of the piece should be, and the details, and so that aesthetics and functionality fit together perfectly. At the same time I have learned a lot about drawing in 3D with different programs, to be versatile, and I have developed an ability to learn to work with new computer tools.

With this base, and the interest in the world of modeling, is when the idea of ​​making bridges and custom pieces arose.

Model making and 3D printing

We have been following the evolution of 3D printers that are coming onto the market for years, especially FDM printers (and they come in all price ranges). But until recently, we have not seen a significant improvement in print quality in the cheaper printers. And this improvement, in our opinion, brings 3D printers closer to our homes.

They have really made a qualitative leap, if you know how to design the parts. By this we mean that, to have good results in 3D printing, it does not only depend on the printer, but also on how we design the part so that it can be printed in the best possible way.

It is not the same to design to inject plastic, than to print in FDM or do it in SLA Resin... You have to investigate and learn. This gives me a lot of experience in how the design of the part should be, and the details, and so that aesthetics and functionality fit together perfectly. At the same time I have learned a lot about drawing in 3D with different programs, to be versatile, and I have developed an ability to learn to work with new computer tools.

With this base, and the hobby of the world of modeling, is when the idea of ​​making bridges and custom parts arose.

The passion for models, and specifically model trains, goes back a long way, to when he was a child with his first Ibertren model in N scale. But over time you discover other scales with other details and diversifications, which leads us to see that not all scales have the same supply and demand.

And here begins the passion for the H0 scale, and the creation of a test model, where we carry out tests of setting up scenarios, and to make the different locomotives roll.

We create scenarios with purchased kits, to see the different qualities that the different brands offer us, and we also make personalized scenarios by hand, especially in the beginning.

And it is from that moment that the history of this project begins.

Model Makers 3D

One day, I was looking through the different online model railway shops for a bridge to place on the test layout, with specific measurements. Or at least, ones that were close to the measurements I needed for the model railway.

What happened was that I didn't find any solution for the measurements I needed, other than buying different types of bridges with different pylons to get everything to fit. Even then, I had to cut the entrance position of the bridge because it didn't fit exactly.

Thus, the need to want a bridge, a small personal project, was combined with the purchase of some 3D printers.

I looked for the exact measurements and began to design the bridge with the computer, taking into account the aesthetics I wanted and the way to manufacture it with the printer. The result was so surprising that I considered the idea of ​​designing custom bridges, and also that of designing custom objects for other scales, which do not have as much catalog as the H0 scale.