Wednesday, December 16, 2015

N Scale GP11 Paducah Geep

An N scale GP11 is now available. There are two versions depending on if someone wants printed handrails or do it yourself brass handrails.
https://www.shapeways.com/product/ZXHAYHYCB/gp11-n-scale-paducah-geep-for-brass-handrails
https://www.shapeways.com/product/AEFMLNLAD/gp11-n-scale-paducah-geep-for-printed-handrails
https://www.shapeways.com/product/WUNYFSQVJ/gp11-handrails-download-file
For the printed handrails you can just download the handrails file here: gp11handrails – STL. The file is a .STL file and is in a zip folder. So you need to remove it from that folder on your computer before you try uploading it to Shapeways. Then upload it to your own Shapeways account (choose “inches” when asked). When ordering, select “print anyway” and Shapeways will print these for you. These are too delicate to put up for sale but Shapeways will print them for individuals. Contains two of each handrail piece in case one breaks, but they held up fine in my own test orders. Print in either Frosted Detail or Frosted Extreme Detail.
I was thinking of doing some other Paducah Geeps, but Intermountain has decided to make the real deal, not just shells, with an N GP10 model.
https://www.intermountain-railway.com/n/nloco/nlocgp10.htm