Ewerthon, I like your thought process. 3D printing might just be the ticket to getting this scale up to speed. Being a diesel guy myself, I would be really interested in a model such as a GP38-2. That way a frame / chassis structure could be produced and used for an entire line of locomotives. The GP38, GP38-2, GP39, GP39-2, GP39X, GP49, GP59, GP40, GP40-2, GP50, GP60 all used the same frame and all had the same length of 56' 2" and all had truck center spacing of 34' 0". One frame could be used for all 11 models. All that would need to change would be the shell, and maybe different fuel tank options. However, if one tank was made that had some internal scores to it so one could adjust the size of the tank simply by cutting off the end and taking whatever out of it to make the size needed, that would be a lot cheaper than making 10 different tanks.
I know everyone thinks tooling is way too expensive, I don't buy that anymore. If it was so darn expensive, how are all these upstart HO companies coming out with a different car every other month. Just saying. Michael Ostertag Green Bay, WI [email protected] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
