http://individual.troweprice.com/staticFiles/Retail/Shared/PDFs/3D_Printing_Infographic_FINAL.pdf
A very hot topic: 3D printing. It will surely revolutionize the world. So many great things can be done with it, but surely there is an.. "At play" use for it? Of course there is! Model trains!
http://www.shapeways.com/model/96851/rail-with-a-ball-inside.html?li=productBox-search
I think that is pretty darn cool.
I have recently heard of HO modelers printing their own Admiral and Crescent cabs, Z scalers building anything and everything, and TT Scale trains being built from nothing up. It really gives you a whole new option. If you have the money, the detailing skills, and the patience this might be the place to go... If I ever find the time to... You might just see a NS SD60E or NS SD40-2 Admiral Rebuild come across your screen...
A very hot topic: 3D printing. It will surely revolutionize the world. So many great things can be done with it, but surely there is an.. "At play" use for it? Of course there is! Model trains!
http://www.shapeways.com/model/96851/rail-with-a-ball-inside.html?li=productBox-search
I think that is pretty darn cool.
I have recently heard of HO modelers printing their own Admiral and Crescent cabs, Z scalers building anything and everything, and TT Scale trains being built from nothing up. It really gives you a whole new option. If you have the money, the detailing skills, and the patience this might be the place to go... If I ever find the time to... You might just see a NS SD60E or NS SD40-2 Admiral Rebuild come across your screen...