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diezmon

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Life-Like Parts?
« on: November 13, 2019, 01:39:53 PM »
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Is there an actual Life-Like parts department?  I searched Walthers, but didn't see anything. 

I'm looking for a LifeLike SW rear headlights.  I have bad luck keeping them around, apparently. 
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Re: Life-Like Parts?
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2019, 02:25:23 PM »
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Quote from: diezmon on November 13, 2019, 01:39:53 PM
Is there an actual Life-Like parts department?  I searched Walthers, but didn't see anything. 

I'm looking for a LifeLike SW rear headlights.  I have bad luck keeping them around, apparently.

Those headlights did have bad luck staying attached to the shell...

Walthers sold the majority of their N scale line to Atlas, but I don't know if they retained any parts they had in stock for warranty purposes or if they were included as part of the sale.
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Re: Life-Like Parts?
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2019, 02:26:05 PM »
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Quote from: cjm413 on November 13, 2019, 02:25:23 PM
Those headlights did have bad luck staying attached to the shell...

Walthers sold the majority of their N scale line to Atlas, but I don't know if they retained any parts they had in stock for warranty purposes or if they were included as part of the sale.

I actually looked at Atlas.. got nothin'   Lot's of other stuff I'd like to buy though ;)
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Re: Life-Like Parts?
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2019, 02:29:47 PM »
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Search Shapeways for the designer Wutter.
He has NW2 replacements in single beam, dual beam horizontal and dual beam vertical that my work for you.
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Re: Life-Like Parts?
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2019, 02:44:20 PM »
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@diezmon  If this isn't able to be resolved and if a sample piece is available for dimensions I'm sure this can be printed by someone with a 3D printer.  I could take the request but wouldn't be able to work on it for a few weeks minimum.  Let me know if it reaches that point. 8)
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Re: Life-Like Parts?
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2019, 04:07:06 PM »
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Quote from: narrowminded on November 13, 2019, 02:44:20 PM
@diezmon  If this isn't able to be resolved and if a sample piece is available for dimensions I'm sure this can be printed by someone with a 3D printer.  I could take the request but wouldn't be able to work on it for a few weeks minimum.  Let me know if it reaches that point. 8)

Thank you, sir!  I'll let you know. 
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Re: Life-Like Parts?
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2019, 04:39:51 PM »
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Yeah, Life-Like was acquired by Walthers and I used to get parts there.

But now with the Atlas deal I suppose that Atlas would be the place to look for parts.  As you said, they do not have any ex-Life-Like parts listed on their website (yet?), but it would be worth it to call them and speak to someone there who handles parts.  They all very friendly there and a phone call is usually much more productive and faster (for oddball requests like that) than trying to communicate via email.  In the past I have spoken to couple of guys there (Don Fidecaro and Steve Millenbach).  Actually I have to call them too, because I need some gears for one of their locos and they are also not listed on the website. I'm hoping they will have few odds-and-ends hanging around their repair shop.
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