Glad to be able to help. Best wishes, Dave
Hello, If you convert a radius of 315 mm to English units you get 12.4 inches. So, any track with a radii greater will work. Note that trains...
Two versions, starting with three paint schemes. The original announcement:...
The Milwaukee cabooses look really nice. A must for modelers of Milwaukee, Chicago, Kansas City, and a couple other locations. As for the Espee,...
I would love to see Atlas or FVM do the Fairbanks-Morse H10-44 and/or H12-44s. It would fit on the VO-1000 mechanism, which was improved in later...
Three or four years ago, I didn't buy enough Atlas Code 55 turnouts..... Other than that, I missed out on a very hot custom Milwaukee Road SD10....
I do believe that the original statement is correct. There is one headlight, on the nose of the unit. The decoder has provisions for installing...
The best way to get these designed for 3D printing is to find a designer and commission them to do the work. The designer doesn't make much per...
All good points and I agree with many/all of them. I didn't want to divert your excellent thread on your lovely design. I just wanted to show...
Thread drift alert! Joe, Not that it will make you feel any better, but that is the standard Shapeways reply. While Shapeways is an easy company...
Joe, The printing issue you are seeing with your VO-660 shells is not a "misprinting" issue (with the exception of the cab blob), but rather a...
I have three or four mechanisms that I would be willing to sell. Send me a PM or email with your email and we can discuss. I purchased them to get...
Bestine can be found at many art supply stores. It is a rubber cement thinner and typically on the shelf near it. Here is a 15 page thread on...
I am not sure it the partnership between the USFS and the ARR is correctly stated here. As I understand it, the ARR purchased the railcar in...
This car is mainly used on the Glacier Discovery route. http://www.alaskarailroad.com/travel/OurTrains/GlacierDiscovery/tabid/101/Default.aspx...
Some people print them on adhesive label stock and just stick them on. A light spray of flat or gloss sealer to help keep them put. Best wishes,...
At least it distracted you from noticing how awful the handrails look. It is hard to get a good color match between the painted shell and the...
$45 for a kit such as this seems reasonable. It is an accurate recreation of a distinctive, but limited prototype. ESM has used top quality...
A couple of modest contributions from the Milwaukee Road Beer Line. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Best wishes, Dave
I used a stenciling brush and stippled some acrylic modeling paste mixed with a concrete color craft paint on it, and gave it a light sanding with...
