Check out the latest post on 3D printed draft gear for AtlasO freight cars over on the 3RS forum

Ed,

Since many of us didn't make the Chicago Meet, could you post a brief synopsis of Mr. Turner's techniques here?

Thanks.

Buzz 

Buzz - Unfortunately I can't do Lee's presentation justice as I missed his Chicago presentation - but the fellow I traveled out to the meet uses Lee's method and did attend his clinic.  He's been tutoring me and if I don't screw the car up I'll share my lessons learned.   

They look great Ed 

We did an article in The O Scale Resource along with Jim Booth and Lee Turner. Gives you an over all thought on their weathering.   Page 44.

http://oscale.uberflip.com/i/4...vember-december-2014

Lee and Jimmy both pure genius. Incredibe people. You too Ed!! 

Gene Deimlings P48 blog also has a lot information on Lee Turner's technique.  Jan 21, 2016 and May 3 2016 are two entries that go into some detail.       https://myp48.wordpress.com/

What a difference!  I just had my first experience with the Atlas Kadee Kopy - revoltin'!

In working on a couple of Atlas 60' coaches, very nice models in their own right, I found that the pre-drilled holes for the draft gear didn't line up with my Kadees - no matter how I jockeyed them around. I then pilfered my only set of Atlas Kopies from a 2R boxcar I'd bought in error. Just getting them off the car was a major undertaking. When I installed one on a coach, it looked ridiculous and the mechanism was too stiff to allow effective operation. The Kadee solution was simple and very effective.

My first experience with Mario's draft gear "pockets" was part of the same project, "3R scaling" the matching Atlas RS-3. The pockets weren't perfectly identical and took a little filing to square them up but, O Gauge, what a difference a couple of bucks and a few minutes of tuning made!  Great stuff!  It seems peculiar that a guy can basically produce these enhancements in his basement but Atlas, Lionel and MTH can't do it with their respective design staffs and production facilities. Methinks Kadee should either hire him or, at the very least, advertise his products. Both would benefit from such an alliance.