@bob2 posted:Dennis sold to Bob Stevenson, and Bob was getting ready to do a test shot in brass. When Mr. Hemmings said "I got this" we stopped. This is not a good place for two different folks doing molds at the same time.
You can follow all that in the first couple pages of this thread.
We also proposed converting to Wolfer trucks, which are extremely accurate, but I wasn't willing to invest a grand in a crumbled Lionel model to see how to do it. I believe photos of the Wolfer truck are on page 1. Bob Stevenson has those molds ready to go.
I already have five bronze GG1s - I was going to help here because I like GG1s.
If you really have to have them in metal castings, I don't see the problem with someone doing them. The metal casting was actually attempted, but the mold shrinkage was enough that the casting came out close to 1/4" too short. Needless to say, it didn't work, but it was very nice looking.
I just bolted one of the plastic sideframes to my GG1 as a test and moved the pilot over, it didn't have any problems running, and looked just like the original. It was also a good chance to look even closer at my sideframes to make sure they're still intact.
