FMC 4200s - Officially Released!

As of last night, I was officially able to put the FMC4200 models up for sale.

As I announced last week on the DRGW list, I have been working on a model of the FMC 4200 Rotary Bathtub Gondolas to offer via Shapeways in N and Z. I received my first prototypes last week, made the necessary changes to improve the model and printability (at least until Shapeways changes their guidelines), and today, the models are now available. See:

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/the-model-works-at-otowi-station?sort=newest

They are currently available in N and Z. They are available as single, 3-, 6-, 10-, 12-, and 18-car packs. Prices (for Frosted Ultra Detail - my recommendation) are:

N Scale: $21.95 / $62.95 / $119.95 / $197.95 / $235.95 / $349.95 - (less than $20/car for the 18-pack)
Z Scale: $11.95 / $32.95 / $56.95 / $92.95 / $109.95 / $159.95

The N-scale prices are competitive with other N-scale products, and are exciting for the Z-scale cars. Both scales will need wheels, trucks, couplers, brake wheels and additional weight. Sorry, some details are just to fine to print yet. Unfortunately, I also cannot offer more than 18-cars due to file size limitations. The cars are also available in Professional Plastic, although the prices are higher, the weight is a little lighter and the resolution is a little less, but the cars are generally tougher. Note however, that the professional plastic cars do show a little bit of warpage after 10 days of handling, which is typical of the material in fine detailed parts.

I also designed loads to go with these cars. The loads will look great (in my opinion) out of the box in either the Black Versatile Plastic (Laser Sintered Nylon) or in the Black Professional Plastic (HP Fused Nylon) which both have a fine grain to them. Some may however prefer to add a bit of fine coal detail to the loads. These are also offered in single, 3-, 6-, 10-, 12- and 18-load packs. Prices for the Black Versatile Plastic are:

N Scale: $5.25 / $10.95 / $19.95 / $29.95 / $34.95 / $52.95
Z Scale: $4.25 / $7.95 / $11.95 / $16.95 / $18.95 / $25.95

I'd like to thank Jeremy, Rod, Robert, Jim, Jay, and Glenn for their comments and feedback. I did go in and modify the model to reduce the car height by 6 scale inches, add stirrups, and the all important seam to the side of the car. I am hopeful that that feature will print well enough to be visible. Thank you all for the information and feedback that made this model come together. Hopefully, we will see some CCTX coal trains in the near future.