EMD BL-2 diesel locomotive. I've been interested in its unique style for quite some time, but since I've never seen the actual car and it's out of my scope, I haven't gotten around to buying it. However, the other day I found an affordable used one and bought it (lol) Boston & May […]
I bought a Life-Like EMD BL-2 diesel locomotive Boston & Maine.read more "
The Atlas Trainman 60ft heavyweight passenger car released late last month has arrived. I'm a New Jersey fan, so I bought a set of Central RR of NJ (CNJ). Atlas Trainma
Atlas 60ft heavyweight passenger car arrivedread more "
[Overseas] Continuation of Bombardier LRC Amtrak N scale production 2 (output). When printing with a 3D printer, distortions and print marks inevitably appear. It doesn't really matter to the naked eye, but when you take a close-up photo of the model, it's obvious.
[Overseas] Bombardier LRC Amtrak N scale production 3 (finishing)read more "
The data created in Amtrak LRC production (1) is output using a newly introduced 3D printer. Add supports to maintain the shape before sending it to output. This task can be done using the Anycubic Photon Sli software that comes with the printer.
[Overseas] Bombardier LRC Amtrak N scale production 2 (output)read more "
Arnold's N scale diesel switcher, EMD SW-1, has been on sale for over a year. The store seemed to be running out of stock, so I decided to order it from overseas before it ran out. The name is Arnold, but the actual sales person is
[Overseas] Arnold EMD SW1 Amtrak arrivedread more "
Canada's Bombardier LRC. I was able to see it once at the Montreal station during a family trip. Then one day, while looking through old railway magazines in the middle school library, I learned of the existence of an Amtrak version of LRC (lol) Amtrak.
[Overseas] Bombardier LRC Amtrak N scale production (1) Data creationread more "
GG-1 N scale is currently on sale from Kato and Bachman. There was a paint job that was only released for Bachman, so I wonder if I could swap the body with the extra Kato I have on hand? That's what got me thinking. Order repair parts
I tried putting Bachmann's body on Kato GG-1read more "
Rohr Turbo Liner Production Part 2 (lol) Last time I wrote about the 3D output, so this time I'll start by fixing the unevenness on the surface. At first, I thought I could get away with just sanding it down, but plastic is surprisingly hard and it's difficult to sand.
N scale Amtrak turbo liner production (Part 2)read more "
It's been 30 years since I saw the Turbo Liner at Grand Central Terminal Station and fell in love at first sight (lol) For some reason, there is no sign that this Turbo Liner will ever be made into a model, so I decided to study 3D and try to make it myself. 3D printing time is quite long with full size N scale.
N scale Amtrak turbo liner under construction (Part 1)read more "
I casually stopped by Hobby Off, a place I don't usually go to. As I was walking through the Purapura store, I noticed a familiar model train. A set similar to the one my parents bought me when I was in America. Why does something like this exist in Japan? I bought it immediately because it felt so nostalgic.
Impulse purchase (Tyco C430 diesel locomotive set)read more "