News: Passenger Cars
This report lists passenger cars that are available or in the works. This also covers parts that are available for detailing passenger cars. Click photos to visit the web sites.
3D-printer Files for Passenger Car Parts
Michael Eldridge has graciously provided five STL files for anyone to download and use (noncommercial only!). These are designed to be used for Kinsman Scale Models' passenger cars, but might find use in other heavyweight passenger cars as well. Three files are for the passenger seats, and two files are for the brake system.
STL files are source files for use with 3D-printers, so if you own a 3D-printer or have access to one, these might be of interest to you.
We now have 18 STL files that S modelers have shared with us. If you don't want or need financial compensation for your STL files, feel free to contact the webmaster to share them on this web site. If you wish to be compensated for the many hours of design work these take, we fully understand and appreciate that, and we encourage you to share them via commercial sites set up to handle that.
Budd Dome Core Kit by Union Station Products
Union Station Products announces their newest 3D-printed kit, which is a kit for a Budd dome passenger car's core components. The modeler can attach one of the company's sides to this core kit to build a custom model. When ordering, be sure to select the "S-scale" version, as the page defaults to HO. You also can select between a plain floor or one that includes all of the underbody details cast-in for an extra fee (both are shown in the photo).
SR&RL Combine 14 Kit (update) by Portland Locomotive Works
Portland Locomotive Works has the Sn2 Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes combine #14 car kit in stock. The car was built in 1903 by Jackson and Sharp out of Wilmington, Delaware for the Franklin and Megantic Railroad. Sometime after the SR&RL acquired the car, it caught fire. It was rebuilt in 1929 at which point its clerestory roof was replaced with a simple curved roof. The car still exists today and is displayed at the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum. Portland Locomotive Works will produce both the pre- and post-1929 versions. The roofs will be 3D-printed, and the frame and body will be made out of laser-cut wood. The interior will include seats.
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Be sure to see all, or other, products announced over the past year via the main News page.