1/87 scale....

Holy crap! That is very cool! Setting aside the initial cost of the computer and 3D printer, what's the approximate cost per model?

Edit: never mind. I saw the cost per for each model on each page I checked out. This could be an inexpensive way to mass-produce, IF I could get the use of one plan and enough material to produce 10-15 models at a whack.

 

On these 3D printed models, Shapeway is the producer. I believe the way it works is that any company or individual that can create the 3D image on the computer, can then send the file to Shapeways and they will print the 3 d model. If the owner of the 3d imaging wishes, Shapeway will make the model available to customers on their website. The prices listed are for an individual model, not the software that would allow you to reproduce it yourself on your own 3D printer. The prices are pretty steep for a crude model that would be very difficult to improve. Still, its cool that these models (and others) are even available. If you visit Shapeways website, and look up Rapidpro, the developer of the 3d printed cars shown in the previous post, you will find alot of vehicles available. Heres another couple 1/87 scale 3d printed wagons available by Rapidpro through Shapeways. You'll find that they make them in even smaller scales as well, like N scale.
http://www.shapeways.com/product/QR...ation-wagon?li=user-profile&optionId=57417370


http://www.shapeways.com/product/NM...sta-cruiser?li=user-profile&optionId=57774761

 

^^ Very cool. Just checked on those - there are other station wagons listed as well (do a 'station wagon' search, once you get in the 'vehicle' section)
Prices are in the $12-25 range.......

 

The thing I'm hamstrung by is the lack of money. But I have a friend who has a 3D printer, and setting up with him would take that cost out of the equation. Then it comes down to the software (which my friend also has), the digital patterns, and the spools of raw plastics material. I've also considered doing this to produce a Model Railroader article, but that's only an idea itself.

 

I'm still trying to figure out my scanner!

 

I have that exact same 1969 Mustang, it's sitting on a shelf with my other matchbox and hotwheels Mustangs. I never new it was sized for miniature railroads. Makes sense now.
When I was younger a family friend was into HO railroads and invited me to help him build scenes a couple of times. I enjoyed it. He even gave me a catalog and I loved looking through it at all of the items you could buy and the scenes builders had submitted. I still have the catalog.

 

The Walthers catalog, right? Yeah, it's like looking through the Sears Wish List catalog, but year-round. My dad and I are trying to get back into the hobby, so we have the last three years of that catalog.

 

Here's another link on the 3D printed wagons. This one shows the 63 Impala wagon in development as a two piece kit.
http://www.jahn3d.de/

 

Woo hoo! Found a Tyco 50' autorack car with six Javelins! Soon as I get pics, I'll post them up.

 

Here's a few of my 1/87th scale cars,trucks,and military vehicles. Most are from Wiking and Herpa with some Monogram and the military vehicles are by RoCo of Austria.The first two pics are actually digital watches. The next two are metal key chains made by Monogram. The two metal trucks are old Athern(I think)and the HO scale green Cadillac is a Transformer.

 

I have that Pinto SD Wagon in red; I have a couple handfuls of Roco WW2 armor and vehicles (had I known Roco was gonna sell out and prices on them were gonna skyrocket, I would've bought a ton more), and I think the two tractor-trailer rigs were Ulrich kits. I would love to have them both.

Here's the car and autos I bought:

 

Great score! I have the Pinto in yellow and green as well.Bought them because I've owned several Pinto wagons including 3 Cruisin' Vans. I have a rather large collection of RoCo military stuff;didn't realize it was collectible. I believe you are right about the metal trucks being Ulrich;I got them probably 30 years ago. Also have a bunch of the Athearn Freightliners in various liveries. Those are going to my youngest son who works for a large truck dealership in Massachusetts(they have 7 or 8 lines of trucks).
I couldn't believe how much the Monogram HO cars have gone up. I have a huge hobby shop in town here that sells them and I think they get $20 apiece for them! Outrageous!
Most of my Wikings came directly from Germany. I worked for a Mercedes-Benz dealership for over 20 years and they would frequently send someone to Germany to pick up a European Delivery vehicle. If it was a friend of mine going they would either buy me models or knives(I collected both). Mercedes also sold Wiking sets of 9 vehicles of which I have several. Also larger scale vintage models from the Daimler-Benz Museum. The Herpa and Monogram stuff I got from another friend who owned a hobby shop that sold worldwide. He had a vintage Matchbox museum at his shop that had nearly 10,000 vehicles in it. Not sure what happened to it after he died;I know his wife and son sold off all the models. I got a couple of rare ones including one of the Russian SST made in East Germany.Called it the Concordeski.
Here's a few more from the accumulation.

 

Concordeski. What a tragedy of the Paris airshow crash. Tupelov still has two or three they use for supersonic/hypersonic testing.
You certainly make me envious of what you have; I used to have several of the Athearn single and dual axle cabovers, which were sold by my mom after I went into the Navy. I think I may have a disassembled one left over. As for my Roco vehicles, they're going to be flatcar loads, circa WW2. I have other items I've posted on this thread, if you haven't already read the entire thread.

 

Along with a few railcars, I picked this up:

 

1960 Ford hi-rail pickup.