passenger car made from two pieces, printed in 3D, which were then cemented together to form a beautiful passenger car. The gen- tleman who designed the passen- ger car obviously knew what he was doing. At my request, relayed through Randy, that designer e- mailed me. Six weeks later, I had 3D printed logging flats and mill flats in my hand! Those interven- ing six weeks were exciting, to say the least.
www.trackplanning.com). We dis- cussed what the current software release could do, and Randy got excited about the latest version’s ability to export files for 3D print- ing. I had no idea what he was
talking about. He explained that a design in a computer file, which can be created in 3rdPlanIt or other software, can be “printed” in plastic in three dimensions. He sent me a photo of an 1880s
Bob and I have collected infor- mation on these unusual truss rod flats for years. Mitch Valder, an N-scale modeler who mod- els the north coast of California, joined our efforts. We have many photos taken over the years. Some of our best photos are cour- tesy of Mike Kellogg of the Timber Heritage Association in Samoa, California. Another THA member, Thad Wuest, photographed and measured a mill flat the Associa-
Raw
Frames These are the Shape- ways frames for the TPL fl atcars. This view is of the underside. The front frame is for the mill fl at; the rear is for the logging fl at. They start out almost transparent white, but turn somewhat yellow over ti me.
Left : The right frame is for the mill fl at, the left is for the logging fl at.
Below: This is my fi rst car’s bott om view with the truss rods, grab irons, steps, K brake cylinder, weight, and log bunks installed. The bit of Box- car Red is left over from trying to paint without adequate cleaning!
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