Lego will include its first production-scale 3D printed element — a functional train piece made with EOS polymer technology — in the 956-piece Holiday Express Train set debuting in October.

For most involved in the hobby, model trains involve buying track from off-the-shelf suppliers, and lots of delicate painting and finishing. Conversely, [Ivan] just wanted to make something fast and ...

Danish toy maker LEGO released two new Christmas sets, the Icons Holiday Express Train and the Family Christmas Tree Decoration.

Earlier this year, we reported on rial operator JR West’s plans to create the world’s first 3D-printed train station building. In a fitting tribute to the speed this technology affords us, the ...

Need a train station shelter in a hurry? You can now print that. In Arida, Japan, a Japanese architectural firm and 3D-printed house manufacturer partnered with JR-West, a railway network, to build ...

Model trains are fun, but sometimes little whirring motors in electric models feel a long way from the hulking metal beasts of the real railways. [Lewis] of [DIY Machines] adds back some of the flavor ...

A major railway operator in Japan is embarking on a journey to build what it says will be the world’s first 3D-printed train ...

Incredible things have been happening in Japan. This is the country that gave us karaoke bars, sushi conveyors, and square watermelon — not to mention those high-tech toilets. Undergirding these ...

As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer? As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns ...

A professor at Dakota State University is putting his 3D printers to good use this holiday season by printing toys to donate to Toys for Tots. Tyler Flaagan, assistant professor of computer and cyber ...