Showing soon at York SGMA breakfast - Standard Gauge GM Aerotrain

Jim,

I'll be asking to borrow your computer files for printing when I can afford a 3D printer that makes metal objects!  In the meantime, I'll just enjoy looking at your unique projects.  It's impossible to not appreciate what you have accomplished.

Kirk

www.SGMA.us

SGMA1 posted:

Jim,

I'll be asking to borrow your computer files for printing when I can afford a 3D printer that makes metal objects!  In the meantime, I'll just enjoy looking at your unique projects.  It's impossible to not appreciate what you have accomplished.

Kirk

www.SGMA.us

Kirk

Will be glad to refer you to the owner of the files. A very capable German designer. He is quite generous in sharing his files, probably for some minimal amount or maybe free (I traded an HO loco to him in exchange for these files). I will gladly share what I am given, in many cases, I purchased the file from the designer with the promise that I would not share.

Metal printers are still way expensive, especially in the size range of these trains, but maybe someday soon.

Jim

Looking forward to some video! 

BobbyD posted:

Looking forward to some video! 

One of the posts are a short video - see above.

Jim

Awesome Jim.  Im a metal guy as well.

Now that it's over, any photos or videos of the breakfast?

Bob Nelson

That is so cool.  It’s the sound of the standard gauge train.  I swore I heard it ‘whoosh by’.  Beautiful.

Nice Jim.

So that is plastic?.. 

riki posted:

Nice Jim.

So that is plastic?.. 

Good question. since it is 3D printed I was thinking plastic.

Thanks Bob.. Must be.

As Jim said metal 3d is expensive.. So he might not of pulled the trigger yet..

I am not sure what a 3D printer for metal parts would cost, but it would likely be cost prohibitive to most if not all small toy train makers. 

Look below at the Standard Gauge Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha Skydome observation car, which Jim Waterman made for me.  The plastic skydome of the car is incredible and is clearly in the "spirit" of what Arno called the "craftsman" class of Standard Gauge toy trains.  IMHO, it represents a positive step in the production of Modern Era Standard Gauge toy trains, which as Jim has shown us can now incorporate new technologies into the manufacture of old fashion Standard Gauge tinplate.   There is no doubt in my mind that visionaries like Jim help to attract new Standard Gauge enthusiasts and grown our hobby!  As we say in the Navy, BRAVO ZULU, Jim!  Keep innovating!

Bob Nelson

riki posted:

Thanks Bob.. Must be.

As Jim said metal 3d is expensive.. So he might not of pulled the trigger yet..

Riki

Plastic shells, metal frames and mechanism. I might have my designer produce the core models so I can make castable patterns for it.

I'm doing that now for a 30" long GG1 in standard gauge, 3d printed patterns for an aluminum shells and sideframes. So the final product will be all metal.

Jim

navy.seal posted:

I am not sure what a 3D printer for metal parts would cost, but it would likely be cost prohibitive to most if not all small toy train makers. 

Look below at the Standard Gauge Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha Skydome observation car, which Jim Waterman made for me.  The plastic skydome of the car is incredible and is clearly in the "spirit" of what Arno called the "craftsman" class of Standard Gauge toy trains.  IMHO, it represents a positive step in the production of Modern Era Standard Gauge toy trains, which as Jim has shown us can now incorporate new technologies into the manufacture of old fashion Standard Gauge tinplate.   There is no doubt in my mind that visionaries like Jim help to attract new Standard Gauge enthusiasts and grown our hobby!  As we say in the Navy, BRAVO ZULU, Jim!  Keep innovating!

Bob Nelson

Thanks Bob - appreciate your support.

This car is all metal - except for the back section which is semi-transparent printed plastic. A bit of a challenge to get them matched up, but the result is a one of a kind car (this is the only one in existence at this time.).

Jim