Detail Parts Wish List

[Bob Bufkin]

Auto frames which will fit into BLMA or ESM gons.

[sirenwerks]

Auto frames which will fit into BLMA or ESM gons.

Funny you should mention this Bob, because notice of this photo just came across my inbox: http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll290/djs_ank_ak/Misc/9009Aweb.jpg. Done by our very own Dave Schneider, so I presume (hope) it's N scale. Not a BLMA or ESM gon, but something tells me that wouldn't be too hard to remedy...

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Auto frames which will fit into BLMA or ESM gons.

Oh man! Yes!

Not just gons though, also 89' flat cars.

[conrail98]

Oh man! Yes!

Not just gons though, also 89' flat cars.

YES!! YES!!

[Bob Bufkin]

Hot Damn, I can use a bunch of those.

[Dave Schneider]

Funny you should mention this Bob, because notice of this photo just came across my inbox:
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Done by our very own Dave Schneider, so I presume (hope) it's N scale. Not a BLMA or ESM gon, but something tells me that wouldn't be too hard to remedy...

Too funny! Thanks for thinking that this is something of which I am capable of producing, but I found this photo online and put it on my photobucket site so that I could link to it directly as an example when I lobbied for an auto frame load! I have been trying to lay this out for the SSD cutter, but haven't hit the go button yet. I would much rather buy this as a casting as it would be a ton of work otherwise. Frame loads for flatcars would also be welcome.

Best wishes, Dave
 

[sirenwerks]

Sorry Dave, I thought for sure it was one of your master strokes. I vaguely remember you threatening somewhere to do these on the SSD, so I thought you had followed through with that threat. And, of course, you would have nailed it on the first try. I was gonna say though, could you ad a line between the frame members at the top, so they present as individual units? But that's just me being persnickety.

BTW, not being an expert on these things, it looks like an individual frame could be etched, then folded?

[SkipGear]

That frame rack is HO.....

http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/152-350

[Dave Schneider]

Tony,

Thanks for pointing that out. I should have been more clear in my disclaimer.

I would also like to repeat myself a bit about street lights. As far as I know, there are currently no decent lights offered in N. I would love to see this acorn style (as offered by Walthers in HO...like everything else) brought to N, as well as a more modern aluminum pole type. It is amazing how many unrealistic lights have been produced in all scales. I mean if you are going to make something, take a look out the window and copy what you see. These needn't be lit, although having that option would appeal to some. I don't plan on operating my layout in the dark, and photoshop can take care of most lighting effects.



Best wishes, Dave

[Hyperion]

Oh man! Yes!

Not just gons though, also 89' flat cars.

I would buy these by the dozen.

[up1950s]

I had a gon full of auto frames when I was in HO . I would like to do that in N , and maybe not just one car .

[robert3985]

Haha David...No, I didn't join just to think up that big list.  I've been considering going into business myself producing detail parts and kits of items I will probably be producing a limited number of for my own use on my layout.  However, much of the "work" in producing any part, structure or accessory is doing the research, drawing the plan and planning the manufacture and assembly...whether or not I produce one, a dozen or several hundred of the item(s).

It's only logical to think there are a number of modelers out there who would benefit from a mass-produced version of what I have just researched, drawn and built.

I have made suggestions to several manufacturers of detail parts and kits how to improve their products.  However, all of them think that inconsequential details such as ladders (for instance) don't merit the little bit of extra effort in planning and drawing to produce "superdetailed" versions.  There is no increase in production costs.

Most of them are also intent upon "simplifying" to the point that detail and accuracy suffer.  Yeah yeah...I know that's true past a certain point.  No need to make a kit so complicated that you absolutely HAVE to own a resistance solderer to put it together!  On the opposite side of the coin, I'd like to see etched kits as accurate as present technology and a "craftsman" level of modeling skill will allow.  So what if it takes twenty minutes more to assemble a ladder rather than just cut it off its fret and glue it on?  The added accuracy makes a BIG difference in my viewpoint, and I am sure, in yours (your reputation precedes you).

Enough "soap-boxing"!  In my last post,  I totally missed the next suggestion as to parts and kits that have a ready audience who can't wait to buy.  Although I am not into it, Nn3 is a market just waiting to open up.  I have a very good friend and fabulous modeler who is building the entire RGS double-decked in his basement, scratch building every structure as well as hand-laying his track with code 30 "ribbon-rail".  He keeps urging me to not forget Nn3 in my marketing plans and assures me there are Nn3 modelers waiting in line for every new Nn3 etched, LASER-cut or resin-cast kit or detail part...and they pay exorbitantly for them! 

Since businesses are created to be profitable, a line of Nn3 parts and kits would be good to include.  And, there would be some cross-over into N scale with them, since they are the same scale.

Just more thoughts to mull over....

[Nato]

           Sometime in the last year and a half I purchased an N Scale car with Auto Frame Load,Athearn? Walthers? I squirrled it away in my vast collection and can't dig it out to let everyone know who the maker was. Congrats David on your new venture. If you manufacture even one third of what everyone has suggested I would be a happy camper for the rest of my modeling career,then again how about ship detailing parts? No wait a minute thats Gold Medal Models. Ok! How about extra sleepers for the City Of Los Angeles? Na,thats Kato. Well anyway again Good Luck. Nate Goodman (Nato).

[u18b]

That auto frame stack would almost look better in etched brass wouldn't it?  (in N scale?)

There wouldn't be a whole lot of thickness to it.

[Dave Schneider]

That auto frame stack would almost look better in etched brass wouldn't it?  (in N scale?)

There wouldn't be a whole lot of thickness to it.

Ron,

I played around with some preliminary artwork for this type of etching, but I got hung up on the thought of assembling all of the frame cross pieces. I'm sure it could be done but I decided to move on to other windmills.

Dave