Author Topic: Athearn Announcements May 31, 2024  (Read 2273 times)

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Re: Athearn Announcements May 31, 2024
« Reply #30 on: June 10, 2024, 05:26:59 AM »
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3D printing is a good alternative to help fill those autoracks ,, but you would have to paint them (modeling :) )

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Re: Athearn Announcements May 31, 2024
« Reply #31 on: June 10, 2024, 08:15:01 AM »
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3D printing is a good alternative to help fill those autoracks ,, but you would have to paint them (modeling :) )

Ah. But technology fixed that for us yet again. A couple outfits have started to get full color resin printers. I doubt the color detail will be up to snuff but I forsee a couple guys out there offering Autorack filler packs of year accurate vehicles sometime soon.
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Re: Athearn Announcements May 31, 2024
« Reply #32 on: June 10, 2024, 09:56:39 AM »
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I bet a color 3D printed 'autorack filler pack' would cost upwards of $200, for a bilevel.

3d printing is a good alternative with respect to getting the exact vehicle prototypes you want, not really by any other criteria.