RayRimes Designs

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Detailed Miniature Resin Models:

Unique designs in 1/144, N gauge (1/152) & 1/200 scales...

...and now 1/76 scale

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New models available!

A growing collection of 1/76 scale models...

I'm still trying to catch up with all your suggestions for new models, particularly in the larger scale!

This month, I have finished the designs for a collection of three vehicles, hastily brought into service in mid-1940 after the fall of France, for the local defence of UK airfields.

These three vehicles - improvised from whatever chassis were available at the time - are ideal accompaniments to Battle of Britain dioramas! There are two versions of the Armadillo - which was a flatbed truck with protected fighting compartment made of wood with gravel infill, carrying a crew of 2 or 3 armed with rifles and WW1-vintage Lewis gun. They were operated by spare RAF personnel or local Home Guard units. Alongside the Armadillos is the early Beaverette Mk1 - literally an armoured car, based on the civil Standard Motor Co. 4x2 saloon chassis, with oak and steel armour. Carrying a crew of 2, and armed with a Bren LMG.

All the vehicles are available with crew figures and in both 1/76 and 1/144 scale - I think I am getting better at figure-modelling - and at a special price if ordered as a set. Hopefully, an unusual addition to your fleets!

The Bedford will also shortly be available as a short-wheelbase civil cargo truck (in both scales).

I'm also prototyping the designs for another RAF crewbus to go with the existing Fordson WOT in 1/144. This is the Dodge VK62 with Mulliner-built body, in use from 1941 onwards. It will be available in 1/144 and as a 1/76 model with full interior seating detail. Watch this space!

See the individual product pages to order and for more photos of each product.

Finally, thank you to all my customers who take the trouble to send photos of my models in their collections - you make much better jobs of the finishing than I could ever do! Keep up the good work (and I will get around to posting more of them here in due course!)

RECENT ADDITIONS...

A couple of new items to consider...

I've had a lot of demand for ground equipment items, but they are so small, it's difficult to print them individually, whilst selling and packing them would be uneconomical. So the solution is make them as a set like this: it includes a Houchin starter, fluid and pneumatic servicing trailers, bottle trolley, 3 types of engine fire extinguishers and two twin-extinguisher trolley - ideal for dressing dioramas! To complete the release, a Chevrolet C30 Step-thru van, typically seen on commercial airports in the Far East and Americas.

About Me

It's my hobby...

Like a lot of people, I've been making models of all sorts since getting my first Airfix kit as a kid. When I couldn't find the particular truck I wanted for a military rail project, I took the plunge into 3D printing and everything snowballed from there! I find the whole process fascinating - from starting with a blank screen to ending up with a finished miniature model!

Thanks to the support and feedback from a number of my early customers, I have been encouraged to expand the range of models to cover a wide range of civilian, military and aviation subjects. The only downside is that now I don't have much time left for my own modelling!!

The Designs

I use a 3D liquid resin printer, which provides superb detail, despite being a slower and more complicated process than simple filament printing. I do all the 3D drawings myself from scratch - most of the models are designed and drawn in 1/76 size, then scaled down to the required size - usually 1/144 scale or 1/152 (for N gauge). The detail achievable is pretty impressive...

The Products

My subjects are a mix of my own preferences and customer suggestions - so if there's a model you need and can't find anywhere else, drop me a line and I may be able to help! Also, since they are all my own drawings, I can sometimes customise the basic designs to make particular vehicles.

INFORMATION

Working with Resin Miniatures

My miniatures are made from a liquid photopolymer resin, which is cured with UV light to harden it after printing. This results in a hard, but somewhat brittle plastic - which can easily break if handled carelessly. If you drop a model onto a hard surface, it will probably shatter!

The printing process requires the addition of supports - I try to remove all trace of these, but you may need to do some final cleaning up before painting - use a fine file or sharp craft knife.

Minor blemishes in models can be filled with regular plastic filler, but do not hesitate to contact me if you are unsatisfied with the quality of the model you have received. Models are best primed before painting. If necessary, parts can be glued with a small amount of superglue.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL MODELS ARE SUPPLIED IN GREY UNPAINTED RESIN UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED - PHOTOS OF PAINTED EXAMPLES ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY

Remember...

My models are detailed miniatures for serious modellers, intended for static display

- they are not toys and are unsuitable for children

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New models available!

A growing collection of 1/76 scale models...

RECENT ADDITIONS...

Welcome

New Models

About Me

It's my hobby...

The Designs

The Products

INFORMATION

Working with Resin Miniatures

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DELIVERY INFORMATION

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Ray Rimes

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New models available!

A growing collection of 1/76 scale models...

RECENT ADDITIONS...

Welcome

New Models

About Me

It's my hobby...

The Designs

The Products

INFORMATION

Working with Resin Miniatures

Remember...

DELIVERY INFORMATION

Featured Products

Contact Us

Let me know if I can help!

Ray Rimes

Send Message

Customer Photo Gallery

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