Tom: Since I am going to resubmit my order, should i see if it is possible to request another more flexible material, and if I can what should I ask for? Bill Welch

Steve, I'm not disagreeing with you on this, but this is the first time I've heard that anyone other than the PRR used 152 lb. rail.   Bill Daniels San Francisco,

Bruce, Tanks a lot for your report.   Bill Daniels San Francisco, CA ________________________________ To: "<STMFC@...>" <STMFC@...> Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2013

At 01:41 PM 2/7/2013, pullmanboss wrote: <big snip> >I've been silent on Shapeways for the last few months ..but your message is one of the most lucid and enlightening on the Shapeways process I have

richtownsend@... wrote: As Dennis and Richard have said, it would be nice to see photos of actual parts. That designer has five parts in his Shapeways portfolio, but photos of none of them. It's

I should mention that Mark at Precision Scale said that he thought that the brass tank car parts for the Van Dyke car were also available as separate parts. My PCS catalog is out of date so I can't

After finding the walkway, I wrote Model Shapeways and was able to cancel my first order so I could create new order with both parts. Very impressed w/their customer service! It looks like there will

I ordered the underframe and the walkway, so we'll see in a couple of weeks what we get. Maybe when retirement comes I can take the time to learn CAD and get on the 3D printing bandwagon. Richard

Bill, PSC has 2 kits. The one Richard wrote up was the frameless VanDyke (Type V). The one I am building tonight is the "narrow frame". As noted, the frame on that is NOT appropriate for the type

Rats, I missed the Walkway casting! I built the PSC kit you mention years ago prompted by Richard's artilce in RMC. Bruse , I am a little confused, which tank are you assembling tonite? Bill Welch

Bill, Folks, As will I. For $17.48 including shipping, it seemed worth a look and I've wanted to see something from Shapeways anyway. I'll be testing it with the Precision parts from their HON3

I will report in when it comes. I just rolled the dice and ordered one! Now I have to find the MDC kit I remember buying to see if the tank could be of use. Bill Welch

Not just the PRR, either. The Bessemer and Lake Erie used rail around the 152-pound-per-yard mark in its main tracks, too. Steve Lucas.

If check gauge is held to close tolerances at the frog point, there should be no trouble with widening track gauge slightly at the frog point as long as the tread of the wheel away from the frog still

Dave, that's certainly intended to be an HO scale reproduction of the Class X center sill and bolsters. Whether it's a decent representation is hard to say, but I'd certainly like to see the actual

--- In STMFC@..., Dennis Storzek wrote: "Be nice to see the actual part, not the computer rendering" Re my query: "From the various images, does this look like a decent representation of

Gentlemen, I did a quick check and found no connection between Warren Petroleum and Anchor Petroleum. In fact Anchor is not listed in my Moody's 1949. Also, in the ORER the addresses are not the

I guess I don't have to learn Sketch Up after all .... Scott Haycock Modeling Tarheel country in the Land of Enchantm ent

From the various images, does this look like a decent representation of the standard guage type X underframe and bolsters? Be nice to see the actual part, not the computer rendering. Dennis

--- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson wrote: No, the narrow gauge underframe bore no relationship to the standard gauge underframe; one might as well make an entirely new center sill and