Good Afternoon Guys,
Great work on the wagons. I'm in the same boat in having all the AFT items that have been produced in O scale so far by Lionel/K-Line(the 2 showcase cars). Started to work on the flats, wagons & vehicles a couple years ago, but was derailed mostly by no time and different ongoing health problems. I was going to go the same route with the containers but last year I was introduced to Hank(my future nephew) and things changed. He is not into trains but IS into 3D printing and mentioned "I can probably print those". So after about 6-8 months of us collaborating and emailing back and forth with Todd Schannuth(who owns the AFT website) we have made substantial progress. The wagons are finished, the Clark 40 forklift is finished and Hank is currently working on the 75 Chevy Blazer. We are tweaking the decal dimensions to fit everything and are printing them ourselves. We did not detail the undercarriages of the wagons like you guys did, but concentrated more on the outward appearance of the wagons. They are resin printed and I have just started working on them. I will take some photos and post them this evening. I have completed the Chevy stepvan. I took an American Heritage Models diecast Rea express van and modified it to more closely resemble the AFT stepvan. Cut out the struts in the side door windows, cut and modified the chassis to accept the truck wheels(including the dually rears) from a 1934 Ford tanker replacing the chrome Saturn ring hubcaps. Then repainted and decaled the van. Here are some before/after shots. More to follow
