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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