3D-printing parts, shells, and other items is the future for a niche market such as S-scale modelers. We want to highlight those companies and individuals that offer unique items for us to print, or to have printed.
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: farm-related detailing parts
Structures: farming
Vehicles: various farming-related trailers
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: many details
Structures: various smaller buildings (e.g. booths); interior & exterior details; house frame
Vehicles: various types
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Vehicles: motorcycles; pickup
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Vehicles: "after-apocalypse" vehicles
Committed to S-scale
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Rolling Stock: New Zealand Railways 56' passenger car shell
Scenery: crib walls
Structures: platform parts (NZ prototype), detailing parts, power poles
Track Components: End-of-track blocks
Trackside: poles & crossarms
Committed to S-scale
Contact Info: web site; Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Locomotives: detailing parts
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: shop tools
Vehicles: farming details
Committed to S-scale
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Rolling Stock: passenger car parts
Committed to S-scale
Principals are S-scale modelers
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Rolling Stock: Vulcan sideframes and bolster
Structures: chimneys
Track Components: non-operable turnout switch machines, track walkway
Trackside: signals, water column
Run by S-scale modeler Chris Rooney.
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Vehicles: 3D-printed Diamond T trucks
Committed to S-scale
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Miscellaneous: custom-designed kits or models
Vehicles: truck detailing parts, truck trailer kit
Dealer for NEO, Tonkin Replicas, and Top Shelf Replicas. They are also creating 3D-printed vehicles.
Participates in the NASG's RMC ad
Committed to S-scale
Principals are S-scale modelers
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Rolling Stock: Snowplow
Scenery: figures, animals, parking meters, detailing parts
Structures: catenary towers; details
Vehicles: Santa Claus sleigh, 1940s Tucker, truck bed, 1970s utility truck, carriage, buggy
Committed to S-scale
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Boats: life boat, barge, canoe, fishing boat
Rolling Stock: caboose
Scenery: detailing parts, figures, animals
Structures: detailing parts, teepee, restaurant signs, gallows, food-stand
Vehicles: stagecoaches, automobiles, ice-cream cart, bicycles, rickshaw, motorcycle, scooter
Committed to S-scale
Principals are S-scale modelers
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Locomotives: second-generation diesel shells and parts
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Locomotives: Sn3 coupler-height gauge
Rolling Stock: Sn3 coupler-height gauge
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Locomotives: trolley plow
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Structures: standard tool house, conveyor pits, FM cinder conveyor, QN brackets/gable details
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Locomotives: Sn2 coupler-height gauge
Rolling Stock: Sn2 coupler-height gauge
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: road-work signs & cones, chainsaw, fire-call box, construction trailer, jackstands
Scratchbuilding: cinder blocks
Structures: office furniture, refrigerator, security cameras, above-ground backyard pool
Vehicles: truck detailing parts (work truck beds), trailers, loads, snowmobile
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Locomotives: GE 25-tonner shell, EMD GA8 shell
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: fire hydrants, mailboxes
Structures: detailing parts
Track Components: Canadian switch stands
Vehicles: small trailers, wagon wheels
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: detailing parts
Vehicles: various trucks, detailing parts
Committed to S-scale
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Vehicles: ~100 vehicles (non-US prototypes)
Committed to S-scale
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Locomotives: steam parts
Rolling Stock: cabooses
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Scenery: figures
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: various detailing parts
Committed to S-scale
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Layout Scenery: concrete culverts
Rolling Stock: CN flangers, gondolas, cabooses, AB and K brake parts
Scenery: detailing parts
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Rolling Stock: narrow-gauge roofs
Vehicles: horse-drawn 1800s mud wagon kit
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: figures, animals, detailing parts
Structures: farm-related kits, details
Vehicles: farming equipment
Committed to S-scale
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Rolling Stock: Sn2 bolsters, trucks
Committed to S-scale
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Layout Scenery: standard-, narrow-gauge tie stacks
Scenery: fuel storage tanks, tool chests, coal storage bin
Vehicles: MOW handcar (static)
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Locomotives: diesel detailing parts
Committed to S-scale
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Locomotives: CNR D-1 shell
Rolling Stock: CNR passenger cars, roofs, non-operable speeder
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Locomotives: trolley shell
Committed to S-scale
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Vehicles: military
Committed to S-scale
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Structures: detailing parts for modeling the grain industry, platforms, stairs, lights, transformers, ladder cage
Committed to S-scale
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Locomotives: detailing parts, cab walls
Rolling Stock: detailing parts, caboose cupola, truck sideframes
Scenery: whistle posts
Structures: detailing parts
Trackside: semaphores parts
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Rolling Stock: dummy Sergent Engineering couplers for unit trains
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Scenery: figures
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Scenery: detailing parts
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Locomotives: trolley and doodlebug shells, supplemental parts
The O-scale product line of this company was bought out by Berkshire Car Shop in 2018, but the S-scale Shapeways products are still available.
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Locomotives: Ohio Electric Combine
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: firemen helmets
Vehicles: vehicle and farming detailing parts
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: farming-related equipment
Vehicles: farming truck details
Committed to S-scale
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Rolling Stock: Archbar trucks
Scenery: heavy lumber mill
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Locomotives: PRR-specific details, doghouse
Rolling Stock: PRR-specific truck parts
Track Components: PRR-specific bumpers
Their main web site is: keystonedetails.com.
Contact Info: web site; New Zealand
Locomotives: New Zealand DXR, H, DC, EF class shells
Rolling Stock: freight car shells, bogie sideframes, couplers
Scenery: detailing parts, animal freight car loads
Committed to S-scale
Principals are S-scale modelers
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Locomotives: detailing parts
Rolling Stock: loads, logging Bobber caboose parts, detailing parts
Committed to S-scale
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Rolling Stock: PRR freight cars, containers, Sn3 scale test car
Committed to S-scale
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Vehicles: 200+ vehicles!
Committed to S-scale
Contact Info: web site; Australia
Locomotives: Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) diesel kits
Rolling Stock: Sn3-1/2 Australian models
Scenery: detailing parts
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Locomotives: Porter steam locomotive shell
Rolling Stock: Sn2 swing motion truck
Scenery: detailing parts
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: mooring cleats, deck bitts, pulley, beer/soda bottles, electric motor, piping elbows, fire hydrants
Structures: bridge shoe
Their products are directly available via Shapeways.
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Rolling Stock: Monon gondola spiral ends
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Structures: Dr. Who Tardis
Committed to S-scale
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Boats: kayak, Alaskan fishing boat, inflatable boat
Scenery: lots and lots of animals from small to large, available individually or in themed sets, Sasquatch, Alien Grays
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Locomotives: Hodges trailing truck
Committed to S-scale
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Structures: Conveyor Unloader
Vehicles: bulk dry-goods, tank trailers
Committed to S-scale
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Boats: row boat
Scenery: figures, detailing parts
Committed to S-scale
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Structures: industrial scaffolding, platforms, ducts, elevator parts
Committed to S-scale
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Locomotives: headlights
Scenery: figures
Some items they produce are available for S-scale. They are pricey, but if you are looking for something specific...
Committed to S-scale
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Vehicles: detailing parts
Look for the other "1/64" sections on the page for even more parts.
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: safety cones, propane tank, industrial engines, turbine, pole transformers, Bethlehem Steel castings, power-plant details
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Airplanes: various models
Scenery: detailing parts
Vehicles: various models, detailing parts
If you have access to a 3D-printer, this web site offers designs you can download and print.
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Locomotives: DL-109 detailing parts
Committed to S-scale
Contact Info: web site; New Zealand
Locomotives: motors, detailing parts, wheels, couplers
Rolling Stock: car detailing parts, couplers
Scenery: figures, vegetation
Track Components: yard ground throw
Trackside: semaphores
Vehicles: horse-drawn carriage, 1936 Austin Ruby
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: various detailing parts
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Rolling Stock: sideframes for DSP&P Sn3 way car
Contact Info: web site; Hong Kong
Scenery: vehicle-related 4-figure sets
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Airplanes: various models
If you have access to a 3D-printer, this web site offers designs you can download and print.
Committed to S-scale
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Rolling Stock: silhouette sheep for stock cars
Scenery: detailing parts
Structures: water tank parts, windows, doors, roof brackets
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Locomotives: parts
Rolling Stock: TPL log & mill cars, roofs
Scenery: detailing parts
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Locomotives: generic snow plow
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Vehicles: military
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: tree stumps, fish, wine & whiskey bottles, Cigar Store Indian store-front stand, coffins, barrels, anvils, drums, sacks, mailboxes, fire hydrants, wheelbarrows, dollies
Structures: steam boiler, many interior and exterior detailing parts
Vehicles: hard-rubber truck wagon wheels
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Boats: detailing parts
Committed to S-scale
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Locomotives: detailing parts
Rolling Stock: hopper side-extension
This shop was started by John Degnan.
Committed to S-scale
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Locomotives: UP Auxiliary Water Tank Car
Items will be available for sale once the prototype production model has been verified to be accurate.
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Rolling Stock: Greenville 5400 cu. ft. woodchip hopper
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Boats: a variety of available models
Locomotives: parts
Rolling Stock: parts
Scenery: figures, animals, detailing parts
Structures: various models
Vehicles: a variety of available models
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Locomotives: Sn3 domes, smoke stack
Rolling Stock: Sn3 stake pockets set, passenger car roof parts
Structures: bunkhouse door and windows
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Vehicles: 1950 Divco Milk Car Body
Committed to S-scale
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Locomotives: sand and steam domes
Rolling Stock: caboose part
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Vehicles: 3D-printed 1942 Ford Fordor
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Rolling Stock: WhaleBelly Tank Car
Scenery: traffic safety cones; relay box
Structures: modern gas station accessories
Committed to S-scale
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Vehicles: motorcycles, bicycles
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Rolling Stock: A&S caboose
Committed to S-scale
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Locomotives: trolley shells, Sn2 steam, diesel, railbus shells
Rolling Stock: Sn2 passenger, freight cars
Committed to S-scale
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Rolling Stock: parts for B&O cars
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: detailing parts
Vehicles: farming equipment. detailing parts
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Scenery: detailing parts
Structures: swimming pool, 1950s gas pump island, outhouses
Committed to S-scale
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Vehicles: parts for detailing or building vehicles
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Airplanes: various models
Scenery: detailing parts
Structures: horse barn
Vehicles: various models
If you have access to a 3D-printer, this web site offers free designs you can download and print.
Committed to S-scale
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Vehicles: 1920s construction/mining/logging equipment
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Track Components: track-spacing gauge
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: detailing parts
Structures: storage tanks; interior detailing parts
Vehicles: farming-related equipment
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Locomotives: Whitcomb 65-ton locomotive parts for American Models S-12 chassis
Vehicles: Mickey 26' 14-Bay Beverage Trailer
Committed to S-scale
Principals are S-scale modelers
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Locomotives: old-time steam cab, domes, speaker enclosure
Rolling Stock: Civil War-era passenger, freight cars, caboose
Scenery: figures
Track Components: Ramapo switch stand, targets
Trackside: semaphores
Committed to S-scale
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Scenery: figures, animals
Vehicles: sci-fi; motorcycle
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Locomotives: SD/F45 Winterization Hatch
If you see anything the owner has produced in N-scale (his primary scale), let him know you want it in S-scale, and he will do the conversion in a few days.
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Locomotives: PRR steam shells