Another batch of freight cars is headed to the paint booth!
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Decal work – 1
The last blog post ended with missing decal sets for recently painted freight cars! My list of completed resin and 3D printed freight cars ready for the paint shop leads this blog post. I needed to find all of these decal sets to keep progress moving forward.
Continue reading “Decal work – 1”3D printed freight cars
A number of small companies and consortiums have been producing 3D printed freight cars over the last several years. Many of the models have reflected post-WW2 prototypes but that has started to change.
Continue reading “3D printed freight cars”Updated 1920s era plastic freight car guide
Several months ago, a friend asked when I was going to update the guide to 1920s era HO scale plastic freight cars resource page. After some discussion, I realized there were several new models to add and a few things to rearrange on the page.
Continue reading “Updated 1920s era plastic freight car guide”Special runs – L&N ventilated box car
As I’m focused on modeling the Twenties, I keep an eye open for special run models that may fit my time frame. The recent Norfolk & Western box car produced for the N&WHS is an example. Sometimes an email arrives with a prototype question as a project comes together.
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