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 Sorry if this email appears in the wrong subject - as I can't work out a way to send to an individual thread. 
I like the approach the C&O Historical Society has taken for their unique
C&O offerings, having 3D-printed detail parts and kits for models that
wouldn't otherwise warrant full-scale runs from the larger manufacturers. I
am not sure what such a thing costs, but I like the flexibility it offers
since the same files can be used to print at different scales.


Files drawn for H0 are often not able to be printed in smaller scales as the model is drawn for minimum tolerances for thickness already, and it takes significant work to edit the artwork for a smaller scale.  With 3D Central I found that this is an issue, such that it's safe to regard their offerings as H0 only.
So for example, the only way there would be TT scale hoppers via 3-D is for someone to produce N scale ones and then upsize them, as the thickness issues do not occur when going upscale. 
Hence, I have a lot of SCL phosphate hoppers in TT, as those models were very specific and never produced in N by an RTR manufacturer, so they were a good candidate for offering in 3D prints, and the designer was happy to upsize them.  
Ben Scanlon
   
  
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