Kadee has sched-
uled a November
release for this 40’
PS-1 boxcar deco-
rated for the Texas
Mexican Railway.
The car has
Pullman-Standard 8’ six-panel doors and P-S dartnaught ends.
Also coming in
November is a
40’ Baltimore &
Ohio boxcar with
6’ Youngstown
corrugated doors.
Pricing informa-
tion is available at the above website.
Micro-Mark
)
is selling a Velleman model
K8200 3D printer at $724.95.
It is intended for use by inter-
mediate to experienced
craftsmen. The printer cre-
ates objects up to 7.87 x 7.87
x 7.87 inches by laying down
(printing) multiple micro-thin
layers of melted plastic less
than .010 inch thick. The sys-
tem uses FFF (fused filament
fabrication) technology for 3 mm PLA and ABS filament. It has a
heated build-platform to minimize warp. The extrusion nozzle
measures 0.5 mm. The K8200 incorporates electronic compo-
nents, an aluminum frame, linear ball bearings, precision step
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motors, and some molded plastic parts. Visit the above website
for complete specifications. A video of the K8200 in operation
can be viewed at
.
Monster Model Works
has an
HO scale kit for a Mining Fan
House. This and similar struc-
tures housed a large fan that
forced air down into the mine
to help clear the air for min-
ers working underground. The
design of the kit is based on
drawings Ron Pearson created of the Robertsdale Fan House
Rockhill #5.
The concrete block walls are composed of 3D engraved bass-
wood sheets using photos of real concrete block. Other com-
ponents include peel ‘n stick screen frames, door, and asphalt
shingles, and special screen material. The doors and windows
are laser-cut from Lazerboard. The assembled structure has a
footprint of 2.89 x 3.5 inches.
Red Caboose
is
currently sell-
ing an X-29 box-
car decorated
for three roads:
Pennsylvania
Railroad with a circle keystone herald, Chicago Great Western
with Corn Belt Route slogan, and Baltimore & Ohio with a capi-
tol dome herald. The HO scale ready-to-run model is fitted with
Creco three-panel doors and Dreadnaught ends.
MRH-Sep 2014
