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[mentally calculates how much a 1000’ ore dock will cost] But seriously, that is really cool. If we can get a scale lake boat and some (mass produced) Michigan ore cars that will really cause some re-evaluation of modeling goals. I’ve even got a perfect spot for it. Hmmm.
There was a new (to me) outfit called Mini Prints. They specialize in 3D printing tiny figures and painting them. They also have service where they 3D scan your entire body in whatever pose you want and 3D print and paint it. I asked them about the cost but now I have forgotten. Old age! I would like to say $200 but that's a WAG. They do allow you to print 5x from the scan for the price.
I've included all the pictures I took, including whimsical ones, like the menu pricing for food. One member had a (premium) beer and pretzel and it was $17. Another couple had two burgers with fries and a single drink. $35! Not only that, you had to wait in LONG lines to order.
Ahhhh, Marquette. Said like Harrison Ford in "The Last Crusade".https://www.google.com/maps/place/Marquette+Ore+Dock/@46.5796808,-87.4021209,2868m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x4d4e2716060cf413:0x62cfe7eda3fa70b5!8m2!3d46.5793444!4d-87.3880421!16s%2Fg%2F11j10q_vgk
Thanks for the photos!Those lighted cars look like they may be made from cars that I believe might be 1/150. At least they strongly resemble ones I got off the bay to fill my autoracks, where the scale discrepancy didn't matter too much.
sorry I didn't come by. I was busy shopping and fending off the other shoppers. It was a mad house.. I loved it. Spent a lot of money and met a lot of folks.We left when we got hungry and went to friendly's.. It was unlike anything Ive experienced... I found some Mechanical reefers / hoppers / and others at Tom's so i was over there a while digging through all his freight cars. The Ore dock was impressive, but I was excited to find some bunk / company houses at other vendors.. Great time.
Great photos, @MK ! Thanks for posting. Congrats on your ribbon in the photo contest.And on this one....We need to have an economic perspective. When I was younger, the $2 cost of a decent lunch was about the same as an Atlas boxcar. In the modern day, a $15 lunch only costs 1/2 as much as an Atlas boxcar.
Man I wish we had a train show like this around here. They seem to be getting smaller and smaller.