Arcon MKV Pre-fabricated house

The Arcon was the second most manufactured prefab, after the aluminium AIROH. 39,000 were manufactured and distributed across the UK. The Arcon was one of the shortlisted designs on display at the Tate Gallery (now Tate Britain) in July 1944. 2,500 components were needed, involving 145 manufacturers! Taylor Woodrow oversaw the production of Arcon prefab bungalows.

Arcon (Architectural Consultants) was a new type of research organisation, sponsored by several manufacturers with the aim of improving links between industry and architecture. Founded in 1943 by the architects Edric Neel, Rodney Thomas and Raglan Squire they were joined by Jack Howe the industrial designer. Jack’s daughter Susan contacted us and sent us photos of the Arcon and a floor plan. It has a tubular steel frame, designed by Ove Arup who had joined the government’s prefabrication committee in early 1944. Edric Neel had once worked for the Modernist architects Wells Coates and Denys Lasdun and before the war he had worked on the prefabrication of concrete housing for the Cement Association in Coventry. The Arcon partnership dissolved in 1967 and was absorbed into the Taylor Woodrow group, which later became Taylor Wimpey.

This 3D design fits with any Modern Railway layout, wargaming tabletop setting, Diorama or Dolls House.

131mm x 88mm x 44mm @1/76mm Scale

This STL file set is printable on Resin 3D printers, such as the Elegoo Mars. Print the model will 3D print with a 0.02 to 0.05mm layer height for best results.
An FDM 3D printer (like the Creality Ender 3) can be used but you may compromise the detail and result.

Supports are required for this STL model.

We have a handy scale calculator for resizing 3D printing STL files over at scale-converters

These 3D models are designed for 28mm tabletop wargaming and take an approximate scale of 1/50.

Judge Dredd, Necromunda, Fallout Wasteland warfare, Warmachine/Hordes, Warsurge, Infinity, Konflikt ‘47, Kill Team, stargrave, WH40k and Star Wars Legion. It also adds flavour to RPG’s such as SLA Industries and Paranoia!

Fivecore, Marvel crisis protocol, Spectre, Black ops, Clash on the fringe, No end in sight, Battle Space, Modern ops, Dogs of War, Conflict 2000, Charlie Company,  and MERCS

See the blog post notes on scales about resizing STL files.

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